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‘case, both juris were correc wh they complsne chat the wore u
they observed played a majorroleintranacming popular ad cic leat
notions of virgin and honor
Sexual Confit Ris de Jani Cours
Although Hungria and his colleagues believed shat modern womens
“ecesive liberty" inthe nation’ xphal had sulmered tendons so,
ons of virginity, they coud not deny that poplar recourse othe it
‘cs of lon emsned extremely portant. Far fom a remnant te
ast delowering complains poured in loa pole satiny siges
‘ate than complain af any other seal cree up ul the oso. hey
‘were in fat among the mos fequen crm mplaltsof ay
rod the 19408, umampbered ely by physical sonal and rors
“Thinseudy xtased on records 430 police ivenignions an tal of
sexual crimes in Rio e Jani from sotto toa, mat of which gay
‘witha deflowering complaint. Me young women wo speared a se
ses nce ti relationships wats boyd td wich theo
famales in ways tac refleced a Yaey of new images Of appropriate
female comportment. Nonetheless, the general charscchsts ol eons
‘of sem crimes had remained these since at eas the tarmof o
‘ue? Dflowerng.2 woman berwcen the ages iceman teense
wat acne ifthe man employed “son, deceit tod” the gl
was younger than fifteen ori the mn we foe he crime war ces
sidered rape ery few eases involving npc force were report sd
slot none involved rape by seranger,Lnsteads lana ets
{he ended parties and the men they acs fang for cial as,
squainance ro formal engagement Their personal cones coed pst
the police stations or various rato: the man abnoned the oso
‘wontin afer deflowering her: gomip about the deflowering gan te
‘eult nthe neighborhood: the yung mas presto crleyer
found our aur the deed the comple rm away topes the yotang
‘woman became pregnant View al dhe fais tht appealed fot
police so eoe confics ofr young women oso vty wee of
336 Sucann Caled
| ‘The Politics of Freedom and Viglnty 229“These caer make cearthata single man wat expected to be fce oem
Joyleiuresctiie tha mark woman a duhonest More ignean,
when witncic sud thas young man "enjoyed a gree deal af dons
ln the young woman's home” cr thar its parents gave fim berry
te gavin hat he ma we oneonre an
‘Seserving of the paces tus. Sentemont fds Kid were fen mace
bby witnesses forte prosecution, who condemned the man for beta
this tras» Ths, whereas Young womans honesty was contingent on
he submission othe vigilance of her amy mans honor wat eco
ize hea he was no longer subject such glance, but emponed
‘Wie some men defined ter reaponibty to thc parte atc
tingent on the women’ obedience or deferential pute conduc, de
flowering caves demonstrate tht mien were ao preoscpied wich what
jira disparaging refered toss maerlvigiisy”—thac i nite
hymen opposed to "moval vigils” or Winuous charter De
flowered young women frequently calmed thi they had consented 0
sex becuse dhe Sancta ad demanded “proof of viginiy” sea cond
$n for marge, and somecmes he men confirmed these cam In &
‘pple scenario, Theona Mars Vie ance rook her oa dark alley
‘ayn 9s and~proposed tat she le him deflower er, with he alle
oa that only thus woul he marry her, case he waned he cera
that she wat vigin® Apparently arate of his commitment, Theonla
fled detlowering complain tthe oa police ation the eat moc
ing. Herboytsend, arened and ineropatdon thesame dy confers
het account and then proceeded to marry her, thus puting an en #9
‘Ofcourse harmonious accounts and happy ening re no comme
‘harctersof conflicts nated in rime ecnd, More equent,
the woman cmed she gave her ance the prot he demande, bathe
‘man countered that he “versed tha se was ota vein” by having
se with her. Most men appeared quite confident of thei verison
‘echmiues. The defendant in toa! ce, for example, declared that he
‘would mary the offended woman if the medial examination conmed
‘eeun defloration, “bathe knew It wou oe because he found er gute
we [nsec] Theat year-old Severino de Olver, the
Scher hand, eed less etn. There was “something Stange” about
hissexual encoumter with is elgheen-year-od guliendehat made
think she was no longer igi” Her mothe?’ police complaint appa
‘ft dps him vero is oo te couple marie eee
Working ca women acknowiiged the importance of ity a
cerning ther mariage propose Tan we cee ea
the ce spine Antonio Ramon» hieysearle ea
‘se of deoweing his cou tenon yee Olgas Rees
2307. Olas mows, Elis Ros Ramen xpath ara
eter ad ben coed forthe pu ary Lato a
cen waned o mary Ot. hich ea Ole he
‘othededansina beens may Seboiceoe ees
site dcr nephew Aono Ran ene eee ne
Seow SapabeD
Seven earl Janda Maio ako found to afer she was