Second Thoughts (May 2003-May 2006)
10/10/04 BLOOD THIRSTY HONOUR
In India, adults may vote, but they cannot marry who they choose. Eve teasing. Voluntary sati. And now, honour killings. These oxymoron-ridden phrases wreak violence on our language every day. They also mirror flesh-and-blood violence. Coercion, assault or murders continue to be exactly that, no matter how much they are whitewashed with euphemisms about teasing; no matter how well they are dressed up with qualifiers like voluntary and honour.
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