tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9286932.post111233981296879456..comments2023-10-24T08:08:44.274-05:00Comments on the opinion box: Gender DeterminationRaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11749238964003017949noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9286932.post-1112446135168401552005-04-02T06:48:00.000-06:002005-04-02T06:48:00.000-06:00rap...i guess we will discuss in the mess.miss rad...rap...i guess we will discuss in the mess.<BR/><BR/>miss radha...<BR/>i guess you are missing the point. Rap is just giving another viewpoint, which is not his. It is another way of looking at it. It is not a popular one though. This is seen in your intolerance. Demography is not easy to predict. <BR/><BR/>The village example you gave was, to me, quite convincing. But, Rap has definitely raised the issue of the Hated-Girl-Child Syndrome which is possible. In that case, all human right activists would cry against this. I would rather that a girl child is not born at all, if she were to get exploited after her birth. <BR/><BR/>It is not easy to decide. Everything has its pros and cons. We have to weigh it. But, we cannot dismiss anything.The Ignoramushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04240119414695022054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9286932.post-1112413908508833342005-04-01T21:51:00.000-06:002005-04-01T21:51:00.000-06:00Ah. There lurks a feminist within every woman.Ah. There lurks a feminist within every woman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9286932.post-1112381079519103922005-04-01T12:44:00.000-06:002005-04-01T12:44:00.000-06:00Firstly, I think you are living in the stone age w...Firstly, I think you are living in the stone age when people used to think that having a daughter meant being a burden to the parents. Have you lost touch with reality? Haven't you read the newspapers that the percentage of girls passing out with honors is greater than that of the boys? That women in general tend to be more successful than men? (Read the latest India Today for more info.)That parents are beginning to realise that daughters are being more supportive and comforting in their old age than their sons?<BR/><BR/>Tell me this - with less women around, you think that this will lead to a smaller population in the coming years. But do you think that other men keep themselves in control when they see the only woman of the village walk by? This woman is going to be a common property of all men in the village, is going to be sexually exploited and consequently, will bear a comparable number of children. Do you think the matter stops here? An article did appear in The Hindu that, this then lead to a number of quarrels in the village, as to who was the father of the child and God knows what finally happened to that woman, who was being treated like a commodity. And you call this being progressive and say that we are a civilised lot!!!???<BR/><BR/>Also, if you are so concerned about the rising population levels, why can't people have an abortion even when the expected child is a boy? That way, it is a win-win situation, as the population is also under control and the women live in a safer environment too.Radhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18317137898439469044noreply@blogger.com