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Equality of The Sexes; Is it worth it?
Topic Started: Oct 30 2004, 12:17 PM (84 Views)
TBlack
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I was just wondering if anyone thought It would be worth it to try and push it through. Is it necessary? Is it any good?

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Equality of  The Sexes is the sister proposal of  The Sexes Rights act.

The United Nations notes with sorrow the precedent in history and contemporary times where male dominated cultures infringe upon the rights of women. The following document is intended to both relieve and resolve much of these discriminative actions, not for one sex, but for all.

The United Nations :

Re-affirms and Re-states : Article 4 of The Universal Bill of Rights, implemented by the Nation States United Nations on Fri Aug 8 2003.

Deplores : The intimidation of one sex or more by another or others. Whether that sex is chosen or by birth.

Is Deeply Disturbed By : Government encouraged segregation of the sexes and suppression  based on sex.

Does Formally Recognise and Declare : That the rights of all sexes are equal and that this equality must be preserved in the interests of the rights of all citizens of Nation States United Nation member states.

RESOLVES :

1. The Nation States United Nations legalises divorce, in all member states, for people in abusive marriages.

2. The Nation States United Nations calls upon all employers within member-states to provide equal chance at employment/ranking for all sexes.

The above condition is recommendations applicable within reason in that they are open to interpretation by a member states legal system in regards to each individual case, under the condition that the legal system must act in an un-biased fashion in regard to these cases.

3. No UN member nation shall bar illustrations of internal or external genitalia when such illustrations are used for educational or informative purposes including those parts that are deemed 'unnecessary' for reproduction and/or offensive.     

4. Cosmetic surgery on genitalia at birth beca
use a child's genital does not conform to what a nation believes as 'normal' for that sex is hereby prohibited in all UN member nations.

5. The practice of infanticide based only on the sex of the baby, or the ambiguity of sex, shall be prohibited in all UN member nations.

6. Religious organisations, vocations were you are required to play a role (eg actors), and jobs passed down ancestrally are exempt from clause 2b.

Equality of  The Sexes is the sister proposal of 'The Sexes Rights Law'



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I like it, go for it. May I just offer some points to tidy it up a bit? I know some are a little pedantic on grammar etc., but I think it's worth fixing them.

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Equality of  The Sexes is the sister proposal of  The Sexes Rights act.


When this is re-stated at the end, it's referred to as a "Law" not an "act" - which is it? Also, you could quote the date of passage of the Sexes Rights resolution.

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Re-affirms and Re-states : Article 4 of The Universal Bill of Rights, implemented by the Nation States United Nations on Fri Aug 8 2003.


If you can fit it in, a quote of this would be helpful

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Deplores : The intimidation of one sex or more by another or others. Whether that sex is chosen or by birth.


Should be a comma not a full stop.

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The above conditions are recommendations applicable within reason in that they are open to interpretation by a member states legal system in regards to each individual case, under the condition that the legal system must act in an un-biased fashion in regard to these cases.


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4. Cosmetic surgery on genitalia at birth beca
use a child's genital does not conform to what a nation believes as 'normal' for that sex is hereby prohibited in all UN member nations.


Line break not meant to be there. Also, I'm not sure genitalia can be put in the singular.

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6. Religious organisations, vocations where you are required to play a role (eg actors), and jobs passed down ancestrally are exempt from clause 2b.


Is this necessary given that 2b merely "calls upon"?

Once these are cleared up I don't think would be any problem with this at all.
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_Myopia_,Oct 30 2004
05:20 PM
When this is re-stated at the end, it's referred to as a "Law" not an "act" - which is it? Also, you could quote the date of passage of the Sexes Rights resolution.

It would be Law. the one at the top was a half finished sentence which makes me think I have another version (updated) around here…

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TBlack,Oct 30 2004
12:17 PM
5. The practice of infanticide based only on the sex of the baby, or the ambiguity of sex, shall be prohibited in all UN member nations.

Does this not interfere with the UN-established Right that the State does not interfere with abortions in any way?
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Knootoss,Oct 30 2004
11:22 PM
Does this not interfere with the UN-established Right that the State does not interfere with abortions in any way?

That's a good point. We have no way of stopping abortions based simply on gender. We need to get that damn thing repealed and replaced with something less extreme.
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I'll add a definition of infanticide. How about:

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The killing of an infant after birth.


Yeah that's not very good. Any ideas.

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TBlack,Oct 31 2004
05:28 PM
I'll add a definition of infanticide. How about:

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The killing of an infant after birth.


Yeah that's not very good. Any ideas.

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Actually, because of the definition of infant, I don't think this IS a problem:

"dictionary.com"
 
infant

\In"fant\, n. [L. infans; pref. in- not + fari to speak: cf. F. enfant, whence OE. enfaunt. See Fame, and cf. Infante, Infanta.] 1. A child in the first period of life, beginning at his birth; a young babe; sometimes, a child several years of age.

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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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yup. better now.
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