Last week when I try to write my essay's resources, I read a lot articles about honour killings. And when I skim the Ayse Parla's article I wrote a lot about my ideas to my resource paper. And now I want to share my thoughts.
In Turkey, girl's virginity is one of the most important issues for the society.If people compare with girl and boy, generally, everyone encourages boys to have a sex life before they married or meet girls or hang out with girls.However, if we talk abaut girls' situation,we have a big problem.Virginity which means the most important distinctive mark to be a pure girl for narrow-minded people.If a man whose daughter has a sexual relationship with a man kills his daughter and a big part of the society do not be ashamed of the father's attitude and encourage him to do it,I guess there girls,wives because virginty shows the real honor or integrity for their minds.Therefore ,without any questioning for the girls or without any understanding or tolerating,they kill their girls for nothing.
I chose this text because, not in Turkey, but also in the world many girls suffer from this virginity issue. Many of them are killed by their family members. And die for nothing. They die unfairly. They die just because of their family think wrongly. So I chose this text to write about honor killings because of the virginity issue.
2 comments:
It is indeed a huge double standard...and sad beyond belief...Societies have always sought to control women's sexuality...I believe that's because deep down, they greatly fear it...
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I totally agree with you Sonja. I don't understand why society always want to control gilrs more than boys. And why boys and gilrs cannot have the some concessions at the same times. Why are we ashamed of gilrs relationship with boys and how can we be proud of boys early sex lives. Is it equall. Don't we injustice girls:(
It can be an important social challenge. :(
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