The important question is: Why do such attitudes prevail? Why do so many of our citizens believe women not behaving in a certain way are asking for trouble or are not good girls? What is the core fundamental issue here? More importantly, how do we convince them to think otherwise -- that what a woman chooses to wear is her choice and that its important for society to protect that choice. For the extreme feminist outrage isnt working. Until we engage with all sides, no matter how regressive their attitude, we will never make a breakthrough in attitudes towards women. ** We have to make all our men and women understand these concepts. Outrage wont help. Sensitivity to womens issues will come from educating our broad population about power, individual rights and free will. Meanwhile, she can and she will wear whatever she wants. Not because she is modern or inspired by the West or has corrupted her values. It is simply because she is a free citizen living in a free country called India. And dont you dare try to deny her that. - Chetan Bhagat, Bestselling English language novelist in India
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 15:33:43 +0000
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