In January, the current occupant of the White House reinstated a global gag rule that bans U.S.-funded groups around the world from discussing abortion. In March, the Senate pushed forward a bill that would allow states to withhold funds from Planned Parenthood. Many individual Senators seem to have no idea how how womens' biology works. Judges in rape cases are admonishing victims for their clothing, behaviour, and actions.
Even Facebook, a supposed forum of free speech, removes videos that talk about women and their bodies - especially if said video contains nudity. One such, "Choose Pussy over Pain" from Kundalinikak.com was taken down less than an hour after it was posted.
So murder, radicalization, and violence are okay but celebrating a woman's body is not?
Clearly these men have forgotten that women gave birth to them, nurtured them, and guided them. If it were up to them, women would exist solely for their own benefit. Sadly, this is the case in many countries already.
I once knew a family that professed to be Catholic even though they hadn't attended church regularly for years. However they clung to many outdated beliefs, including that a woman must obey her husband in all things. To them, if a wife refused to bear children or if a spouse had an affair, that was grounds for disownment. They didn't care about the reasons, all they cared about was what was "proper". I felt sorry for them and for the recipients of their wrath.
These things should not happen here, but they do, and women still pay the price for male arrogance and need for control.
