From the Swedish newspaper “The Local:”
More than 4,000 teenagers in Stockholm are exposed on a daily basis to cultures of honour that run counter to Swedish law, according to an estimate based on a new official study.
Violence are repression are regular occurrences for a large section of 16-year-old school goers in the city centre and suburbs, according to a study commissioned by local politicians.
Ulf Kristersson (Mod), Commissioner of Social Services, is one of a number of politicinas surprised and outraged by the findings.
“It’s not permitted for adults, not even parents, to prevent children from living full, independent lives,” he told Sverige Televsion.
The results come from a survey of a cross section of more than 2,000 pupils.
Almost a quarter of female respondents, 23 percent, said they were expected to retain their virginity until marriage and were not allowed to have a boyfriend. Sixteen percent of girls were not allowed to have male friends or decide who they would marry.
Seven percent of girls and three percent of boys said they were exposed to serious violations in the form of threats and violence.
And ten percent of girls and four percent of boys said their lives were limited to the extent that they could not live in the same way as other people their own age.
The majority of teenagers who matched the honour culture profile have parents born outside Sweden.
So. What little snippet of information was left out of this article? What minor descriptor could they have used with complete factual accuracy… but were apparently afraid to use? In short, what is this “culture of honour” they yap on about?
(Generally I only post a small snippet of a news article, and suggest that you visit the source for the whole thing. In this case, I’ve reposted the whole article. For two reasons:
1) So you can easily read the whole thing
2) These are modern Swedes. Apparently, they’re easily mastered by non-Swedes. So, Mr. “The Local” editor, come over here and try something. I’ll simply bitchslap you, and you’ll go home and cry. )
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