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After one year of Nirbhaya's brutal gang rape case that riveted the world but now forgotten, this is what I have to ask and say to the Indian society.
Society- Oh. She was raped? Must have enticed them.
Me- Enticed them? How?
Society- Well. She must have looked at them seductively.
Me- No. She was dragged and beaten up. She did not look at them seductively or otherwise.
Society- Ok. Then it must have been her clothes. Western culture has ruined us all.
Me-Nope- She was in salwar kameez, all covered up.
Society- Ok. Then she must have been wearing bright lipstick and mascara. You know how girls are these days. They like to dress up as sluts.
Me- Sluts?
Society-Yeah. Sluts.
Me- Nope. She was returning home from work. She was not wearing any make up whatsoever.
Society- Ok. Then she must have gone to a completely deserted location. Serves her right.
Me- Nope. She was standing at a bus stop when a car stopped and people pulled her inside. There were many people around.
Society- Ok. Then she must have gone out alone. She should have been accompanied by a man.
Me- She was actually. The guy was beaten up and thrown by the roadside.
Society- See. This is what is wrong with girls. Why was she hanging out with a guy? What kind of a girl would do that? And then you blame men for rapes. Huh. Sluts.
Me- Ok.
Society- Hey what are you doing?
Me- Oh this? This is a steel rod.
Society- What? Why?
Me- I am gonna ram it in your butt.
Society- You crazy? Aahh! Stop!! Why are you beating me with this rod?!! Aaahh!! No no not my pants!! Not the rod in my butt!! No, no, no!!!!!!!
Me- Relax. Not doing that.
Society -You moron, how dare you beat me and threaten me with that rod? I am going to kill you.
Me- Why? What wrong did I do?
Society- You... you...
Me- Yes?
Society- Oh... I ... I ...
Me- You get my point now? You were trying to justify rape with all sorts of excuses. I showed you how it probably feels when a perfectly normal day becomes an unexpected nightmare. The pain and the trauma of getting physically and psychologically violated is something that society like you do not understand. Your wounds will heal soon, just temporary bruises. But I hope your lesson will be permanent.
DEDICATED TO ALL OF YOU WHO BLAME THE RAPE VICTIM AND GIVE THE RAPIST THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.
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