So here I am, back again. Writing after quite a while I guess...
Today happens to be Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, Kanha, Govinda, whatever you choose to call him. Today also happens to be one of those days in the calender of Indian festivals when it is 'legitimate' to eve-tease and harass women. After all, the lord himself did the same na??
We have heard countless tales of how he used to play with the gopis. Hide their clothes when they used to go for bathing, following them stealthily when they used to carry the pots full of milk, curd, butter etc., tease them to no end. Yet he got away with it. So, the mindset now, is that if he was allowed to do all that, why not us? This is the reason our streets abound with eve- teasers, our public transports are filled with lecherous old men groping women of their daughter's age. Divine sanction you see....
I wonder how many of you remember the forwarded message, which was something on the lines of
"कृष्ण करे तो रास लीला,
मै करू तो character ढीला!"
These lines pretty much sum up why some specimens of my gender think it's okay to leer at, tease, grope, harass and rape women. It even got made into a hit song!!!
For those of you who are pretty much livid because I mentioned Lord Krishna in this context, remember that you are angry because whatever I said, got you thinking. It touched a nerve, didn't it??
Today happens to be Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, Kanha, Govinda, whatever you choose to call him. Today also happens to be one of those days in the calender of Indian festivals when it is 'legitimate' to eve-tease and harass women. After all, the lord himself did the same na??
We have heard countless tales of how he used to play with the gopis. Hide their clothes when they used to go for bathing, following them stealthily when they used to carry the pots full of milk, curd, butter etc., tease them to no end. Yet he got away with it. So, the mindset now, is that if he was allowed to do all that, why not us? This is the reason our streets abound with eve- teasers, our public transports are filled with lecherous old men groping women of their daughter's age. Divine sanction you see....
I wonder how many of you remember the forwarded message, which was something on the lines of
"कृष्ण करे तो रास लीला,
मै करू तो character ढीला!"
These lines pretty much sum up why some specimens of my gender think it's okay to leer at, tease, grope, harass and rape women. It even got made into a hit song!!!
For those of you who are pretty much livid because I mentioned Lord Krishna in this context, remember that you are angry because whatever I said, got you thinking. It touched a nerve, didn't it??
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