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Re: Growing Up Female in Iran Quote:
Originally Posted by ddsa However, she right, it was not important because that is how her country rules their female citizens. | You need to rewrite that sentence so that it makes sense. Quote:
Originally Posted by ddsa As she quoted the men's saying either they have to obey the rule or deserve a beaten, many time in her life she see how much this affected her life. For instance, one time her mom's car was broken down on the street and she did not worn a veil on her and there are men who insulted her and they said, "women like me should be pushed up against a wall and ****ed. And then thrown in the garbage" (Satrapi 74). In comparison, women in Iran without a veil are considering as slut or whore, which to us is ridiculous. In many cases, women gotten beaten for this reason, and many more inhumanize action can be happen, such as male have the right to rape and kill a female who did not worn veil. It might sound absolutely wrong according to our view, but through this example, we can see how gender comes long, and how unfairly women were treated. | She quoted the men as saying that women either have to obey the rule or deserve a beating. Many times in her life she saw how that rule affected her. For instance, one time her mom's car was broken down on the street and she was not wearing a veil. Men confronted her and said, "women like me should be pushed up against a wall and ****ed. And then thrown in the garbage" (Satrapi 74). Women in Iran are regarded as sluts or whores, which to us is ridiculous. In many cases, women were beaten for not wearing a veil, and even more inhumane actions can happen, because a male has the "right" to rape and even kill women who do not wear veils. That's how unfairly women there were treated. |