When will the discrimination stop?
Money quote:
In response to a female questioner, al Qaeda No. 2 leader Ayman al-Zawahiri said in April that the terrorist group does not have women. A woman's role, he said on the Internet audio recording, is limited to caring for the homes and children of al Qaeda fighters.
His remarks have since prompted an outcry from fundamentalist women, who are fighting or pleading for the right to be terrorists.
Jun 2 2008, 1:51 pm
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Gughunter
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And even when one does manage to land a position, she'll typically receive only 75% of the explosives given to men for comparable work.
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There are other factors you should consider beforehand...
Women would typically enter the profession of terrorism an average of 6 years later then their male counter-parts. | |
Men have the massive advantage of testosterone over women. We're just more aggressive, and I would imagine one needs to be pretty damn aggressive to be a terrorist.
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I think I'm crediting this with the most ludicrous article about the Middle East I've ever read, and that's even bearing in mind the one article which said unspent shells were fired through her house by Americans.
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How do you even respond to something like this? It is so breath takingly absurd it would be hilarious if it weren't also so sad and horrifying.
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