Anti-feminist tells women to avoid sexual assault by getting married
An American ‘anti-feminist’ has told women they they need to get married in order to avoid the threat of sexual assault.
Phyllis Schlafly took to US radio to tell women that she feels the best way to avoid rape and sexual assault was to avoid ‘frequent hookups’ and to get married instead of attending university.
Shlafly said: “We all know that married men can still be violent to their families, but they are far less likely to be violent against women than are live-in boyfriends.
“Why is this? It’s true that women who have found men who are already better partners are more likely to marry them, but it’s also true that marriage settles men down.
“Being married makes a man care more about his family’s expectations and future because he sees his family as enduring. It also makes him more faithful and committed to his partner. Marriage makes men directly protective of their wives, and living in a home with their daughters gives them the opportunity to be directly protective of them as well.
“Marriage also creates indirect protection for wives and daughters, because married women and their children tend to live in safer neighbourhoods.
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“So what’s the answer for women who worry about male violence? It’s not to fear all men. It’s to reject the lifestyle of frequent “hookups,” which is so much promoted on college campuses today, while the women pursue a career and avoid marriage.”
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