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To: IronJack
But if I did, I would hope I would not sit by and let them be used by some gutter trash. I owe my family more than that. So would she.

Who says she was being "used"? Nothing in the article implies she was engaging in anything against her will. With the boyfriend, anyway. Maybe Big Brothers were upset he got a piece of their action...? As to your ridiculous claim of safeguarding the family honor, you don't owe your family a damn thing in regards to another adult member and her sex life. It's none of yours or their business with whom a 40 yr old woman wants to sleep, sister or otherwise. It's your perogative to shun her for whatever behavior you don't like, but it's positively medievel for you to assume you have some say in the choices of a grown woman. And the idea that this poor soul got what she deserved because she had "fair warning" is frankly twisted.

67 posted on 02/07/2007 6:15:06 PM PST by workerbee (Ladies do not start fights, but they can finish them.)
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To: workerbee
Maybe Big Brothers were upset he got a piece of their action...?

I'm out of line suggesting that she was a skank, but you're within your rights to declare the brothers incestuous rapists???

As to your ridiculous claim of safeguarding the family honor, you don't owe your family a damn thing in regards to another adult member and her sex life.

I don't think there's anything "ridiculous" about it. In a small tribal village, a family name may be all that stands between you and penury, or total ostracism. If you allow a twisted sister to besmirch it, it isn't just SHE that pays the price. It's you, all your children, your brother's children, and on and on. The stain can stay with you for generations.

It's none of yours or their business with whom a 40 yr old woman wants to sleep, sister or otherwise.

That may be true in this country, but it's not over there.

It's your perogative to shun her for whatever behavior you don't like, but it's positively medievel for you to assume you have some say in the choices of a grown woman.

That grown woman has the power to destroy the reputation of an entire family. Not only do her brothers have a say, SHE has a responsiblity to act with that in mind.

The medieval sense of honor was much more highly developed than it is today, and our world is the worse for it. So I'm not sure that's much of an insult.

And the idea that this poor soul got what she deserved because she had "fair warning" is frankly twisted.

"Poor soul?" Puhhhleeeeeze. Your heart is bleeding all over the parlor rug.

68 posted on 02/07/2007 6:27:17 PM PST by IronJack (=)
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