what is "the African context" though
does this tie in with the point about women in third world countries being more conditioned to subservience to men?

this is perhaps even more at the heart of the problem, and you don't need to be catholic to do it either... burkha anybody? or how about having your thumbs cut off for wearing nail varnish?? or maybe a nice rape followed by a cheerful stoning for daring to have sex outside marriage...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 25 Feb 2011, 11:41, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Yes people use Allah as an excuse too.
I think what we've learnt here today is that globally-marketed gods make you rapey.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 25 Feb 2011, 11:44, Reply)

or people will use any excuse
to do what the fuck they like
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 25 Feb 2011, 11:48, Reply)

Sorry, I just found God, I'm off out for a bit...

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 25 Feb 2011, 11:49, Reply)

And that a higher-than-expected number of African priests have a penguin fetish.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 25 Feb 2011, 11:50, Reply)

Ha!

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 25 Feb 2011, 11:54, Reply)

or that men simply can't keep it in their trousers
find me an example of a NUN raping or molesting children or priests...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 25 Feb 2011, 11:51, Reply)

Oh there have been plenty of nuns who molested children, unfortunately.
Obviously, proportionately far less than men, so they're still more rapey than us.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 25 Feb 2011, 11:53, Reply)

child abuse i have heard of
but not in a sexual context. the nuns at my primary school (i was only there for a year) were all far too old and papery to molest anyone!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 25 Feb 2011, 11:55, Reply)

I don't know if any were public like the priest cases
but I know people who were scared of nuns for more than just violence.
I must add, I'm not talking about myself!
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 25 Feb 2011, 11:57, Reply)

not having sex is an unnatural way to be
it is not surprising that it drives these people a bit insane
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 25 Feb 2011, 11:59, Reply)

Why don't they just let them have relationships?
It seems to be that a shagging clergyman is a happy clergyman, so why make them all bitter and tortured and repressed, when maybe if they'd been able to get their rocks off they'd have been pillars of the community. My Nana says this all the time, because we had a boss priest but he ended up leaving to marry a nun. Then we lost a good community leader and the nanas were sad.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 25 Feb 2011, 12:04, Reply)