The topic of sex is quite sensitive for me so I'll try to cover it as best as can.
Lately, my timeline has become a battleground of the cities. Delhi versus other metros to be precise.
People have been bashing Delhi for being the rape capital of the country and having the highest rate of crime against women and children.
What concerns me the most is that regardless of a city number of registered rape cases, women all over the world suffer from the hate-crime that is forced sex. Be it sexually liberated countries of the West or sexually oppressed countries of the East, women are prone to sexual slavery of forms.
Coming back to India, is there a foolproof way to curb this problem? I don't think so. In a hugely diverse country like ours how can a uniform solution of Any problem be the savior?
Some methods that come to my mind are:
- Buying sex toys in India is illegal. I wonder why the Government would have a problem with experimentation in sex but not with sexually explicit songs and videos like Sheila ki Jawani and Tinku Jiya. I mean seriously, you allow a kid to enter theaters and be witness to such obscenity and then expect them to grow up to respect women and value sex? This treatment of women as sexual objects in the mainstream media causes more harm than we care to take account of. Opening up of sex stores near the NCR would be an interesting social experiment. I don't suggest selling hardcore stuff for BDSM though. Just some blow up dolls et al. India suffers from sexual desperation. Wouldn't it help if we take the desperation out a little bit?
- Sex education shouldn't be imparted at an early age as it can corrupt young minds. Let kids believe in Santas and storks for a little longer. Kids today are more aware of this topic than we realize. It would be silly to wait for long but we can at least wait till they're pre-pubertal, i.e. 10-11 years of age? This also means that the Censor Board should be more stringent in filtering cinematic content and theaters should be more judgmental at the box office. Every rule or law requires proper execution to be a success.
- Respect towards women shall be taught as part of children's formal and informal socialization. Fathers shouldn't be portrayed as the head of the family. Instead parents should have equal jurisdiction in family matters. Preferential treatment towards any child must be discouraged. This can be followed in schools through moral education classes where stories of successful men and women shall be shared among other things.
- Lastly, I dreamt about it ever since I was a kid. Why not open an all-girl orphanage? Parents with unwanted girls can drop off their daughters to these orphanages instead of aborting them or marrying them off as kids. Encourage mothers to give birth to girl child instead of aborting them and enlisting them in such orphanages.
Of course none of these methods have a 100% chance at success. They may all bomb for all I know. But instead of being sitting ducks and cursing each other and the system for all the crimes, wouldn't it be better if we took a step towards the betterment of society.
I am not an expert at this topic so please feel free to suggest more methods for prevention of such crimes and correct me in places I am wrong. Lastly, learn to respect women for if We revolt, we literally are the Mother of this civilization.
I agree with the whole respecting women part.I ensure that i do.But the notion of not imparting sex education is wrong because it;'s human tendency to do what they are asked not to,So if we display that sex is nothing but a form of reproduction,kids/young adults wont be so curious.Also by making it a hush hush thing we are in a way gloryfying it.
ReplyDeleteAlso the whole censorship thing is kinda unfair,coz why give an XYZ person to make a decision what's suitable for me or anyone related to me.Why cant parent make that call for their children? but sadly everyone is in such a rush to make money that they have forgotten what family is....
Sorry just wanted to put my point across,You are welcome to disagree and delete it.Peace :)
No, I get all your points and I dont accept unnecessary ban on anything but I wouldnt like my 5-6 year old kids to aspire to become Sheila or Munni and I am not kidding, all my nieces wanna be like them. :/
ReplyDeleteAnd Sex education is a must too but it shudnt be brought too early into the classes and certainly not too late. I remember mine started when I was in 5th coz thats when most girls start getting mature in umm...that sense.
Thanks for sharing your views! :)
some valid points being raised dere. bt to delay sex education n let kids believe in santa claus n all is not at all possible in d present scenario. kids dese days almost know it all even b4 dye become teenagers!!! its better to start off early coz den it wont remain a taboo n wud do some good.
ReplyDeleteYou're right. What I meant is that kids shouldn't be imparted with sex education till they're about to hit puberty. :)
ReplyDeletei agree with this part of ur women are prone to sexual slavery of forms.
ReplyDeletesecondly u have beautifully deliver the msg to nation nd govt of ur nd my country .
keep it up one should have to talk on open nd serious issues like this so we can get aware.. i think there should be a sex education in schools so girls can keep there self protected nd none can exploit them . govt should provide good jobs to awam as even there is nothing to do this pyisc creates in mind . this thing is now as common in pakistan as well as other countries ..