Girls masked and muted

Jul 14
NabanitaDhar
Not sure if heaven exists but if there is a place called hell then its right here on earth and a good part of it seems to be located in our own country. I don’t know about you but to me it seems that our great India is full of Satans in the form of perverted men!  Think about it why else would there be so many cases of atrocities against women day after day, every damn day?
Stories of women being raped and murdered keep appearing in papers. And not as one off cases but over and over again. This certainly isn’t something that is normal for a civilized society. Acid attacks by spurned lovers, torture by annoying in-laws or blatant outrage of a woman’s modesty seem to be the norm. It appears to be something that people are not even bothered about anymore? So much apathy in a country where hypocrites fast for nine days to win favours from a Goddess! Disgusting!
They don’t want women to be educated. And yes they want women to cook and clean their houses as they lead their petty lives. Go a step further and they don’t even want women to express themselves. All they want is to satisfy their libidos as they move from one woman to another blatantly. Yes, that’s what these uneducated and uncouth men of this country want. And why only blame the illiterate men? Majority of men of this country are such, barring a select few. How else would anyone explain such alarming rates of crimes against women?
If I think deeply I realise that the mental makeup of our society makes it easier for men to commit heinous acts against women and get away with it. Think about the case of the innocent girl in Delhi who was gang-raped in a moving bus. What happened to those savage men? Have they been punished yet? I guess the human rights activists would be happy to see the men safe and sound in jail!
It disgusts me that I am a woman in this pre-historic society where it is alright to label a female characterless but not okay to stand up for her. From minute things at home to the terrible crimes we read about, our society has made it easier for men to flash their third leg and get away with it carrying a mocking smile on their faces. Men only want women to sacrifice and tolerate in silence failing which they just become an inconvenience to be done away with.
We project ourselves to be a modern and tolerant country but we sure aren’t close to being one. Prejudice against women starts at an early age when she is told that she needs to be the one taking care of the house. Bias starts when she is told to be careful about the way she dresses. Why aren’t men told to be different and considerate? Why all the adjustments are burdened upon females as if they are nothing but beasts of burden?
Even educated and well settled women are not spared from the narrow-mindedness. This being the case with the supposedly blessed few, then what about the condition of millions of women in rural India?
Girls are agonized for apparently that is what our outdated culture teaches us. Men are spared all the bull-shit for they are superior, again according to our redundant traditions. From being forced to cover their heads in the name of respect for elders to being murdered for attempting to speak their mind, women in this country go through all. And the sad part is nobody gives a damn.

If this anarchy continues, then it won’t be long that our so called society crumbles. And perhaps that is the best thing to happen to this country. Perhpas! Well frankly a country where girls are masked and muted doesn’t deserve anything but annihilation and decay.

21 thoughts on “Girls masked and muted”

  1. A sense of shame being invoked inside 'Man' in me while reading this article.

    I wonder the intention of those politicians (in specific parts of country)recommending women not to come out after 9 PM instead of banning men to step out at night..

    It's a behavior & culture which needs a transformation….

  5. Unfortunately that's true today. When we buy a Music System, a mobile, a camera, a Washing Machine or an Oven, the first thing we do is to read the instruction manual so that we know how to make the best use of it and to take care of it. Similarly, God has supplied with an instruction manual for human beings to read and follow as to how to lead life to know what's good and bad, what's right and wrong. These instruction manuals are the Vedas, the Bible, Quran, Granth etc. Unfortunately people have kept these manuals aside and they do what they think is right. Hence we are facing the music. As long as people follow rituals without giving thought to these holy books, there ought to be disaster. We do not wash a 7kg blanket in a 5kg washing machine, do we? But we want to lead life as we want with no regard to the Creator.

  6. Nabanita, very thought provoking.
    But, in the defence of a few 'good men', let me please say that there is still hope.
    That not a majority but maybe half of the men may be partial towards their behaviour with women or perhaps animalistic towards them.
    But it is not fit to say that men in this country don't give a damn. They do. And more than you and me can gauge. I have seen men who have fought long and hard for women's rights. I have seen men chance the opinion of other men and I've seen men being wrongly judged by women.
    So, though these times may seem bleak and desolate, be aware of the presence of "A Few Good Men" in this society.
    This is the hope and face of humanity.

  7. As a man I lend my unequivocal and unstinted support to the strident voice you have raised against the general trend of mysogyny prevalent in our country and the revolting debauchery of of prurient men.

  13. IMHO, I feel that education needs to begin at home. Boys need to be taught that women need to be treated with respect and treated as an equal. When the mother herself is treated badly at home by her husband / in-laws, that sends the wrong signal and men grow up thinking that it's 'OK' to treat women as they please.

    On a side note, I think capital punishment should be allowed for rapists or else this callous attitude towards will continue.

    Cheers!
    TWG

  21. So true..very good post and blog…
    i have started a blog thefadingdarkness.blogspot.in
    It's on the crimes against women.
    Follow it if you like it.
    A well written post, again!

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