A friend sent me this picture.
This is a wrong analogy. Do we remember the Muslim guy who was eaten by a tiger in Delhi zoo because he fell inside? the response in the picture forgets that the environment outside is looking to eat you... just like a tiger or a thief or a rapist.
Just like it's unsafe to go drive a bike without a helmet or leave the house unlocked, it is unsafe for women to venture out in skimpy clothes. This doesn't mean that thieves have a right to steal from unlocked houses or for people to rape etc.
We are confusing culpability and safety. Plenty of houses are robbed when the house wasn't empty in the first place. But you won't go on a tour leaving your house unlocked, will you? And then be indignant that your house has a right not to be "molested"?
The persons who rape or steal have something wrong in them. Something wrong in their wiring. Read this to get an idea about criminals.
But it behooves us to take necessary precautions and keep our doors locked and cover ourselves while outside. Expecting that thieves or rapists should have high morality is impractical.
This is not an issue solely relevant to women. If men venture into dangerous areas unmindful of dangers and expecting "tigers" to not eat them (or criminals not to rob / murder them) because they don't eat tigers - doesn't sound sensible.
Some men, the criminals, are no different from tigers.
If a man got eaten in the Sunderbans or killed in a Maoist area, what is the police going to do? Arrest all the Maoists and tigers? Prudence is essential.
Additional reading:
Additional reading:
- http://swarajyamag.com/culture/indias-daughter-the-problems-i-see-with-it/
- http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/politically-incorrect/mere-sapnon-ki-rani-not-to-be-wooed-but-raped-killed/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=TOI
- http://m.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/ban-on-indias-daughter-no-leg-to-stand-on/article6972021.ece/
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