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What is honor?

I would like this to be a long thread, let's stay civil people, and examine this important if vague concept.
To some people honor is often a code of rules that one follows but I want to keep this open to any one's thoughts

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Miram · 31-35, F

There were many harsh rumours about me growing up because of my rebelious nature and some events that took place..I was called a whore, a kafeer, a filthy Berber, a Jew..

It didn't really get to me until one day going in the cultural center, someone wrote my name in big characters and "pregnant unhonourable jewish whore" next to it in Arabic

When I complained to my grandfather about it, he said honour is like a degree. A degree gives the illusion that you are not stupid. And honour gives the illusion that you are not amoral.

plaguewatcher · M

@Miram thank you so much for sharing that remarkable and truly telling story.
Too often I have heard people complain that their honor was besmirched I think the only person who can do that is yourself
Thank you again for this eye-opening perspective

Miram · 31-35, F

@plaguewatcher

You are welcome.

SatanBurger · 36-40, F

@Miram I got that in school as well! One time cheerleaders went to the principal to tell him that they were concerned I was pregnant. They did it to be mean and I was a virgin at the time, that was the worst part. People would make up lies about me to say I was partying and they "saw" me do things when the previous day I was in my house listening to music and reading books.

So the principal got a social worker involved even though I tried telling him that I wasn't. I also tried telling him that those cheerleaders were doing it on purpose and they made me take a test anyways, it was humiliating.