I just have a simple question over the 'limited' effect that the introduction of the Internet had on the women of Kuwait. The article stated that women were mingling, choosing new members of the opposite sex to find of interest, and even selecting spouses over the internet. This does not seem like the most novel concept to anyone in this country, but I am sure that in Kuwait, this is incredibly original.
My question is not over the boldness or the nuance of the Internet's social abilities. I think that the article only mentioned once briefly that before private, casual social infrastructures like the Internet came along, women of Kuwait picked men to marry based on their mothers' suggestions or the men were just picked for them. Was there some piece of technology that came to light, before the Internet, that allowed the two opposite sexes to interact on a higher level than public stigma allows. If the Internet is the first piece of technology that allowed for this type of interaction, then I believe that the author has much underestimated the affect of the Internet on the women of Kuwait.
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