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On International Women’s Day, a film named “India’s Daughter” will be shown in seven countries.
According to the AFP, this film exposes the heinous ways in which women are being blamed for their own oppression.
Mukesh Singh, a rapist whose victim died from the attack, made these shocking statements: You can’t clap with one
hand – it takes two hands. A decent girl won’t roam
around at 9 o’clock at night…
A girl is far more
responsible for rape than a boy. About 20 percent of
girls are good.
Singh also had the shocking gall to blame his victim for fighting back. He
said: She should just be silent and allow the
rape. Then they’d [the whole gang] have dropped her off after
doing her.
Sentenced to be executed for this crime (as a result of testimony given by the victim before she died), Singh even added this vicious threat: Now
when they rape, they won’t leave the girl like we did. They will kill her.
Just as it takes a village to
raise a child, it takes a societal mindset to steer a child so off kilter. Kudos to “ordinary Indians” for their
valiant efforts to reverse that mindset.
Although India is still deeply
steeped in patriarchal attitudes, Leslee Udwin (the award-winning
creator of “India’s Daughter”) recently
proclaimed: In my lifetime, I can’t recall any
other country standing up with such commitment and determination for women’s rights.
Resources
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/delhi-rapist-blames-victim-for-being-out-at-night/ar-BBiaAoE
Copyright March 3, 2015 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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