Female Iraqis take on tradition in wrestling ring
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posted by Athletic Women Blog Female muscle, women in sports, amazon feminism |
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Not all traditions are bad. But some—born of an antediluvian thirst to subjugate others—are rather evil. An article at NYTimes.com brings this to mind. The female athletes it calls attention to deserve admiration, simply for doing what they want to do, wrestle, in the face of such barbarity: "One tribesman has said they should be 'slaughtered' if they continue."
It's disgusting enough that someone would think this, but for him to feel unabashed about saying it is something else again. (Alas, our "Christian" West isn't irreproachable; we too have troglodytes in our midst.)
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