Women of the World Treated Like Crap
Written by admin on Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 in Random Rant, News Headlines.
It never ceases to amaze me (a Canadian) how badly women are treated throughout the world, it is simply mind-boggling. And here is a perfect example as reported by AP:
Some husbands in western India are renting out their wives to other men, cashing in on a shortage of single women available for marriage, according to a news report Monday.
Atta Prajapati, a farm worker who lives in Gujarat state, leases out his wife Laxmi to a wealthy landowner for $175 US a month, the Times of India reported, citing unidentified police officials. A farm worker earns a monthly minimum wage of around $22. Laxmi is expected to live with the man, look after him and his house, and have sex with him, the report said.
It is a nice excuse to think that poverty is the cause of things like this but I think it runs a lot deeper. What a screwed up world we live in!