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I'm Punjabi Sikh and am pleased they told the events from the womens perspectives. I've heard the story about the beheading of the village girls before and at the time I thought why didn't the men go out and fight the Muslims and risk their lives???? I also feel the story is always told from the Indian perspective, Muslims suffered identically. However loved this episode and it was very authentic in terms of the places she visited. Really liking Anita and can totally relate to her! Always asking why!!!!
All in the name of religion again, we learn nothing from history. |
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I was surprised that she was not directed to look at the scrolls of family history earlier in the programme because they have been featured on several episodes of Who Do You Think You Are previously. I would not be surprised if the programme's researchers had not used them and then based their research on them.
As for the scrolls, I expect they decided it would be a great way to end the programme. Update the family history and light a candle for the family....and it was. |
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I'm Punjabi Sikh and am pleased they told the events from the womens perspectives. I've heard the story about the beheading of the village girls before and at the time I thought why didn't the men go out and fight the Muslims and risk their lives???? I also feel the story is always told from the Indian perspective, Muslims suffered identically. However loved this episode and it was very authentic in terms of the places she visited. Really liking Anita and can totally relate to her! Always asking why!!!!
They did say that it worked both ways and that in other areas Hindus and Sikhs were killing Muslims. |
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That was my question as well. I just can't imagine killing my own child. I think dying trying to protect them would have been an easier choice. But then I suppose your wife and children would have been left to suffer rape and possibly an even slower death.
All in the name of religion again, we learn nothing from history. Very significant that it was remembered in the family that the son had been killed but the daughter had been forgotten. |
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I suppose it fits with 'honour killings' still happening today
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I hate that phrase. When the press use it it's almost like they're allowing the murderers to justify their actions. They should just call it cold-blooded murder as that's what it is.
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That was my question as well. I just can't imagine killing my own child. I think dying trying to protect them would have been an easier choice. But then I suppose your wife and children would have been left to suffer rape and possibly an even slower death.
All in the name of religion again, we learn nothing from history. Husband , uncles and brothers in Manchuria , Russia and Germany in the 1930s-40s didn't summarily execute their wives and sisters when they had been raped and abused by soldiers of an invading army. |
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But it is one specific type of cold-blooded murder and needs a term to distinguish from other cold-blooded murders.
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'Honour killing' isn't the right phrase to use as it makes it sound almost acceptable.
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I suppose it fits with 'honour killings' still happening today where women are murdered because they are considered to have dishonoured their family.
Very significant that it was remembered in the family that the son had been killed but the daughter had been forgotten . |
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What alternative do you suggest? It needs a specific description to identify it.
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It's difficult, but I agree with this article where it says "The term "honour killing" not only cedes too much power to the perpetrator, but is offensive to survivors and women."
I wonder if a term could be found to include parents killing children after a divorce as a way of getting revenge against their ex-partner. There are similarities between the two types of murder. |
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Where's the last programme in the series with Frances de la Tour? Next week The Apprentice starts its run at 9.00 on Thursday?
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Where's the last programme in the series with Frances de la Tour? Next week The Apprentice starts its run at 9.00 on Thursday?
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I'm just watching the Frank Gardner episode which I'm really enjoying. However I'm surprised at his ignorance when he didn't appear to know that Edward I was a direct descendant of William the Conqueror!
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daisydee.
Not quite right. It affects people from Scandinvia & northern europe so got called Viking disease I saw a hand surgeon recently who is an expert in dealing with this condition, and he imparted this information to me. For the moment, I have decided not to have the operation as the success rate is not good.
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Nobody watched the Mark Gatiss episode?
Can't say I am surprised - it was (for me) probably the most boring ep of the entire series. |
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Nobody watched the Mark Gatiss episode?
Can't say I am surprised - it was (for me) probably the most boring ep of the entire series. |
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Frances de la Tour tonight. Should be good.
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Nobody watched the Mark Gatiss episode?
Can't say I am surprised - it was (for me) probably the most boring ep of the entire series. Quote:
Frances de la Tour tonight. Should be good.
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"Lady Gardener" and not a titter from anybody.
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I thought that was an interesting episode to finish the series.
If Frances DeLaTour had watched The Scandalous Lady W before recording WDYTYA she would have known all about criminal conversation! |
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I thought that was an interesting episode to finish the series.
If Frances DeLaTour had watched The Scandalous Lady W before recording WDYTYA she would have known all about criminal conversation! |
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I found her a bit irritating. I just wish they would have an expert with the subject all the way through the programme rather than leave them to uninformed speculation when they are often talk complete rubbish.
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She seemed obsessed about finding aristocracy in her family. And then said she had ambivalent feelings about aristocrats.
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