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Unit 5—Handout 4
Discussion Questions
1. How does a thirteen year old nanny become a sexual slave? How does that become acceptable?
2. Mme. Lei was encouraged to speak by her son, but many other “comfort women” have hesitated
to come forward with their stories because of fear bringing shame on their families. One woman’s
husband even said to her that a “used dog was better than a used woman.” What can be done
to encourage families to support “comfort women” survivors in their families?
3. What aftereffects did the women experience?
4. How can sharing an experience help one heal from it? Is this always the case?
5. In recent years, rape has been used as a war tactic in Bosnia and in the Sudan. Is there anything the
international community can do to prevent this from happening now and in the future?
6. Is rape during war and genocide classifi ed as a “crime against humanity”?
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