When a person loses his honor , he suffers dishonor . The idea of honor can refer to dignity , modesty or the recognition that is obtained thanks to merit and virtues.
Dishonor, therefore, occurs if an individual is disrespected or their integrity is violated. Even the victim can be an entity or an institution. The dishonorable act, which is also known as dishonor, can have different characteristics.
For example: “Working in domestic service is no disgrace,” “The president's statements constitute a disgrace to all the inhabitants of this city,” “Having a cowardly and corrupt sergeant is a disgrace to the army.”
Dishonor can be considered an attack on honor . Take the case of the son of a famous businessman who uses his father's name to commit scams , without his father being aware of what is happening. When the incident comes to light and the young man is arrested, his father is very hurt by his son's behavior and states that it is a disgrace to his family, which managed to grow economically thanks to effort and decent work.
It is important to keep in mind that honor and dishonor are subjective . A man may feel dishonored if his wife appears scantily clad in public; To another subject in the same situation, however, this does not affect him since he considers that it is a free choice of the woman. Whether to suffer dishonor or not, therefore, is sometimes linked to personal or even cultural issues.
Within the gypsy ethnic group there are a series of very specific ideas about dishonor. Thus, for example, it is established that if a woman does not arrive at marriage as a virgin, this is a disgrace to her entire family, as well as to herself.
For this reason, within the wedding ceremony there is a first part in which the bride undergoes what is known as the handkerchief test. Specifically, this consists of inserting a handkerchief into her vagina to certify that she has never had sexual relations. If the handkerchief comes out stained with blood, it means that she is a virgin and, therefore, the link continues. However, if it is proven that she is not a virgin, the wedding is canceled and this causes great dishonor in her family.
In the same way, we cannot ignore that there is a film titled “Deshonra”, precisely. It premiered in 1952, is part of the drama genre and comes from Argentina. It is a black and white film that was directed by Daniel Tinayre and had a cast headed by Fanny Navarro, Tita Merello and Mecha Ortiz.
It revolves around a women's prison in which a woman is admitted accused of having committed a murder, of which she is absolutely innocent.
However, within the cultural field we also find other works that have the term in question in their title. This would be the case, for example, of the novel “Dishonor”, written by JM Coetzee.