it as a right of privacy or free speech. It seems hypocritical that MacKinnon is claiming that such liberty-limiting principles should be imposed. One can argue that MacKinnon is using her right to freedom of speech to make such radical proposals against men and speak out for women everywhere but if these rights were taken away from her‚ she would be powerless. MacKinnon is likely to reject the views of Mill and others who share his views because advocating such a position as the liberty of the individual
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THIS IS NOT MY PAPER!! A War Against Boys? By Michael Kimmel By now‚ you’ve probably heard there’s a "war against boys" in America. The latest heavily-hyped right-wing fusillade against feminism‚ led by Christina Hoff Sommers’s new book of that title‚ claims that men are now the second sex and that boys--not girls--are the ones who are in serious trouble‚ the "victims" of "misguided" feminist efforts to protect and promote girls’ development. At the same time‚ best-selling books by therapists
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an on going argument for a good amount of time. Physicalism is said to be the view that the all things are physical or they rely on other objects that are physical. Many philosophers who are said to be or seem to be anti-physicalists have argued against this theory. Anti-physicalists stance on the matter is that anything that pertains to the mind or the conscious cannot depend on physicality nor is physicality. Nagel has a stance on his view of this matter through his study of conscious that shows
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fact of being human. These are called “human rights” rather than a privilege (which can be taken away at someone’s whim). They are “rights” because they are things you are allowed to be‚ to do or to have. These rights are there for your protection against people who might want to harm or hurt you. They are also there to help us get along with each other and live in peace. Many people know something about their rights. Generally they know they have the right to food and a safe place to stay. They know
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Crimes against women Dear Noopur‚ I have read your latest article in Newslaundry. I appreciate your sentiments‚ and with respect I share them. Rape and other crimes against women are a disgrace to a society and deserve harsh punishment. In my judgment in the Supreme Court in Satya Narain Tiwari vs. State of UP (which can be seen online) I said: “The hallmark of a healthy society is the respect it shows to women. Indian society has become a sick society”. In that case‚ I had said that death penalty
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apart’ (Kennedy‚ cited in Jones and Wardle‚ 2008: 58) as they are thought to be more threatening to the social structure that is centred on the production and reinforcement of the narrow boundaries surrounding gender. They are continually judged against the ideology of the ‘ideal woman’ which regards nurturing and maternal characteristics as symbiotic of femininity. As children are held to be in need of nurturing and protection (Jewkes‚ 2004: 58)‚ the assigned gender roles of women place them in
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Against abortion * Every child is a precious and unique gift from God. We have no right to destroy this * Defenceless baby needs special protection since it cannot stand up for its own rights * The embryo is human from conception with its own DNA. Left alone‚ it will develop into a person * Children with physical or learning disabilities can lead full and rewarding lives. Aborting people because of disability is like telling disabled people that they are worthless * Abortion is
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production. The Commonwealth Games and the Adarsh society scam are all various examples of the widespread corruption in India at all levels of government: from the Panchayati Raj to the Central Government‚ although preventive measures have been taken against corruption. One of the major problems is the criminalization of politics. Nearly one fourth of the Indian parliament members have previous criminal charges‚ some even as serious as murder. In the lower levels of the Government it is even worse. As
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The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) is a United States federal law (Title IV‚ sec. 40001-40703 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994‚ H.R. 3355) signed as Pub.L. 103–322 by President Bill Clinton on September 13‚ 1994 (codified in part at 42 U.S.C. sections 13701 through 14040). The Act provides $1.6 billion toward investigation and prosecution of violent crimes against women‚ imposes automatic and mandatory restitution on those convicted‚ and allows civil redress
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stereotyping and discriminating against people based on their age (Ageism‚ n.d.). The term was first coined by Robert Neil Butler in 1969 to describe discrimination against seniors‚ and is similar to racism and sexist (Ageism‚ n.d.). Ageism consists of three elements‚ including prejudicial attitudes towards others‚ old age‚ and the aging process; institutional practices and policies that perpetuate stereotypes about older people; and discriminatory practices against the elderly. Ageism is also used
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