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An Apocryphal Tale re: Barbara Walters
Barbara Walters did a story on gender roles in Kabul
several years before the Afghan conflict. She noted
that women customarily walked about 10 paces behind
their husbands. She returned to Kabul recently and
observed that the men now walked several paces behind
their wives.
Ms. Walters approached one of the Afghani women and
said, "This is marvelous. Can you tell the free world
just what enabled women to achieve this reversal of
roles?"
"
," said the woman.
Barbara Walters did a story on gender roles in Kabul
several years before the Afghan conflict. She noted
that women customarily walked about 10 paces behind
their husbands. She returned to Kabul recently and
observed that the men now walked several paces behind
their wives.
Ms. Walters approached one of the Afghani women and
said, "This is marvelous. Can you tell the free world
just what enabled women to achieve this reversal of
roles?"
"
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