The Great Indian Dress Code Debate
At every instance of a gruesome sexual offence in the country, there is this great Indian debate which commences. The debate about the so called obscenity in public.
At one end are our usual suspects - the Shiv Sena, VHP, Bajrang Dal and their chums advocating high morals for women, while themselves being Chirag Taley Andhera personified. The other party which almost always jumps the gun by responding includes various women groups, intelligentsia and media, of course. This time it's no different.
The most unfortunate aspect of this that both of these warring parties percieve the whole issue in black and white. The torch bearers of morality want women dressed up, while they don't care to explain why children are being raped. On the other hand our wise liberalist friends would cry murder on the suggestion. Counter attack would be so frontal that nobody sees the actual point.
The actual point, of course, is of our personal safety as an individual. Radicals must realize that such an extent of prevention will never help us in finding cure, while idealists fail to realize this is not an ideal world they would like to believe. High liberalism would not work in the existing form of the society. So we will have to tread gradually towards that.
Let's confess any skin show titillates, as the sight of huge cash fans greed. It does that to me, to you, to male, to female, to everyone and we know that at the bottom of our hearts. The key thing is how an individual reacts. The reaction depends upon the upbringing and beliefs. Most of us resist these animal instincts. The self control, the will power comes in to the play. The respect for the individuals, love for our dear ones, society norms, and perhaps the repercussions guide us.
This was about humans. But then there are animals like Sunil More. People like him have always been there. They don't need a provocation. Their tendencies have always been brutal. The thought process is impulsive and individualistic. They are there only for themselves, and care a damn for others.
Believers can imagine that a Ravana, who took away Sita, was there even in Treta Yug or a Dushasan, who tried to dishonour Draupadi, was there in Dwapar. Their world was more perfect than ours and still it happened. Worst still, this is Kalyug. There would be more such people. Onus is on us to save ourselves from these unscrupulous.
Do we leave our house unlocked ? No, we usually lock it. Both when we are in or out of it. There, these idealist lock it too instead of protesting why people rob our houses. Preferential liberalism, this.
Like we do it to our belongings, we ourselves have to do it for our body. Our instincts always forewarn us. Both the DPS girl, and this girl could have themselves from these animals with little firmness. It is nothing to do with dress code, but all to do with our common sense and discretion.
And we must wear what we are comfortable with. Don't listen to this debate, but do listen to yourself.
At one end are our usual suspects - the Shiv Sena, VHP, Bajrang Dal and their chums advocating high morals for women, while themselves being Chirag Taley Andhera personified. The other party which almost always jumps the gun by responding includes various women groups, intelligentsia and media, of course. This time it's no different.
The most unfortunate aspect of this that both of these warring parties percieve the whole issue in black and white. The torch bearers of morality want women dressed up, while they don't care to explain why children are being raped. On the other hand our wise liberalist friends would cry murder on the suggestion. Counter attack would be so frontal that nobody sees the actual point.
The actual point, of course, is of our personal safety as an individual. Radicals must realize that such an extent of prevention will never help us in finding cure, while idealists fail to realize this is not an ideal world they would like to believe. High liberalism would not work in the existing form of the society. So we will have to tread gradually towards that.
Let's confess any skin show titillates, as the sight of huge cash fans greed. It does that to me, to you, to male, to female, to everyone and we know that at the bottom of our hearts. The key thing is how an individual reacts. The reaction depends upon the upbringing and beliefs. Most of us resist these animal instincts. The self control, the will power comes in to the play. The respect for the individuals, love for our dear ones, society norms, and perhaps the repercussions guide us.
This was about humans. But then there are animals like Sunil More. People like him have always been there. They don't need a provocation. Their tendencies have always been brutal. The thought process is impulsive and individualistic. They are there only for themselves, and care a damn for others.
Believers can imagine that a Ravana, who took away Sita, was there even in Treta Yug or a Dushasan, who tried to dishonour Draupadi, was there in Dwapar. Their world was more perfect than ours and still it happened. Worst still, this is Kalyug. There would be more such people. Onus is on us to save ourselves from these unscrupulous.
Do we leave our house unlocked ? No, we usually lock it. Both when we are in or out of it. There, these idealist lock it too instead of protesting why people rob our houses. Preferential liberalism, this.
Like we do it to our belongings, we ourselves have to do it for our body. Our instincts always forewarn us. Both the DPS girl, and this girl could have themselves from these animals with little firmness. It is nothing to do with dress code, but all to do with our common sense and discretion.
And we must wear what we are comfortable with. Don't listen to this debate, but do listen to yourself.
posted by Unknown at 10:46 AM
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