Rape victim sentenced to death in Iran.

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No I am not.

She got executed because she has a vagina and cannot use the same defense a man would if attacked even for non sexual assault.

You said as much right here, on the first page of this thread:

Amnesty International is trying to prevent her from being executed for being a a rape victim.

Only when that mistake was pointed out did you move on, without acknowledging that you misstated the facts. That is why people are getting on your case.

Again you miss the bigger picture that was much the case in America. Getting stuck on words rather than actions and mentality is what you are doing.

No, what I was trying to do was to point out why your flawed presentation marred this thread, and how you could improve it so that the next time the focus remains on the issue, rather than your linguistic skill, or lack thereof.

Believe me -- as someone who follows matters in Iran rather closely, I didn't need your link to tell me that that country has serious problems with a justice system infused with Islamic values. I'm not missing anything; I'm trying to help you get better at making your point.

When my sister was raped, back then, the mentality was that if you wore tight clothing or went somewhere with a man you just met, which is what she did, then she was at fault and not the man.

If you are going to rightfully call them misogynistic then accept that it is a stacked deck and that the laws are coming from the Koran.

Just like even today you do not have to find the word "Leviticus" in written law to know that Christian bigots have voted to ban gay marriage.

You do not have to literally see "The bible says being gay is a sin" written into law, you still know it is why the discriminatory laws have existed.

She was executed for having a vagina.

No. She was executed for killing a man. Her defense was probably hampered by the fact that she was a woman. That doesn't mean that she was killed for having a vagina.

Say what you mean, and mean what you say. When you stray from that most basic of maxims a writer ought to obey, you are engaging in rhetoric, and deserve the comeuppance you are receiving.


The facts here are awful enough without your overstatements. By making your overstatements, you do your own cause a disservice.

Hope that helps.