Consortium of Pubgoing, Loose and Forward Women
Two weeks ago, young adult women in the state of Karnataka were beaten publicly by members of the Sri Rama Sena and Dajrang Dal because they were drinking in a bar and "dressing indecently." :Gasp!:
As I posted earlier, ultraviolet has written an open letter to the Indian goverment urging them to...um...protect democracy and disable this informal gender policing that rules the night. Also developed out of this mess is as adhoc campaign called the Pink Chaddi Campaign. Chaddi is a slang term in India denoting short little underwear or boxer shorts. The Pink Chaddi Campaign is urgining feminists, egalitarians, freedom-lovers, people with mothers or sisters or aunts of grandmothers, anyone who cares about women really to send pink underwear to the head of Sri Ram Sena. More infor here and here.
But I can't just leave this post at that. I need to ask: What the fuck, patriarchy?
What exactly is it that enables men to view women as objects and women to view men as subjects in this little dreamland we seem to be living in: society? Why is it so difficult for men to give up power and allow women to live fully conscious lives? What is power anyway, and why won't anyone give it up?
Someone answer at least one of these questions.
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