May 7, 2010

One day it's a student out with a 'friend'. The other it's a working woman out 'late'. Yet another day it's a hapless 5 year old who is where she should ideally be the safest - 'home'!
But safe is something that seems to be asking for too much when it comes to women. Each time a rape comes to light, so does the disturbing public opinion. She should have been more careful. She should have avoided being out so late. She shouldn't have dressed that way. She should have bloody well not been a woman!! It's outrageous how people veryyyy conveniently blame the victim. So, FYI, NO girl wants it. NO girl ASKS for it. No matter how she is dressed. No matter where she is. No matter what time it is. I agree it's best to be vigilant at all times, to take adequate 'precaution'. But that's just a way to avert the crisis for a while and not the solution itself!
'You hear about all these rapes all the time, why do you have to be out so late?' Well, you also hear about people dying in road accidents all the time. Doesn't stop you from driving like a maniac anyway, does it? And this is no way the same anyway! Please stop being such pigs about women's dignity. You will never really know what it is like till it happens to someone too close for comfort. And I really hope it never comes to that.

3 comments:

Runjoo said...

i hate the "you should be more careful" line...i agree precautions HAVE to be taken, but if girls are getting raped by people they trust, in places where they are comfortable...then i really dont know how many precautions you can go on taking.
awesome post...very hard hitting...love the last line

creyzeee said...

thnx ranjoo. as much as the incidence itself is scary, i'm more worried abt the casual attitude ppl seem to have towards the whole thing!

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