Sulfuric acid and male chauvinism as a function of Otherness.
Granted, chemical burns aren’t, under the twisted rationale of an establishment feminism that oftentimes finds itself caught in the logical snare of its own fidelity to identity politics, as potentially empowering as covering up in a burlap sack.
But it’s hard to deny that melted skin and a useless eye don’t practically force a gal to assert her individuality…
(h/t Rob)
Whether it’s an extension of culture or religion, that just wrong.
Phantom of the Oprah
She must have done something really, really bad.
Yea, that’s bad and all, but what’s worse is I doubt could get an abortion if she wanted one.
women in America can afford to stroke Islam – after all, they live HERE. They don’t have to worry about getting acid thrown in their faces.
So they can dance around in a burqa all they want, and go down to the local Starbucks to show off their new sack.
I’d like to see these women leave America and emmigrate to Iran or something. Now THERE would be enlightenment. bah.
the story failed to mention whether the three guys were lacrosse players … does anybody know?
Because if they were lacrosse players that would entirely change the deeper truth of the story.
There are those darned ‘youths’ again, it’s amazing how they are everywhere…
The religious teacher no doubt orchestrated this to protect her from any future unwanted sexual advances, caring soul that he is.
Ya know, if someone put a gun to my head and asked me where to get sulphuric acid, he’d have to shoot me…I haven’t a clue. Yet these 7th Century-dwellers seem to be awash in the shit. WTF is that?
I think you can get it at pool-supply stores. Hope that helps.
On the other hand, if she was just biding her time until a real, live Supervillain Origin walked up and, well, slapped her across the face—JACKPOT, baby!
You can simply order it from a number of catalogues.
Let’s see, married woman refuses illicit advances of religious cleric and suffers
his twisted wrath.
Reminds me of the story in the news a few years back in Pakistan where to punish a young man for raping a woman, his sister was sentenced to be raped.
Hmm, then there was that story about a woman who went to the hotel room of the governor of Arkansas and got her lip bitten and raped. She too was villified in the media and her story supressed. She recieved no justice.
Then let’s not forget the woman who said the President of the United States fondled her when she went to see him in the Whitehouse. She too was villified in the media and had her cat ‘disappeared’. She was also threatened while jogging.
Oh yeah, let’s not forget young Willian Kennedy Smith, who in ‘91 raped a woman at the Kennedy family compound in Florida. Her name was plastered throughout the media. She was tried in the media through salacious gossip long before the trial. She, unlike young Mr. Smith, couldn’t buy a fair trial.
Reminds me of another of those splendid Kennedy’s, Mr. Skackel(sp?) who murdered a girl and got to live out the best years of his life until being accused of the crime. Some thirty years later.
And certainly Senator Kennedy himself, who ought to have a bridge somewhere named after him and is still in the Senate. An august statesman, no doubt.
I think that instead of this being a function of religion or culture, though it certainly sucks to be a woman there (no pun intended) far more than any of our feminists here can or are willing to admit. It seems more a function of power in the hands of slimy shitheads.
Hey do Clinton & Kennedy know about this place?
Maybe Pelosi will try the acid next time she visits the weasel (no, the other one) in Damascus instead of the head scarf.
You know, to experience the full multi-cultural effect.
To update happyfeet; I’ve heard of it called Muriatic Acid.
Back in the day when the youth camp showers would be cleaned for the first time of the year (water with high iron content and busted water softeners) we would use muriatic acid to clean the tile. I remember one time we had every shower on, hoses running into the building, and cleaning with the stuff; it was ‘put bandanna over mouth, run in, splash the stuff straight (we were supposed to cut it by a third, but we didn’t want to actually scrub with the stuff!) on the walls; dash out, breathe; dash back in; and hose everything down.
I remember sitting on the tailgate of old 165 with Scott, watching the yellow-green clouds come out the windows, and deciding right then an extended break at the Canteen was in order.
Nasty stuff.
Amanda would be proud. It’s the perfect opportunity to focus the attention on our downtrodden sisters. Raped and spit upon.
Well … not too much spit. That’s just gross.
When other people in Kishtwar look at Gulnaz, they don’t see injustice. She is an incarnation of justice. Good people are not afflicted in such a way, not in Kishtwar.
Muriatic acid is hydrochloric acid, not sulfuric acid.
Sulfuric acid burns tend to be significantly more severe than those from hydrochloric acid, partially because the dionization reaction of sulfuric acid and water generates more heat then most other strong acids, causing a secondary themal burn effect.
Yikes, Tim P. I never really understand how people can keep a massive laundry list of grievances like that. Not that I disapprove…
CHNOES,
All I did was read the news. Besides,
they’re not grievances, they’re facts.
Oh and my memory is still intact, which is
what’s really surprising.
I read the subject title of this post and thought, “damn, we’re finally going to get around to the Sopranos and what a laughably bad show it is”. Then I click the link and am gobsmacked by the reality of true cruelness and hatred that exists in the world.
Man, I feel like shit.
Jeff, what the hell is the point of this post? No leftist has ever defended Islamism’s appalling sexism or barbaric practices.
You, on the other hand, supported the implementation of sectarian anarchy in a foreign country that isn’t very respectful of women’s rights either. You are more responsibly for acid attacks on women than any leftist ever could be.
That’s certainly one viewpoint AJB, but what’s your take on the oatmeal thing?
It’s tu! Tu! Tu quoques in one!
*snort*
Oh, except when they explain how liberating life under the veil can be.
True leftists seem more concerned with the dangers of “Christianists” than they do with Islamo-Nazis.
Oatmeal is the food of the self-righteous imperial Western oppressors.
Uh, I linked to several feminists who did, in fact, defend the dignity and empowerment of the veil.
Nowhere does the post mention leftists—though you are quite right that establishment feminism takes that political shape. Which is why it has trouble reconciling its adherence to “authentic voices” with western critiques that presume to derogate from a position outside the appropriate worldview.
The Iraqi Constitution will protect the rights of women. I hardly think that supporting a free Iraq means I support the religious fundamentalists (who may in fact be foreign) who are attacking women.
I do, however, get a kick out of the “veiled” suggestion that under Saddam, women were far better off, allowed as they were to wear what they wished.
After all, there are only so many rape rooms, so what are the chances of running afoul of the dictator or his men?
…And the skies, they were filled with kites and the laughter of the little children…
Jesus. Just noticed I’ve gotten AJB so worked up that he’s now, what?—the fourth person to start a Goldstein-watch-type site?
The whole thing is an attempt to “debunk” through tu quoque—as if I’m some lifelong Republican responsible for everything said at one point or another by Republicans (incidentally, I’ve linked to Bill Kristol’s support of Clinton’s military adventurism, so on at least one occasion, AJB’s lack of research is showing).
He brings up the jamil Hussein thing, suggesting Republicans “lied” about that—which is plain silly. They investigated it—some even going to freakin’ Iraq. And, as is the case with leftists, AJB has concluded that the findings were incontrovertible, and list in his favor. He makes similar claims about claims I never made, nor never took seriously (claims made by other conservative blogs, for which I am now presumably responsible)—while missing the important distinction that I am criticizing news sources that have the imprimatur of officiality and public trust, while he is criticizing, say, Dan Riehl.
Repeating lies in newspapers is hardly the same as repeating them on blogs. And repeating lies you believe at the time is hardly the same as repeating lies you know to be false.
But hey, at least I’ve tweaked the little parasite enough that s/he actually spent the time setting up a site dedicated to exposing “Goldie’s” attempts at logic and humor.
“Goldie.” Man, they can’t even bring themselves to use my name.
And don’t forget that the rivers were made of chocolate, where the children laughed and danced and played with gumdrop smiles…
Do you get any kind of commission for spawning an entire cottage industry? I’d ask for 7.5% of the ad revenue, myself.
what’s your take on the oatmeal thing
Oatmeal is the food of the self-righteous imperial Western oppressors.
Now THAT was kind of funny. The Goldie-watch thing? Not so much.
I sure hope they aren’t devoting all their free time on this project and they have kept their day job cause that post was truly weak intellectually.
It is like you are god. If they speak your name they will be struck down.
Carin, do not give AJB any credit for humor
What’s so ironic is that AJB would assign culpability for acid attacks to his ideological opponents while withholding the timely oatmeal poultice that could do so much to help the victims.
Still, Jeff, ya gotta admit that’s a step up from “Pasty”.
Speaking of twisting logic, this one sent me into an epeleptic fit earlier today, discussing the whole Akon dry-humping kurfuffle :
It was reassuring to see that the left also was shocked an appalled by the event. Interesting how they can skew the motivations of the right.
crap, typos and bad html. I demand a do-over.
*sigh*
Or, maybe, we’re judging by the content of character (and behavior) and not the color of skin. And we happen to have one standard for everyone, regardless of their skin.
Taking a person’s color into account while judging his (or her) actions isn’t racist.
Noticing that proggs do it—that’s racist.