Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Nirbhaya or Without Fear


Over the years the rape and abuse cases in India (irrespective of geography ) have increased and what would be the reason

1. Commodification and overt sexualisation- Women have become a product to be sold and utilised. The alarming trend is today the commodification has lowered its age limit. Post Covid and influx of social media is now showing very young woman sexualising themselves. Unfortunately, revenue generated is normalising and even glorifying sexual perversion. A few days ago a girl as yound as 12-13 was selling an ointment which would remove dark spots under armpit. I am not taking sides, but we should have a serious thought on where we are heading.

2. Our mythology and religious texts which define our society has set a clear hegemony in terms of caste and gender. The reading of our religious texts haven't evolved but has gone backwards over the year. Glorifying the caste dynamics or even supressing women has impacted our thought processin a very evil way
Confining women to motherhood or and then gloorifying and sanctifying repression should not work in a modern society. So deep insode a man , a woman who moves out of these confines have to be disciplined and abuse becomes normalised
Even now the public 'feelings' or reactions to a rape are largely dependent on the social status of the accused and 'aukat' of the prepetrator

1 comment:

Archana K B said...

3. Influences through art and movies. No censoring of violence
4. People don’t grow themselves from the old beliefs and doesn’t try to correct or impart good morals to the new generation either. No efforts.
5. Some women also are part of the misogyny maybe due to the old beliefs. That has a deep influence on children as primary caregivers

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