tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post7810193233121427465..comments2024-03-23T12:05:23.537-05:00Comments on The Wild Reed: In Afghanistan, a "Widespread, Culturally-Sanctioned Form of Male Rape"Michael J. Baylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-542062443329992062010-09-09T10:47:15.498-05:002010-09-09T10:47:15.498-05:00Here are a couple links to a story from my friend ...Here are a couple links to a story from my friend Shiela:<br /><br />1) http://www.jujutsujournal.com/<br /><br />and <br /><br />2) http://www.livingtheway.com/<br /><br />and<br /><br />3) http://www.roydeanacademy.com/downloads/EJJ_Fall_2007.pdf - see pages 19 - 24.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-78734993379876394292010-09-09T10:40:55.587-05:002010-09-09T10:40:55.587-05:00"I must say I find it mind-boggling that this..."I must say I find it mind-boggling that this form of abusive behavior is viewed in Afghanistan and elsewhere as somehow acceptable, while the loving and committed relationship between two consenting adults of the same gender is considered evil, “disordered,” and, in some places, worthy of death. What’s going on here?"<br /><br />Michael, simple to say, but not simple to explain: there are two different cultures here.<br /><br />In Afghanistan, people think: "the loving and committed relationship between two consenting adults of the same gender is evil, “disordered,” and worthy of death."<br /><br />A starting question might be "Was there ever a time in Afghanistan - or more precisely, among the Pashtun people, wherever & whenever they lived - when "while the loving and committed relationship between two consenting adults of the same gender is considered good, “well-ordered,” and worthy of acceptance & respect?""<br /><br />If the answer to that question is "Yes," then a follow-up question might be "How do we re-acquire the good/well-ordered/worth mode of thought & behavior?"<br /><br />If the answer to that question is "No," the follow-up questions might be "Is it possible to get to "Yes" as defined above?" and "How do you get there?"<br /><br />A side-question for Colleen. "We" in the West say the Pashtun's suffer from "culturally entrenched mysoginy." <br /><br />What I imagine the Pashtun's saying is "We" have religious, social & cultural respect for women. You in the West are without shame as we Pashtuns understand it.<br /><br />What does the West say to the Pashtun? "Your backward culture sucks - change it." A collective term for all it means to be Pashtun is "Pashtun Walla." When Pastun Walla is threatened, the Pashtuns pick up their AK-47s<br /><br />An acquaintance of mine has a great story about how she attempted, in a small way, to engage Pashtun Walla, but that's another post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-67194112601467705052010-09-08T19:20:17.259-05:002010-09-08T19:20:17.259-05:00What's going on is that young boys are paying ...What's going on is that young boys are paying half the price for culturally entrenched mysoginy.<br /><br />This is an important post, even though it sickened me to read it. I can understand how coalition forces might have been blown away. All of this only makes sense if you truly believe women are 'disgusting'.colkochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432916690101599393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-33341459491413190382010-09-08T17:27:27.004-05:002010-09-08T17:27:27.004-05:00This is the first that I ever heard of this. The ...This is the first that I ever heard of this. The more one reads the more one understands what a complex thing human sexuality is. Yes, reading about this and the accompanying articles does make me think of what happened to some boys in the Catholic Church. It seems that many people looked the other way when some priests had their young "boyfriends." Now that many have found out the things that have gone on in the Church, the bishops have very little credibility when it comes to human sexuality.Mareczkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13122584421854834046noreply@blogger.com