What a turn of events, that I should be having a frank discussion with a young man about honourable behaviour. That it should be me explaining that crude misogynistic language should have no place in his vocabulary.

That whatever their differences — whatever argument or dispute should come between them — there’s never an excuse for obscene language like this. In our tradition, I tell him, we treat women and girls with honour and respect.

Whoever would have thought it?


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