Martine Rothblatt’s The Apartheid of Sex 15 Years Later

Martine Rothblatt’s former history professor at UCLA, Dr. Harold Brackman, has written a forward for the new edition of her The Apartheid of Sex.

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Posted by Abraham  on  07/09  at  12:27 PM

"The thrust of early Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Judeo-Christianity was to make women ashamed of their bodies..."

But there are women living today who follow the same rules as in the ancient days (curious why Judaism was left out of the list) who like to keep their bodies fully covered, not out of shame but out of privacy and self-respect. Also, they keep the monthly separation laws because the temporary physical break with their husbands improve their relationships. How can Ms. Rothblatt know that the original reason had to do with shame and not with these other more noble reasons?

Posted by Athena Andreadis  on  07/09  at  04:21 PM

Abraham, please spare us the "separate but equal" doctrines. There are thousands of other places on the Web and in the rest of the world where you can say such things and expect to be taken seriously.

Posted by Abraham  on  07/09  at  11:50 PM

When I posted my comment, I wasn't even thinking about "separate but equal." I was thinking ONLY about "make women ashamed of their bodies." I'm just asking, "where's the evidence?" Now to tell the truth, I think that with regards to /some/ cultures, Ms. Rothblatt is correct! Just not all.
Maybe I just should say such things at /other/ sites and be taken seriously -- and /respectfully/.

Posted by Giulio Prisco  on  07/14  at  11:53 AM

Abraham - if keeping their bodies fully covered makes somebody happier, we should only feel happier for them. The problems come when those who wish to uncover their bodies are forced to cover it.

In Europe there are endless discussions on "allowing" or not veils, crosses and other signs of religious preference or ethnic origin. My simple formula for better living together: let everyone wear what they wish.

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