...something sort of imponderable..
That was about societies which had a law and order to execute that law or even the semblance of it, but what of war zones, ethnic conflicts, riots?For winning armies in the war, or the mobs unleashing vengeance on other mobs, or the packs out there to destroy rival ethnicities, the women make up the softest targets to unleash most brutal assaults. They 'salvage' their pride by ravaging women of other folks without impunity. There are uncountable tales of uncountable horrors spread throughout the history, with people ever setting ever newer standards well into the 21st century. Read anything on the newly partitioned India-Pakistan in 1947 or on Darfur or Talibanised Afghanistan or Congo to know.
suddenly there is a feeling of nauseating helplessness...
suddenly there is a feeling of nauseating helplessness...
posted by Aditya at 7:50 PM
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once again...once again...the women is put forward as a status symbol. They are a shield to mask the most rubbish things that go on in the background. All the burden of घर की लाज is thrown at her, they are a mere facade - and treated so - and its something engrained in our society.
Try imagining if your neighbour's car gets dented or their front door paint peels off. Its the same shame, nothing much I'd guess.
Her blogpost made me remember yours, and how similar a thought she also latched onto...about "anybody who feels strongly about anything, is taking to the streets and beating up a woman."
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