Some time back I came to know about Slutwalk. It was trending on twitter. I remember that was the day of Slutwalk London. Slutwalk is a rally that originated in Canada after a police officer commented that , "women should avoid dressing like sluts" to avoid being victimized. (click-wiki article) Hence the term 'slut'walk. It is scheduled to happen in Delhi sometime soon(25th july, tentatively). In west, it generally consists of young women scantily dressed to convey their rebellion. (God! this is their idea of making a hard-impact statement). If that happens in Delhi, all you can imagine is a rally of 200 DU girls followed by 5000 lechers. Sensing that, the organisers have indianized the rally. Also it's being called Besharmi morcha to have a local feel. (click-Slutwalk Delhi). So far so good.
Nobody denies that women have been suppressed in our society and that is largely beyond their control. Another way to say that is men are basically 3rd class animals having no respect for rights of others(that includes women, naagin (jehrili ones), etc), fit only to be slaves, but due to historical blunders in the process of evolution, occupy a superior position. That is such a disgrace for human race. Maybe not that bad, but yeah, to a large extent it is because of the men that women have to go through their worst experiences. Crimes against women are committed everyday, it is such a shame, nobody denies that.
Whenever there's a debate on gender equality, emotions take over logic. So, to set things straight, the instances made henceforth refers only to 'empowered' women, who get equal treatment as their brothers from their parents, well educated, in totality have equal or better qualities as their men colleagues. As for the other not-so-lucky women, mostly in villages, we would like to say we understand your sufferings, keep fighting back, we support you.
Now that I am done with the disclaimer part I'll come to the point. Gender equality must be demanded consistently, not selectively when it benefits you.When the issue is to reserve seats in Parliament, then it's all good. But If a review of anti-dowry laws is asked, it is seen as a step to curb women rights. Most law experts would tell you that it's the most misused law in India. Reason: it largely works on the principle of 'guilty until proven innocent' as opposed to the other laws in India. Even Kasab was 'innocent until proven guilty'. I will restrict to these two instances. The larger point is made.
There was an incidence in Mangalore some time back, where some women were beaten in a pub. It became a national issue, and rightly so. But I was rather amused by the reaction to that. There was a proposed 'pub-bharo' movement, and suggestion that it was an attack against women empowerment( going to pub empowers women!). Some discussions implied that modern women dressed in a certain way( that way, Rakhi Sawant also qualifies as modern). Of course modern or not, a women has a right to wear what they want. But how does wearing a certain way make one modern? This way, basically women, like men,themself describe themselves more by what they wear , and not how they reason, think . And also, you get a feeling( in their argument) that they are competing with men at all times. In any case, if the parliamentary reservation bill ever gets passed, it would because of the 80% male MPs. Politically incorrect to say, but thats a fact.One area where you cannot deny them credit is there innovation in protesting. PETA photoshoots to protest 'cruelty against animals' are legendary. Slutwalk, a rally of scantily clad women, what better way to attract attention and make the world 'aware'.
Expecting a dominant species to give up their position for the larger good of society is a bit far-fledged. Humans won their right to be rulers through their skills. Men must have done the same way, when the competition narrowed down to 2. Mistakes were committed. Blaming the winner can be a consolation, never a solution. And if walks could reverse historical blunders, be rest assured, it's going to be a long walk. Very long.
Nobody denies that women have been suppressed in our society and that is largely beyond their control. Another way to say that is men are basically 3rd class animals having no respect for rights of others(that includes women, naagin (jehrili ones), etc), fit only to be slaves, but due to historical blunders in the process of evolution, occupy a superior position. That is such a disgrace for human race. Maybe not that bad, but yeah, to a large extent it is because of the men that women have to go through their worst experiences. Crimes against women are committed everyday, it is such a shame, nobody denies that.
Whenever there's a debate on gender equality, emotions take over logic. So, to set things straight, the instances made henceforth refers only to 'empowered' women, who get equal treatment as their brothers from their parents, well educated, in totality have equal or better qualities as their men colleagues. As for the other not-so-lucky women, mostly in villages, we would like to say we understand your sufferings, keep fighting back, we support you.
Now that I am done with the disclaimer part I'll come to the point. Gender equality must be demanded consistently, not selectively when it benefits you.When the issue is to reserve seats in Parliament, then it's all good. But If a review of anti-dowry laws is asked, it is seen as a step to curb women rights. Most law experts would tell you that it's the most misused law in India. Reason: it largely works on the principle of 'guilty until proven innocent' as opposed to the other laws in India. Even Kasab was 'innocent until proven guilty'. I will restrict to these two instances. The larger point is made.
There was an incidence in Mangalore some time back, where some women were beaten in a pub. It became a national issue, and rightly so. But I was rather amused by the reaction to that. There was a proposed 'pub-bharo' movement, and suggestion that it was an attack against women empowerment( going to pub empowers women!). Some discussions implied that modern women dressed in a certain way( that way, Rakhi Sawant also qualifies as modern). Of course modern or not, a women has a right to wear what they want. But how does wearing a certain way make one modern? This way, basically women, like men,themself describe themselves more by what they wear , and not how they reason, think . And also, you get a feeling( in their argument) that they are competing with men at all times. In any case, if the parliamentary reservation bill ever gets passed, it would because of the 80% male MPs. Politically incorrect to say, but thats a fact.One area where you cannot deny them credit is there innovation in protesting. PETA photoshoots to protest 'cruelty against animals' are legendary. Slutwalk, a rally of scantily clad women, what better way to attract attention and make the world 'aware'.
Expecting a dominant species to give up their position for the larger good of society is a bit far-fledged. Humans won their right to be rulers through their skills. Men must have done the same way, when the competition narrowed down to 2. Mistakes were committed. Blaming the winner can be a consolation, never a solution. And if walks could reverse historical blunders, be rest assured, it's going to be a long walk. Very long.
