That would go to suggest that men going off to fight the entrenched forces of the Quakers or the Baptists are encouraged to rape/take as "wives" the women among the entrenched forces.
But, even that has its limits.
I see two reasons for "Treachery" to be the word applied. One is that conservative Christians do have an expectation of gender-conformity and do tend to respond as though not living up is a grave crime.
The other is that they were looking for some word that already had emotional associations of criminality and just about any would do for that need, but some were eliminated. "Gender Murder" would quickly become silly when one thought about it.
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Date: 2018-02-19 01:52 pm (UTC)But, even that has its limits.
I see two reasons for "Treachery" to be the word applied. One is that conservative Christians do have an expectation of gender-conformity and do tend to respond as though not living up is a grave crime.
The other is that they were looking for some word that already had emotional associations of criminality and just about any would do for that need, but some were eliminated. "Gender Murder" would quickly become silly when one thought about it.