Another report of "moral policing" in my city. A few protectors of the Indian culture took it upon themselves to beat up a bunch of students who decided they wanted to kiss in public. I get it, you have man strength. You would like to let the world know that. How dare people show affection for each other in public? I mean, I don't care if a man rapes a woman in public, or stares at her obscenely, or molests her. As long as there is affection involved and the act is consensual, it is against the Indian culture.
Rewind. Are you trying to tell me, my culture allows for sexual abuse, but not for a little PDA? Dear Protectors of the Indian Culture (Henceforth, referred to as the PIC), tell me, when was the last time you were this quick to react to help a lady in distress in a public space? I get groped in the dark, you stand by on your bike, watching on, wondering why I am trying to grab a man by his collar and calling him names. But, the moment I as much as hold my boyfriend's hand in a public place, you swoon down on me, from who knows where, and ask me, Is this your drawing room? Yes, I am aware this is a public space, I am also aware of what is illegal in public. I am not indulging in obscenity, PIC, I am only displaying my affection for another human being. Who defines your limits? OK to beat up people in the name of "Culture", not OK to be beaten up by people for being buffoons.
I remember reading a report in the papers a few months back, that a city had decided to install cameras in a park where couples frequented and sat by themselves in corners "indulging" in PDA. Did anybody bother to identify public spots where eve-teasing or molestation are rampant and suggest installation of cameras there? Is it just me or does everybody here have their priorities messed up? You are actually sending out signals, that if it is forced, we will accept it and let it go with comments such as "boys will be boys", but the moment it is consensual, it will hurt our sensitivities and we will step out and beat you up. Boo your logic. My Indian culture is not stagnant. It is evolving. Which is why Sati is illegal today, which is why dowry is illegal today. By your logic, we should de-evolve by a 100 years and go back to being an underdeveloped, enslaved society. Because that was once a part of our culture. Every time I hear somebody use the word "culture" to defend some inane action of theirs, it makes me mad. Drop the act. You don't care. You do the same stuff behind closed doors, everybody else just decided to stop being shy and take it out into the open. Again, I understand the difference between full fledged obscenity and a little display of affection. So, till you can tell the women of this country they can walk freely at night or alone through a deserted patch on the road, stop telling them to not kiss in public, you don't have the right to.
A very indignant Indian Girl.
Rewind. Are you trying to tell me, my culture allows for sexual abuse, but not for a little PDA? Dear Protectors of the Indian Culture (Henceforth, referred to as the PIC), tell me, when was the last time you were this quick to react to help a lady in distress in a public space? I get groped in the dark, you stand by on your bike, watching on, wondering why I am trying to grab a man by his collar and calling him names. But, the moment I as much as hold my boyfriend's hand in a public place, you swoon down on me, from who knows where, and ask me, Is this your drawing room? Yes, I am aware this is a public space, I am also aware of what is illegal in public. I am not indulging in obscenity, PIC, I am only displaying my affection for another human being. Who defines your limits? OK to beat up people in the name of "Culture", not OK to be beaten up by people for being buffoons.
I remember reading a report in the papers a few months back, that a city had decided to install cameras in a park where couples frequented and sat by themselves in corners "indulging" in PDA. Did anybody bother to identify public spots where eve-teasing or molestation are rampant and suggest installation of cameras there? Is it just me or does everybody here have their priorities messed up? You are actually sending out signals, that if it is forced, we will accept it and let it go with comments such as "boys will be boys", but the moment it is consensual, it will hurt our sensitivities and we will step out and beat you up. Boo your logic. My Indian culture is not stagnant. It is evolving. Which is why Sati is illegal today, which is why dowry is illegal today. By your logic, we should de-evolve by a 100 years and go back to being an underdeveloped, enslaved society. Because that was once a part of our culture. Every time I hear somebody use the word "culture" to defend some inane action of theirs, it makes me mad. Drop the act. You don't care. You do the same stuff behind closed doors, everybody else just decided to stop being shy and take it out into the open. Again, I understand the difference between full fledged obscenity and a little display of affection. So, till you can tell the women of this country they can walk freely at night or alone through a deserted patch on the road, stop telling them to not kiss in public, you don't have the right to.
A very indignant Indian Girl.
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