ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A Pakistani lawmaker defended a decision by northwestern tribesmen to bury five women alive because they wanted to choose their own husbands, telling stunned members of Parliament to spare him their outrage.
"Because I want to live in an ivory tower just like Republicans in America do!" Isn't it nice to know that sexism is still alive, well, and thriving in other parts of the world?
"These are centuries-old traditions, and I will continue to defend them," Israr Ullah Zehri, who represents Baluchistan province, told The Associated Press Saturday.
You know, slavery is a centuries-old tradition, but it's not something I would defend either.
"Only those who indulge in immoral acts should be afraid."
Well, The Bush-Cheney administration has plenty to fear then, doesn't it?
I do wish people would start living in this millenium... and not the first one.
Quamp's discount manga/anime fan fiction
The Texas Conventions a Collection of artwork I've collected over various conventions.
