Aah! Finally! India wakes up to the Desi Version of Slut Walk! Our Own Desi women dressed soberly walked the marched outnumbered by men in the March. Participation of Men in a conservative city like Bhopal is highly applauded. Bhopal happens to be the rape capital of country if we go by numbers.National capital follows closely. Although the message conveyed is clear, it makes the mockery of its raison d'etere. Many of the women were highly apprehensive of participating in this Besharmi Morcha, yes thats what they are calling it.This is because of the presence of right wing Hindu Parties, RSS or Bajrang Dal.This is the only country where we can state to live in harmony with such elements. The paradox and embarassment is this the counrty where we actually worship women in the form of Maa Shakti, Maa Durga, Maa Kali, Maa Saraswati and Maa Laxmi and in many other forms. Inspite of all this we rank so highly in numnber of crimes against women whethe it includes girl foeticide, dowry deaths or trauma.
Friends, if we go down the memory lane to remeber the sexist comment of Constable Michael Sanguinette,"Women should avoid dressing like sluts", women in Toronto marched to Toronto Police head quarters. This protest march involved more than 3000 people and in which women dressed provocatively to protest against being called them sluts. Constable later apologized. It was not a protest against a constable but the chauvinist mentality of people who look women as an object to satisfy their carnal desires. If a woman dresses in shorter clothes and is not bothered about it, why should somebody else be. Women are sometimes "Dressed to kill" not "Raped for dressing". These assaults or offences are so brutal that many of them lose their lives rather "Killed for Dressing". Its completely a woman's prerogative with whom, under what conditions does she get intimate?
I would like to say that Sex is something that you have with somebody together , it is not you do to somebody.
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