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The long march of the Mei Nü

Women's rights have made strides this year. But one can get too strident about political correctness.

Published Wed, Jul 4, 2018 · 09:50 PM
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SO, THE Trump-Kim Summit has successfully concluded in Singapore, with the Leader of the Free World shaking hands with the Supreme Leader of one of its most cold-blooded dictatorships.

Looking at these two scions of privilege, it is hard not to be struck by how much they have in common, united not just by their comically bad hair, but also by their low regard for women.

President Donald Trump has famously bragged that he could get away with routinely grabbing women by their private parts. Chairman Kim is reported to have ordered his government to scour the countryside, sourcing for a "pleasure troupe" of girls as young as 13, to serve as his entertainers and concubines. The women, eventually passed around to high-ranking officials, are deemed over the hill in their mid-20s.

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