In ancient Chinese society, people were influenced by traditional Confucianism, and their thoughts and behaviors were controlled by Confucianism.
Since entering the patriarchal society, women's social status has been relatively low, in order to standardize women's moral behavior, Confucianism also put forward the idea of "three obedience and four virtues", which has made the special phenomenon of "male superiority and female inferiority" in society, and has lasted for more than 2,000 years.
In this environment, ancient women attached great importance to "chastity", and if they did not, it would be difficult for them to marry, and those who had already married would also be divorced.
The so-called "chastity" refers to the moral concept of a person who is innocent and pure in morality and psychology, without any stain.
This word first appeared in the "Poems", which is a pure and noble moral concept advocated by ancient Chinese etiquette.
In ancient society, chastity was the highest value symbol of women, and social theory also attached great importance to women's biological chastity.
To what extent did ancient women pay attention to chastity? Let's look at a story.
In the Qing Dynasty's "Bamboo Leaf Pavilion Miscellaneous Records" recorded such a story, in the eleventh year of Daoguang, due to the inflow of seawater, the river flooded, and floods occurred in many places along the river.
There was also a flood in Tongcheng, Anhui Province, in the big water, there was a woman because she didn't have time to dodge, the water had not reached her waist, and the situation was also very critical.
At this time, a man on the side saw this situation and hurriedly stepped forward to save her, so he reached out to rescue and pulled the woman's left arm. Who knew that the woman cried out: "How can I let a strange man stain my left arm after decades of chastity." The woman directly snatched the kitchen knife brought by the fleeing party and cut off her left arm.
There are many ancient stories about virgins, who committed suicide after being accidentally touched by a man, but there are exceptions.
For example, we often see the figure of "flower thief" in film and television dramas, and this kind of person has indeed appeared in history.
In the ancient society that valued "chastity", why didn't women dare to resist when they were violated by flower thieves?
In fact, not everyone is like the "chaste martyr", who has to find a short-term sight when someone touches their arm or body, and most people still hope to be able to live.
In the ancient martial arts novel "Three Heroes and Five Righteousness", the deeds of a flower thief were described, who was nicknamed "Flower Butterfly", who relied on his martial arts skills and often defiled women, and was later arrested and executed by the government.
Since then, they have been called "flower thieves", and they have been hated for ruining women's reputations and defiling their chastity.
Ancient women were basically more conservative, and they were guarding in the deep boudoir on weekdays, and if they wanted to go out, they should dress very strictly, otherwise they would be said to be indecent, and they would be immersed in the pig cage in serious cases.
Under such extreme chastity requirements, the women who kept the festival endured unimaginable suffering, and they were even more afraid of it.
If you encounter a flower thief, why don't many women dare to resist?
First of all, they must consider their own safety, if they insist on resisting, they may lose their lives, not all of them are as brave as "chaste martyrs";
Secondly, if there is a big noise, your reputation will be greatly affected.
If it is a woman who has not yet married, no one may dare to marry her again, and if it is a woman who is already married, her husband may divorce her, and it will be difficult to marry in the future.
If the news of being defiled by flower pickers spreads, not only will your face be damaged, but it will also disgrace the entire family, and you will live in the shadows for the rest of your life, being pointed at by others.
It's not that people don't want to resist, but they take into account the practical factors, and this kind of thinking also fuels the arrogance of the flower pickers, and they also know that these are what women are most afraid of, so they are more unscrupulous.
During the feudal society, the idea of "male superiority and inferiority of women" can be said to have been deeply rooted, whether in the past or now, many persecuted women are actually reluctant to go to the police to deal with it, and the reason is also very realistic.
Nowadays, we are an equal and free society, but this kind of phenomenon still happens all the time.
Everyone needs to learn to use the weapon of the law to protect themselves, and must not encourage the arrogance of criminals.
At the same time, it is hoped that tragedies of this kind will not happen again.