Self defense and honour – what exactly are we defending, when we’re defending ourselves?
Male honour projected onto women and assuming same value, but also male honour in terms of owning women’s bodies
But this doesn’t compute for women. Let’s look at it in terms of traditional roles:
Lineage doesn’t pass through the woman.
honor killings
male punishment for breach of honor [my kids, my wife]
why this is exclusionary
What women actually care about and how we interpret honor: the right to occupy our own space.
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S7 Episode 116: Honor in Self Defense | Pretty Deadly Podcast