Give Solutions, Not Reasons!

I overheard a couple of people talking during my lone travel in bus yesterday…

“Oh that girl must’ve dressed provocatively…”

“Oh… Why should a girl travel late at night…?”

“Arrgh... They all should be hanged…”

Apart from the last one, I was quite taken aback by these comments; I still couldn’t make out what provocatively dressed means, because what you get to see depends on what you are looking for. So, blaming attire for someone’s pervert-like behavior is not only plan stupid justification; but also basic violation of rights towards one half of our society.

Again, travelling late I just can’t stop getting amazed at the stupidity of the people saying this. You travel late, you get raped is not the impression you should leave about the largest democratic county. It is questioning the basic freedom of our country, so we fought for freedom and call this it? Instead of telling girls to stay home after sunset, why can’t you educate boys to behave? I still don’t understand how can a seedha saadha boy-next-door can turn into a beast post sunset? The monstrous instinct towards women should be curbed. Mass media should be used to educate that women aren’t objects or targets for anyone’s temperamental problems.

Law, weak law, toothless law… Yes it has been called all that and much more. But, I don’t understand why we need law to specifically to tell you to behave when we oppose moral policing. I would like to remind everyone that we are no animals to have an instructor and a lasso to keep reminding us and asking us to behave. I don’t understand… You worship them as Goddess, You are born to a Mother, You grow up with a Sister; Still you turn into a monster became they are dressed “provocatively” and are travelling late? Asking law and police to control such behavior is impossible because law can’t tame animals and criminals always outnumber police men.

I write this as a brother, a friend and a future daddy. I am worried sick if my sister is going out with her friends. I am even more worried when my friend is travelling in public transport late after her work. I am still clueless about the answer I will have to give my daughter if she asks “Where’s my freedom papa?” and this is not the society I want my girl or any girl to grow up in.

I want an equally free, fair world for my sister, friend and my daughter!