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Experts: Men Distort Religion to Justify 'Honour' Killings
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Setting aside the religious aspects mommentarily, why do women die to uphold/remove stain from male honour?
Easier targets that other males or acknowledging a personal problem/failure? Must stay in control... MINE... Is that part of it?
Then there are the questions of "What is honour?" and "How is female honour different to male honour?" ... and an archaic interest in a rather small piece of skin leading to female honour being much more focussed on the body historically.
Tangentially, you would think that a person is responsible for their own honour and standards, but there appear to be a group of systems (generally religious, but occasional biological arguements arise) whereby the males are not responsible for their actions and can be lured off track/corrupted by feminine wiles. Female body focus/obsession again? Yes, we know you are distractable, but to what extent is the distraction out of the control of the person distracted, and hence the responsibility of who or whatever is distracting?
How much are certain religions trying to control this or excuse this?
Do testicles automatically equate to poor impulse control?
How do you stop equating ovaries to property? Achievement vs what you were born with...
No this isn't meant as a rant against the male portion of the human race, but curiousity about what are the differences and why...and a curiousity/anger about how female honour is tied in with the body and property and marriage (historically). In connection especially to some of the Civil Union discussions, especially related to the sanctitiy of marriage and how it is "that most sacred of institutions, marriage, upon which the very foundations of human civilisation are and always have been built. "
from Garth George: Homosexual lobby poised to confront the last bastion (NZ Herald)
Now think about honour, property and control...
...and this has wandered a bit, hasn't it...
Will take reccommended reading on the subject... but should get back to stars at the momment...
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diepunyhumansSetting aside the religious aspects mommentarily, why do women die to uphold/remove stain from male honour?
Easier targets that other males or acknowledging a personal problem/failure? Must stay in control... MINE... Is that part of it?
Then there are the questions of "What is honour?" and "How is female honour different to male honour?" ... and an archaic interest in a rather small piece of skin leading to female honour being much more focussed on the body historically.
Tangentially, you would think that a person is responsible for their own honour and standards, but there appear to be a group of systems (generally religious, but occasional biological arguements arise) whereby the males are not responsible for their actions and can be lured off track/corrupted by feminine wiles. Female body focus/obsession again? Yes, we know you are distractable, but to what extent is the distraction out of the control of the person distracted, and hence the responsibility of who or whatever is distracting?
How much are certain religions trying to control this or excuse this?
Do testicles automatically equate to poor impulse control?
How do you stop equating ovaries to property? Achievement vs what you were born with...
No this isn't meant as a rant against the male portion of the human race, but curiousity about what are the differences and why...and a curiousity/anger about how female honour is tied in with the body and property and marriage (historically). In connection especially to some of the Civil Union discussions, especially related to the sanctitiy of marriage and how it is "that most sacred of institutions, marriage, upon which the very foundations of human civilisation are and always have been built. "
from Garth George: Homosexual lobby poised to confront the last bastion (NZ Herald)
Now think about honour, property and control...
...and this has wandered a bit, hasn't it...
Will take reccommended reading on the subject... but should get back to stars at the momment...
