[Peace-discuss] Racism and sexism [CORRECT URL]

[C. G. Estabrook]

Thea article appears at <http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/07/201371483756428989.html>.


On Jul 23, 2013, at 1:19 PM, "C. G. Estabrook" <carl at newsfromneptune.com> wrote:

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> "Are Arabs sexist? The institutions, perhaps, but not the people
> Institutions, and not popular beliefs, cause the political and economic inequalities faced by women in the Arab world."
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> The distinction offered here between "institutions and power relations" on the one hand, and "popular preferences" on the other, is parallel to that proposed between racism - taken to refer to legal and governmental practice - and racial prejudice. 
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> The former refers to the crimes of public policy - the latter to thought-crimes - and so the former is far easier to eliminate. 
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> --CGE   

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