[Reader-list] 'What Is Eve Teasing?' - Opinion Poll Results

[Rakesh Iyer]

Dear Chandni

I think the larger problem is that the people who feel uncomfortable don't
even open their mouth about it. And sometimes when they do, the society
doesn't listen at all to them. And hence suggestions like these.

What is required is not only a debate among intellectual classes, but even
within the entire society. Here we have a society where if a rape were
taking place on the streets, half of us would be engaged in watching it and
even recording clips, some of whom would be even going to find out if they
have a chance of enjoyment or not, and the others would ignore it and walk
away. How many of us (including me) would actually like to be someone who is
the evidence of the crime and hence speak out against the accused? And how
many would actually go out and try to stop it, at least make an attempt?

And on top of this, once the rape is over, the girl will be blamed, not the
boy. As if the girl readily agreed for sex on the street to portray herself
as a porn actress.

I am quite happy though that such views are indeed coming across, and would
like more such things. But we need to ask the questions which I did, in
addition to of course, those which can talk about how such situations can be
worked upon. In India, even the police and society generally says the same
thing as the BJP candidate said.

Rakesh