A English duke is an entitled person. All of us would be excited to meet an English duke. Some of us might dislike and fight the excitement reaction, but the reaction is still there. The duke gets used to people being excited to meet him and may be insulted to be treated as a regular person.
So men get used to respectful women, and may feel insulted if a woman treats them like an equal. This belief in male entitlement can lead to violence, including rape and murder. The excuse is that the woman was not behaving correctly.
Most people do not connect entitlement with violence. By treating people with contempt, you allow the violent among us to target the objects of your contempt.
After Black slaves were freed, many Whites felt insulted when treated as an equal by a Black. This led to violence, including lynchings.
I believe that some Shiites feel insulted when a Sunni tries to treat them as an equal. Right now this is causing violence, including mass murder and rape.
Under the rule of law, ALL PEOPLE ARE CREATED EQUAL.
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