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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2019 DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU daily Excelsior Established 1965 The idea of Rape Culture in India Founder Editor S.D. Rohmetra Meghna Jaswal women. Everything which is First, it psychologically damages released. While one would say sively objectified. Encouraging parliament to amend laws innately natural, a small example the boy as he becomes aggressive that the actors performed bril- item numbers in movie also regarding punishment of rapists ince 2012, India's narrative being periods or menstruation and tries to hide his sensitive side liantly, the direction was amaz- encourages the objectification of and to implement more stringent New Assembly and general discourse on becomes a taboo. This "hush" which also creates a certain frus- ing and the movie overall looked women in society. Therefore, laws. Also, pressure was being Sviolence perpetrated on concept prevents our society tration in him. Secondly, it psy- well on the screen, what essen- now after some prominently put on the judiciary to fast track women has grown and a sense of from understanding basic func- chologically damages the self tially bothers me is when people talked of rape cases bring out an such cases in order to ensure that awareness has been generated on tions of a human body. The esteem of a girl as from a very say this is the kind of love which urge in people to talk about the justice is served well on time. complex in hiccups the issue. Regardless, in light of underlying flaw is the absence of young age she is made to believe is missing in this society. Having cruelty of such gross aggressive However, all this discourse on the recent events it has become a sex education in India which is that she is weak and inferior in a lover who is abusive towards acts, it is similarly pertinent for law and order, slowed down after f there would have been just one or two problems fact that a predominant "rape cul- present in all Western countries. comparison to a boy. Hence, both you, who in the beginning of the people to voice out their concerns the news of encounter formed the being encountered by the much hyped new ture" is established in the socie- It is of extreme significance that when such acts of violence and headlines. While this filmy idea Assembly complex in Jammu, probably analogy of ty. I boys and girls need to know well as objectification are being of "justice is served" is circulat- Rape culture in its essence A society is a reflection of hiccups would perhaps be termed as somewhat about their bodies and make idolised by the cinema in our ing around and people are glori- refers to the creation of an envi- hyperbolical, if not prosaic but the complex started in informed decisions. Sex educa- society. fying the policemen involved in ronment where sexual violence the year 2011 continues to be mired in the vicious cir- tion also incorporates the idea of the ideas and the thought Asociety is a reflection of the the encounter, my question is; and rape is prevalent and in some consent which can be taught from ideas and the thought process of cle of erratic and frequently suspended funds - alter- cases is normalised. This culture Does this not put a break on the the level of a high school educa- process of the people who the people who make it, therefore increasing discourse surround- ation of designs -layout modifications - revising of of Rape does not limit itself to the tion. every movie, every action, every ing the change in punishments DPRs- cost escalation- absence of making decisions established norms of sexual Therefore, once the concept rape signifies our failure to build aggression or violence against make it, therefore every and judicial backlogs and slow- - lingering on requisite official nods and approvals of consent becomes clear to a good society for ourselves. down? Does this also not com- the victim; rather it is often an young boys it becomes easier for Rather than only talking about and the like. If all these reasons are listed out in indirect result of the kind of soci- pletely shift the narrative from details about this Jammu based if not Jammu cen- them to understand what they are movie, every action, every cases of extremely cruelty when talking about the underlying ety where we live in. India has not supposed to do. That being it comes to rape and also disre- tric project, it would really mean and demand too always been an extremely tradi- issues of rape to only talking said, consent is not the only issue rape signifies our failure to garding the cases where a girl about this was the best solution? much of patience as also the space to list them out. tional and authoritarian society. here. The issue is also our lack of from a minority community gets However, despite the onset of This vague idea of justice does One could only feel sorry for such a state of affairs of understanding between the terms raped by a member of a so called not suddenly solve the issue at modernity in the country, it is sex and gender. While sex ideal- build a good society for "high class" community, we as a the administration of Jammu and Kashmir right during now that cases of sexual vio- hand which is the fault in our and from the period of eight long years after this ly denotes a bodily difference society need to come forward and society. It also does not remedy lence, rape and extreme forms of between men and women, gen- ourselves. take measures to remedy the project was started by laying a foundation stone by brutality are coming up to the the law and order to make it safer der is the social construct estab- underlying issue here which is a for girls. Therefore, as a woman the then Chief Minister in 2011 till date. attention of the nation. lished by a patriarchal society to these ideas significantly con- movie threatens a girl with a lack of education from the side of The modern woman does not living in this country, I urge There is no accountability at any level whatsoever give certain characteristics to tribute to the rape culture of knife and asks her aggressively parents, the government as well everyone to reflect on these curtail herself when it comes to men and women. While women India. Education thus, needs to to take her pants off, goes on try- as institutes of education. Caste, and arrows are shot in zigzag haphazard manner as living her life. Women work, they thoughts and do not think of also without direction and aim by the administrative are essentially viewed as weak begin at home where parents ing to control his girlfriend and Gender and Class as concepts women as being the daughters or get out of their homes into the and timid, men are expected not need to realise how pertinent then also body shames the girl he need to be done with. The hush machinery which results not only in works getting world to do whatever and when- wives of someone in order to pro- to cry, to be aggressive. This their role is in shaping young wants her girlfriend to be concept needs to go if we want to tect them and amend one's behav- delayed inordinately but are tantamount to exerting ever they want. This concept of "toxic masculinity" is another minds both of boys and girls. acquainted with does not signify see a real change. Modernity which was earlier a iour but think of them as humans. undue pressure of added burden on the already limit- great cause of men indulging in The popular culture in India, an "everlasting love". In fact, if a That being said, the recent Think of them as someone who foreign concept for Indians is yet such acts. The sensitivity is erod- the influence of television and man is so abusive; the first action rape case in Hyderabad has been ed resources. This results not only in wastages, defer- to become entirely normalised in deserves the right to live fearless- ments and prolonging but also inescalated costs of ed out of men from a very young Bollywood has been shaping the the girl should take is to move in the headlines since a while ly without being someone's oth- the country. The reasons for this age when a father tells his five thought process of society. Peo- away from him. now because of which many oth- being we still follow "the hush" er but being their own. most of the projects like the one under reference. It year old son that "boys do not ple idolise their favourite actors This is just one example, er rape cases around India are concept when it comes to talking (The author is a student of Masters in speaks volumes about sheer inaptness and incompe- cry" or "be a man". The problems and actresses. Recently, a movie there are many other serials and also being similarly highlighted. about certain things related to International Studies at Christ University) tence of those in the decision making authority in hav- with such statements are twofold. called "Kabir Singh" was films where women are exten- There was a lot of pressure on [email protected] ing been so much casual even with a project like a Anil Anand Congress also which is being accused new Assembly complex from which laws shall be of delaying the coalition formation made and policies and directions of the Governments hen Nationalist Congress leading to unnecessary tensions.