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Fun fact: Saudi Arabia didn't outright outlaw slavery until 1965. (No, not 1865' 1965) Things take time in that part of the world
by pallingaround 13y ago
Fun fact: Saudi Arabia didn't outright outlaw slavery until 1965. (No, not 1865' 1965)
Things take time in that part of the world
- jzwinck 13y agoFun fact: the US didn't provide full equal rights for its gay citizens until sometime after 2013.
- eropple 13y agoWhile I am firmly in favor of gay rights (and my political donations are largely directed towards those causes) there is a significant difference in degree here and the comparison is insulting to both.
- pallingaround 13y ago+50
- mikeash 13y agoHow many countries did so earlier?
- pallingaround 13y agoAfter some wiki-research, I found that my facts on this were dead wrong. It turns out that progressive Saudi Arabia was far more forward-thinking when it comes to the abolition of slavery than I had imagined, they abolished slavery in 1962 not 1965... But to answer your question, A LOT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolition_of_slavery_timeline#1900.E2.80.93present http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolition_of_slavery_timeline#1... (But also, ahem...http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html) All smart assery aside, even today you are in big trouble as a Filipino or Eastern European maid or nanny if you choose or are tricked into setting up shop in Saudi Arabia
- mikeash 13y agoI was asking about equal rights for homosexuals, not slavery. As far as I know, very few countries qualify today.
- pallingaround 13y agoI'm guessing this is an attempt to be provocative or sassy or something, but let's get real here dude/dudette
- tsotha 13y agoWhere would you rather be gay - the US or Saudi Arabia?
- turar 13y agoUS abolished legalized racial discrimination just one year earlier.
- ciupicri 13y agoWhat do you mean by legalized racial discrimination?