It is very easy to point out mistakes in others. You can afford to be objective, creative, eloquent etc. but looking in the mirror is extremely difficult. Standing up and accepting your own culpability does not come easy to us. When it comes to the neighbor’s son, it is easy to call him names but when your own son does something wrong, we all start looking for excuses.
In a world where male children are looked upon as path to prosperity and salvation, life becomes difficult for girls. In countries like India and China where boys are not only preferred but preferred so much that killing a female fetus or a girl almost justifies it for some. Imagine a boy born in such families. The father and the grandparents spoil this boy rotten. Everyone around this brat becomes part of a support system for him. I heard a story from a friend in the US. This Indian American boy used to live with three other boys (non-Indians). They used to share cleaning responsibilities especially the toilet. When it was the Indian boy’s turn to clean up the toilets, his mother would come and clean it up for him. This is a true story. Now imagine. If this boy thinks so little of the woman who gave birth to him and raised him, what would he think of women who are not related to him by blood? Now think of what he thinks of women around him when he is excited and “in heat”. Do you think that this brat is used to hearing no from a girl? In a sting operation carried out in San Francisco (Bay area) by an American channel over sixty percent caught were Indian boys who thought it is was OK to have sex with a thirteen year old white girl. Imagine that.
The entire society is to be blamed for the behavior of these men especially their parents. Boys need to be brought up not like alpha wolves but responsible citizens and human beings. This documentary (unimportant how it was made) is akin to looking in the mirror. Every parent with a son should be made to watch this instead of banning it.
Banning this documentary is not only against the freedom of speech (so was banning the AIB roast but that is in a different vein of importance) but also a bad cover up job. MODI GOVERNMENT IS WRONG! This shows Indian men in a very bad light but if it saves even one girl’s life then it is worth it.
Getting defensive and pointing out that rapes happen in a much larger percentage in UK and the rest of the west does not justify this cover up. This is the time to show the world that Hinduism and our culture is superior to others. Standing up and accepting your fault is the real masculine trait. Modi and his 56 inch chest should step in and overturn this ban.
It is a topic which is very important to me. We have written many articles on the topic. Please read the following and other articles mentioned in it.
http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2013/04/rapes-in-india-criminal-and-social.html?showComment=1417128296819
