So..the Toronto youth decided to organize a "slutwalk" earlier this year..and indians being true to their disposition decided to tread on the same path...
For those of you who are wondering what the provocative terms stands for- it is a protest march held by men and women wearing revealing clothes to drive home the point that wearing "sexy" clothes cannot be construed as sexual incitation.
Umang sabharwal(the pioneer of the event in india) has 'unknowingly teased a very raw nerve' as the papers reported.true enough the affair is a hotly debated topic but on a personal front i think its a rather bizzare if not ludicurous course of action to protest against the prevailing predicament.
Now,just for the record,iam totally for the issue being addressed,yet i cannot help but wonder how the current stance will serve the purpose!ok...so the march created waves in toronto but hey..this is india!!any state of affair that requires the slightest attention has to draw mass participation from the public (remember the anna hazare and baba ramdev protests...on second thoughts lets try and forget the latter;))
All iam trying to say here is that such issues require participation by people from all walks of life...AND NOT JUST THE YOUTH.protesting through such vexing ways will only help in attracting a large no.of frowns rather than participation or support...and hence the entire purpose behind the rather offensive(pardon my language) event is defeated!
For those of you who are wondering what the provocative terms stands for- it is a protest march held by men and women wearing revealing clothes to drive home the point that wearing "sexy" clothes cannot be construed as sexual incitation.
Umang sabharwal(the pioneer of the event in india) has 'unknowingly teased a very raw nerve' as the papers reported.true enough the affair is a hotly debated topic but on a personal front i think its a rather bizzare if not ludicurous course of action to protest against the prevailing predicament.
Now,just for the record,iam totally for the issue being addressed,yet i cannot help but wonder how the current stance will serve the purpose!ok...so the march created waves in toronto but hey..this is india!!any state of affair that requires the slightest attention has to draw mass participation from the public (remember the anna hazare and baba ramdev protests...on second thoughts lets try and forget the latter;))
All iam trying to say here is that such issues require participation by people from all walks of life...AND NOT JUST THE YOUTH.protesting through such vexing ways will only help in attracting a large no.of frowns rather than participation or support...and hence the entire purpose behind the rather offensive(pardon my language) event is defeated!
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ReplyDeleteI am impressed with the way you have raised your opinion on such a popular forum.
I agree with your opinion to a certain extent when you talk about how effective this movement would be with regard to the still traditional Indian society in this 21st century. Yes, needless to say India is a young country with a majority of its people belonging to the younger generation and the same youth is lost when it comes to taking up of social and moral responsibility. India can no longer afford to do so. And so I appreciate such an initiative by a teenager who has at least dared to raise her voice on behalf of millions of women of the country. Here the question arises as how will such a walk help the millions of women all over India??
Firstly, such a walk will draw much needed media attention to the cause and purpose for such a way of protest (note: green revolution, female infanticide, education, corruption, etc). This would help spread general awareness on the cause to all people in all the sections of the society. And media can play a major role in communicating the cause of the walk to the Gen X.
Secondly, India is the land of the Mahatma Gandhi who gave birth to the non-cooperation movement. This movement had inspired many other such peaceful and cooperative ways of protest not just in India but all over the world (latest successful example being that of Anna Hazare). Such a way of protest does draw support from the ethnic and traditional Indian society because in this land of Gandhi, people are still deeply rooted to such ways of protest and such protests don’t go ignored by the government elected by the people.
Thirdly, you are correct when you say that such a way vexing ways will attract a lot of frowns but I believe that this march is organized to educate those people and turn their frowns to smiles!
Also, as far as the Indian laws where rape is concerned, the laws need to be modified and made more sensitive towards the victims of such vindictive crime. And the welfare measures taken to help the victims need to be reframed and reworked again. So with such issues in hand, its time India should awake to a free and safe society for our women of the country and so I hope this march serves the purpose !!
PS: I like your dry sense of humor ! Hoping I get to know more about you ! :)