Topic: WOMEN WHO KNOW THEIR PLACE
plk1966's photo
Tue 10/21/08 01:49 PM

A point of view .... Barbara Walters of Television's 20/20 did a story on gender roles in Kabul, Afghanistan several years before the Afghan conflict.

She noted that women customarily walked five paces behind their husbands.

She recently returned to Kabul and observed that women still walk behind their husbands.

From Miss Walters' vantage point, despite the
overthrow of the oppressive Taliban regime, the women now seem to walk even further back behind their husbands, and are happy to maintain the
old custom.

Miss Walters approached one of the Afghani women and asked, 'Why do you now seem happy with an old custom that you once tried so desperately to
change?'

The woman looked Miss Walters straight in the eyes, and without hesitation said,


'Land Mines.'



Moral of the story is ... (no matter where you go) ... BEHIND EVERY MAN, THERE'S A SMARTER WOMAN!

bergeia's photo
Tue 10/21/08 01:51 PM
heh in front of the man his kids were playing with a soccer ball. and in front of them the grandparents. lol


goes to show you behind every family is a smart man and woman.

tanyaann's photo
Tue 10/21/08 01:51 PM


A point of view .... Barbara Walters of Television's 20/20 did a story on gender roles in Kabul, Afghanistan several years before the Afghan conflict.

She noted that women customarily walked five paces behind their husbands.

She recently returned to Kabul and observed that women still walk behind their husbands.

From Miss Walters' vantage point, despite the
overthrow of the oppressive Taliban regime, the women now seem to walk even further back behind their husbands, and are happy to maintain the
old custom.

Miss Walters approached one of the Afghani women and asked, 'Why do you now seem happy with an old custom that you once tried so desperately to
change?'

The woman looked Miss Walters straight in the eyes, and without hesitation said,


'Land Mines.'



Moral of the story is ... (no matter where you go) ... BEHIND EVERY MAN, THERE'S A SMARTER WOMAN!


:thumbsup:

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Tue 10/21/08 01:54 PM
OMG!!! that's pretty funny

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Tue 10/21/08 02:01 PM
laugh laugh laugh

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Tue 10/21/08 02:14 PM
OH, DEAR!!!!!!! noway :wink: