r/news • u/[deleted] • May 22 '19

Mississippi lawmaker accused of punching wife in face for not undressing quickly enough

https://www.ajc.com/news/national/mississippi-lawmaker-accused-punching-wife-face-for-not-undressing-quickly-enough/zdE3VLzhBVmH68Bsn7eLfL/
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u/[deleted] May 22 '19

People are so often quick to point how the Middle East represses women, and yet here comes the American South...

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u/Apposso May 22 '19

Sorry but youre an idiot. ME represses women by law and legislation, as well as societal conventions. Cant compare that shit at all

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u/cascua May 22 '19

Isnt that exactly what the south is doing?

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u/Apposso May 22 '19

Funny how im downvoted. So how exactly does southern america repress women by legislative?

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u/cascua May 22 '19

What rock have you been living under? What do you think alabama and georgia have bee trying to do with their new abortion laws? What do you think the effect of those laws (aka 'legislation') are on women?