Big fuss in Sweden over the fact that at their Crown Princess's wedding, she was 'given away' by her father, King Gustav XVI. Up go the shouts, 'Sexist', 'Backlash for feminism' and even the bishops have joined in condemning it. Nine of the buggers condemned the whole idea, not that it stopped a bunch of 4 of them attending. Did they get a fee I wonder?
Well, in the first case, the girl herself asked for a ceremony like this and surely we should respect her wishes.
My take is this. 'Giving away' is probably the wrong term and maybe the use of it arouses these stupid reactions. The woman is not a piece of property. I see it as giving away the duty of care from the father to the groom. You always have a duty of care to your children, whatever sex they be but here I believe the dad is making a statement. 'Look, mate, she's yours to look after now.'
Anything else is a load of bollocks.
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