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Ladies-only carriages

I'm no big-time women's rights lobbyist or anything but there was this letter in yesterday's Sunday Times that has brought out the feminist in me. The writer took exception to the suggestion that there be ladies-only MRT carriages to prevent molestation, etc, when the train is crowded. Apparently there was also a suggestion that women be asked for their views on this and the writer similarly objected to the idea, because it was unfair to men!

Oh, please! Of course it is unfair, but it should be. The whole point is that molest victims are generally female, and the perpetrators are generally male (isn't that unfair??), and actually, even if molest victims were (the rare) male, the perpetrators are also generally male (fair??) anyway. It's not about fairness or whatever; it's about protection for the vulnerable. Just like how the law protects females and young persons differently from how it does males and older persons. Because they need it more than the males and older persons. Duh!

Well, my guess is that if you asked women for their views, most would vote FOR ladies-only carriages, unfair or not. When are we going to get this?

Anyway, I realise that this is my historic 100th post, and I certainly have no apologies for it being about women.

Comments

Anonymous said…
yo! i would give such a move my fullest support...because i have seen the way girls and some ladies sit when on the train...it's terrible when there are men sitting just opposite them. Also, when we separate females from males, then those hollywood kissing and smooching scenes on the train are likely to be less frequent.
Anonymous said…
Heh heh heh...
the couples would have to fight for a place in the unisex carriages.

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