well put janet
wake up call do you think:
1. non-western women aren't explioted
2. men aren't explioted
3. western women weren't exploited until abortion was legalised
i agree that many western women are being explioted and don't realise it but:
(and this is to nonson too)
you seem to be saying that the legalisation of abortion has 'caused' a number of other social ills
i come from an academic tradition where you just can not make claims like that unless you have good evidence (so stupid, childish and unintelligent isn't it nonson?)
a number of changes have occurred in western societies which have probably contributed to the social ills you list (i agree that most of these are depressing), you have to look at the whole picture, rather than pointing the blame at something you disapprove of (ie abortion).
men are now also used as marketing tools in advertising - it is the nature of our consumerist society, there are worse things.
you claim a number of problems have arisen in western culture due to women not being covered - most of these problems are universal, they are just more publicisied in the west (most notably rape and child abuse, since the 1970's wave of feminism;
my mother had not heard of rape and child abuse until her mid-20's)
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