Comments on: You don’t own me http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/10/25/you-dont-own-me/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:50:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: NS http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/10/25/you-dont-own-me/comment-page-1/#comment-698 NS Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:42:24 +0000 http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/10/25/you-dont-own-me/#comment-698 Lisa, it sounds like your dad did an excellent job raising you. A man who can teach his daughter to respect and stand up for herself instead of running to him to guard her is a gem in my book. BC, I know what you mean by your comment that the world sometimes looks at things like this in America and thinks we're all loony and I take no offense. However, I would point out that America doesn't have a monopoly on treating women as property to be guarded and traded. Countries where arranged marriages are still the norm and a woman is only worth the amount of her dowry come to mind, as do many other western countries with supposed progressive feminist ideals. Britain exalts in its fair share of sexism too, just not at this primal, religiously-based level. But yes, I know what you mean. It makes us look like madmen! Lisa, it sounds like your dad did an excellent job raising you. A man who can teach his daughter to respect and stand up for herself instead of running to him to guard her is a gem in my book.

BC, I know what you mean by your comment that the world sometimes looks at things like this in America and thinks we’re all loony and I take no offense. However, I would point out that America doesn’t have a monopoly on treating women as property to be guarded and traded. Countries where arranged marriages are still the norm and a woman is only worth the amount of her dowry come to mind, as do many other western countries with supposed progressive feminist ideals. Britain exalts in its fair share of sexism too, just not at this primal, religiously-based level. But yes, I know what you mean. It makes us look like madmen!

]]> By: Lisa http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/10/25/you-dont-own-me/comment-page-1/#comment-696 Lisa Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:36:56 +0000 http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/10/25/you-dont-own-me/#comment-696 I didn't watch the video. I may throw up and that is never a pleasant thing. My parents separated when I was two so I was raised by my dad. On his own. He taught me how to fight and defend myself when I was six, after I told him a boy in school was bullying me. I've never needed or even asked for protection since. He has never offered either. Oh, and yeah, he had to give a short birds and bees lecture which was probably the most uncomfortable experience of his life. I was laughing at him the entire time. I've always known I lucked out having him for a dad, but man, this just made me extra grateful. I didn’t watch the video. I may throw up and that is never a pleasant thing. My parents separated when I was two so I was raised by my dad. On his own. He taught me how to fight and defend myself when I was six, after I told him a boy in school was bullying me. I’ve never needed or even asked for protection since. He has never offered either.

Oh, and yeah, he had to give a short birds and bees lecture which was probably the most uncomfortable experience of his life. I was laughing at him the entire time. I’ve always known I lucked out having him for a dad, but man, this just made me extra grateful.

]]> By: Babychaos http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/10/25/you-dont-own-me/comment-page-1/#comment-695 Babychaos Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:22:15 +0000 http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/10/25/you-dont-own-me/#comment-695 PS... Oh Yeh, I forgot to say, Lesley is bang on the money! PS… Oh Yeh, I forgot to say, Lesley is bang on the money!

]]> By: Babychaos http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/10/25/you-dont-own-me/comment-page-1/#comment-694 Babychaos Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:20:20 +0000 http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/10/25/you-dont-own-me/#comment-694 Yuk, there's something way pervy about all those dad's dancing with their daughters. And then where the mother at the end comes on and says this is serious and that purity balls don't quite cut the mustard... just as I'm thinking yeh, finally somebody talking in a non-brainwashed way about all this, she says both parents should be involved... And I'm screaming NO!! Both parents should offer their support but unless the daughter wants them to be they should NOT be involved because this decision is hers and has bugger all to do with them... Please don't take this the wrong way but this is the kind of thing that makes the rest of the world a) think the whole American people is absolutely barking mad and b) very VERY afraid that America is the dominant world power. Cheers BC Yuk, there’s something way pervy about all those dad’s dancing with their daughters. And then where the mother at the end comes on and says this is serious and that purity balls don’t quite cut the mustard… just as I’m thinking yeh, finally somebody talking in a non-brainwashed way about all this, she says both parents should be involved… And I’m screaming NO!! Both parents should offer their support but unless the daughter wants them to be they should NOT be involved because this decision is hers and has bugger all to do with them…

Please don’t take this the wrong way but this is the kind of thing that makes the rest of the world a) think the whole American people is absolutely barking mad and b) very VERY afraid that America is the dominant world power.

Cheers

BC

]]> By: jen http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/10/25/you-dont-own-me/comment-page-1/#comment-690 jen Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:00:21 +0000 http://noblesavage.me.uk/2007/10/25/you-dont-own-me/#comment-690 Because girls are weak. Didn't you know that? Because girls are weak. Didn’t you know that?

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