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So may people have been asking me what inspired me to write this letter on my personal FB PAGE? How did it go VIRAL? Im not sure how it went Viral but this is what happened that evening- That evening after a long day, just before going to yoga- I read this article ndtv/article/india/i-have-been-raped-she-texted-mistakenly-to-driver-who-allegedly-attacked-and-bit-her-631895 It really disturbed me as reading about this issue usually does. I left the class early and walked home(in Mumbai), a small quiet road and felt the familiar “Beware Shenaz, why didn’t you get an extra long tee shirt, you shouldn’t be walking home in tight yoga pants ” feeling again. I reached home and my parents were sitting in front of the TV watching Times Now- Arnab Goswami Debate. I plonked myself on the couch with them and watched the horrific tale unfold. This man had raped a few times before, he was out on bail, he had only been in prison for 3 years, he threatened to stick a rod in the victim glorifying the Nirbhaya Case. A woman called on the show, she said she had complained to Uber about this man who was smirking at her through the car mirror. I identified, I got chills, I had just been in Delhi the day of the rape. I actually contemplated taking an uber cab and going to meet my girlfriend that night. It could have been me. Here are my tweets from those nights in Delhi. Shenaz Treasury @ShenazTreasury · Dec 4 Why cant I walk around in the streets like a man? Why should I be scared to walk around my countrys capital and admire it? Shenaz Treasury @ShenazTreasury · Dec 4 We have had Female Prime Minister. The U.S. has never had a Female President. Yet, WOMEN are NOT SAFE in our country. HOW DO WE CHANGE THIS Shenaz Treasury @ShenazTreasury · Dec 4 Im in Delhi where no woman can walk around freely in the streets by herself & feel safe. This is our Nations Capital. Isnt this a SHAME?! My parents went to sleep. I couldn’t rest. I opened my laptop, upset, outraged and full of emotion I wrote this letter and posted it on my Facebook Page. When I woke up, it had gone VIRAL. Ive written many letters before, many articles, this is the first one that went VIRAL. Why? Maybe because EVERY WOMAN IN OUR COUNTRY HAS SUCH A STORY. #itsnotourshameitstheirs
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:42:27 +0000

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