Mary Jackson
2008-08-23 03:07:46
Femininity was cherished in women and their status in society, at least as viewed by most men, was that they were to be, and should be, protected.
Yes, well I know what “protection” meant. It meant having no legal rights. No vote, no equal pay, no redress if you were raped – after all “feminine” women who did as they were told wouldn’t get raped.
Protection racket, more like.
As for the self-defence thing, this is a common – if not universal – misconception among Americans. No, we can’t shoot an escaping burglar in the back. But we do have the right to self-defence.
