Wendy McElroy zur Geschlechterdebatte im Irakkrieg

Arne Hoffmann, Thursday, 03.04.2003, 21:32 (vor 8342 Tagen)

Wendy McElroy, Leiterin der US-amerikanischen liberalen Feministinnen "independet feminists" hat auf ihrer Website einige Artikel zum Irakkrieg im Angebot.

Beispielsweise stellt sie diesen irritierenden Kommentar einer Kolumnistin auf WorldNetDaily aus: <a href= http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31855 >Hier klicken[/link]
Es geht um die weiblichen Soldaten, die im Irak zu Kriegsgefangenen wurden. Diese Dame schreibt: "Something is terribly wrong when the most powerful country on earth is assigning women service members to units where they are subject to capture, rape, torture and death, while able-bodied men are stationed out of harm's way or, worse still, at home in the comfort of their living rooms. Guys, do you hide under the covers and send you wives downstairs if you suspect a burglar is in your home? We look down our noses in disgust at Saddam Hussein's disregard for human life – and his brutal treatment of women – but we are deliberately sending our young women into combat zones so that they can be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness. Time for a reality check!" Gefoltert und ermordet zu werden ist für manche Damen offenbar immer noch Männersache.

Dem FBI zufolge wird derweil erwartet, dass Al-Qaida zunehmend Frauen bei Terroranschlägen einsetzt: <a href= http://www.nj.com/newsflash/washington/index.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?a0866_BC_Al... >Hier klicken[/link]

In einem eigenen Essay wendet sich McElroy gegen eine Instrumentalisierung des Irakkrieges durch linke Feministinnen: <a href= http://www.ifeminists.net/introduction/editorials/2003/0401.html

Hier klicken[/link]

Generell kann ich McElroys Website - http://www.ifeminists.net - auch für andere Themen nur empfehlen, falls ihr gut englisch könnt und an einer Debatte jenseits der deutschen Landesgrenzen interessiert seid. Ein interessanter aktueller Beitrag dreht sich etwa um die feministische Vernachlässigung der Männergesundheit bei der Weltgesundheitsorganisation WHO: <a href=
http://www.ifeminists.net/introduction/editorials/2003/0401roberts.html

Hier klicken[/link] Zitat: --- What is most disturbing, though, is how feminists have highjacked entire public health initiatives. Take violence, for example. Globally, men are twice as likely as women to die of violent causes. But the recent WHO Report on Violence and Health conveys exactly the opposite impression. The Report repeatedly downplays the effects of violence on men. For example, in the discussion on Child Soldiers (page 235), there is no mention made of the fact that almost all children forced into military combat are male. Conversely, the Report exaggerates the effects of violence on women. For example, the Report claims on page 224, "Single and isolated refugees, as well as women who are heads of households, may be at particular risk of suffering psychological stress." It is irrational to imply, as this sentence does, that single refugee men who are heads of households are not also at risk of suffering from stress. As a result of these women's health initiatives, health services at the local level now often ignore men. For example, in many countries in Africa, the entire primary health care system is geared around maternal and child health clinics. Although important, such services are unlikely to address the pressing needs of men's health. (...) The WHO needs to answer a simple question: Do the lives of half the world's population count for less because they happen to be male? ---

Herzlicher Gruß

Arne