urmiladuhan
November 24th, 2002, 03:41 AM
Dear members,
It has been obvious for a long time that women's issues and rights mean squat (!!) for most men in India including the Jat community.
Dowry, female infanticide and selective abortion (gender ratio in Haryana is abysmally low), property rights, harassment and crimes against women have not shown any decline. A society which does not assure a sense of safety and well being in all its members will always fail to generate goodwill among them. It is the goodwill between the members that produces law and order, trade and investment etc.
Women are half of the society. The well being of women affects the well being of families.
I was particularly offended by some jokes in the humour section where offences against women like rape have been trivialised. Perhaps some men are too young to realise this, but physical assault and rape are deeply, deeply traumatising to women- and the trauma lasts their whole lifetime. One's body is the only thing one has any control over in this world. The absolute right over one's physical security is a sacred right - never to be treated lightly. There are innumerable other things to get pleasure from. Violating the sacred right of others is inhuman and should be unacceptable to all.
It is a such a simple and easily understandable concept. I am perplexed why a lot of men in our communities fail to see the point.
What can be done? Not tolerating perverse and immature attitudes would be a great step forward, and we can begin from right here at Jatland.com!
It has been obvious for a long time that women's issues and rights mean squat (!!) for most men in India including the Jat community.
Dowry, female infanticide and selective abortion (gender ratio in Haryana is abysmally low), property rights, harassment and crimes against women have not shown any decline. A society which does not assure a sense of safety and well being in all its members will always fail to generate goodwill among them. It is the goodwill between the members that produces law and order, trade and investment etc.
Women are half of the society. The well being of women affects the well being of families.
I was particularly offended by some jokes in the humour section where offences against women like rape have been trivialised. Perhaps some men are too young to realise this, but physical assault and rape are deeply, deeply traumatising to women- and the trauma lasts their whole lifetime. One's body is the only thing one has any control over in this world. The absolute right over one's physical security is a sacred right - never to be treated lightly. There are innumerable other things to get pleasure from. Violating the sacred right of others is inhuman and should be unacceptable to all.
It is a such a simple and easily understandable concept. I am perplexed why a lot of men in our communities fail to see the point.
What can be done? Not tolerating perverse and immature attitudes would be a great step forward, and we can begin from right here at Jatland.com!