Peter Hitchens: China's "Gendercide"
H/T Christopher Sanders
[Update: It has come to my attention that the Economist did a similar report, also with the heading “Gendercide", though it was not focused only on China. That article can be found HERE. So, Hitchens’ article, linked below, is not entirely original, but it remains a must-read.]
The following article by Peter Hitchens for the UK Daily Mail newspaper is so intense that I am unable to say anything more than “please read this…”
See “Gendercide: China’s shameful massacre of unborn girls means there will soon be 30m more men than women“, Peter Hitchens, UK Daily Mail, 4/10/2010
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1265068/China-The-worlds-new-superpower-beginning-century-supremacy-alarming-surplus-males.html
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05/08/10 @ 05:54:45 pm
In response to gender bias in China...
Here are a few very understated facts that Western papers don't say (or may not know) enough:
(1) Women with hepatitis naturally give birth to more males than females. Much of Asia is infected with hepatitis, it is a major public health issue, and this needs to be acknowledged concerning gender ratio.
(2) It's true some males are valued more in extremely poor, rural areas, because in traditional Confucian cultures, the male is expected to essentially be a living social security check for his parents. Most Confucian husbands are also expected to hand over all their income over to their wives to control, this is considered very normal, and explains why most Asian commercials and entertainment are pink, cutesy, and effeminate. So, being an Asian male means more financial obligations/burdens than normal men.
(3) In terms of how gender ratio translates into Asian gender roles in relationships though, is that the dating supply/demand dynamic is in favor for women. It is common to see males in major Chinese cities doing the bulk of the cooking, cleaning, child rearing, pretty much everything. The dating power is inverted from how it is in America, where males can pick and choose from willing partners for casual relationships.
(4) One other lesser-publicized fact is that China currently has 7 female billionaires, which make up half the world’s female billionaires, yet China’s economy is only 1/5 that of America’s.