Posted by pinkeye on May 17, 2005, at 18:42:37
In reply to Re: ask yourself this... » pinkeye, posted by Tamar on May 17, 2005, at 17:31:55
I have seen everybody being hit. They all survived. My dad has slapped my mom. Maybe 3 - 4 occasions. It never went out of hand for him. And every family I knew, there was always atleast a few incidences in each family. Many families had it much worse. All my uncles hit their wives. Pretty much everyone I knew. My fahter's brothers, my mom's brothers everyone hit their wives - atleast a few times in their lives
So that is why I don't make a big deal out of it. And I am aware that in the west it is not tolerated at all, but that is what I would expect from any indian guy. And none of my relative women got murdered. I have even know cases, where the woman was asked to stand in the hot sun (at more than 100 degrees heat) in barefeet the whole day. In my own relatives.
That is why I don't make a big issue out of it. Women don't walk away, because they are not capable economically. And it is prohibited highly in the society.
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