[Livia]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Education and women's rights I think. Plus religion still is used in so many countries to keep a hold over people and keep women "in their place". I was only reading about a terrible case in Iran this morning actually about how some women's rights activists have been treated over there, I think it was to do with wearing the Hijab. The female lawyer was imprisoned and whipped for representing the case. Cases like these kind of show how it's viewed as not exactly a choice for women to wear those as well. She got 38 years in prison........

38 years..... sounds fair.

All the "popular" religions elevate men above women and that's so 200 years ago.

Totally agree with you and Vicky.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

38 years..... sounds fair.

All the "popular" religions elevate men above women and that's so 200 years ago.

Totally agree with you and Vicky.

Funny that, eh?

[Vicky.]

I mean, surely it goes without saying that women in Africa don't really want to be popping out a new baby every 10 months, with most of them dying, no way to sustain them, along with the huge risks giving birth in such countries entails. Ontop of this there is the added problem of (as usually its: they shouldnt have sex then!) its a mans world there still. Well, it is everywhere, but there moreso. There are so so many rapes, I do wonder how many poor kids are the results of said rapes. As the women..have no choice other than to keep going on, producing kids they cannot care for. Its awful really, I try not to think about it too much, though of course that doesn't stop it happening

Ignoring rapes though, distributing birth control to Africa properly..it would be interesting to see how much birth rates did fall. Its easier to fall into the 'they aren't as developed as us' mindset, but..they are people just like us, and as I said, I doubt the women want this life for themselves, let alone many children.. Mind, such an experiement would have to be realistically, female contraception, as theres loads of men even in this country who refuse to wear condoms as apparently it makes sex pointless and such

I find is disgusting that 'the west' is so damn rich, yet countries like that have literally nothing, still no clean water round most of it. Nevermind half decent healthcare systems..

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Livia

If a species of animal was as overpopulated as we are, there'd be a cull.

How can we reduce the population? I can't see an answer....

A virus?

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Obviously Kazanne meant "mankind" but tbf most pictures I've ever seen of poachers are men

I did Niamh, the human race collectively.

[Tony Montana]

Horrible,vile piece of ****s!