disturbing article

Raping children part of 'men's business'

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I'm amazed. This post is one of the very few in my own journal that has exceeded 50 replies. I find it even more amazing as I didn't put any initial information/opinion/spin on the piece--I just presented it as-is. People seem to have strong opinions one way or another.

So, some questions:
( Poll: Inquiring minds want to know )

Edit: Some of my possible answers for questions (and even questions themselves!) do not seem complete enough. I apologize for this, and if you feel you weren't able to accurately answer a question, the comments are available for clarification.

Resources perhaps to check out:

Power (Sociology)

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

Sometimes I want to scour my eyes

Laws tell us what we cannot do. Yes, most of the time they are attempting to protect us from others.

For example, the "right" of a slavemaster to own a slave was taken away by law to preserve the "right" of blacks to not be slaves.

DailyKos comment

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But the winner, oh, the psychological end is near. Bill O explaining that the New York Times and, quote, "many far-left thinkers believe the white power structure that controls America is bad, so a drastic change is need[ed]." Hold on. Bill, you’re saying there’s a white power structure that controls America and you’re defending it? Does that opinion come with the sheet and the hood or do you have to buy those separately?

Bill O’Reilly, now and forever, today’s "Worst Person in the World."

transcript for Countdown with Keith Olbermann, May 17, 2006