I am sure there
is something seriously wrong with Indian men. A few minutes back, I have just
returned from a reputed bank and really wish to share the incident. I went
there along with my father and was wearing a knee- length dress. It was a usual
one piece dress which was not at all revealing or indecent in any manner. However,
as I entered, the bank guard stared at my bare legs in such a dirty way that I
had to resist myself from slapping him tight. He then tried giving me a smile
and while I was interacting with a bank official, I saw him hovering around,
staring at my legs, enjoying the ogling act with an equally obnoxious colleague.
As we proceeded towards the exit door, he again tried giving me a smile. I
wonder if wearing a dress is such a crime that a girl is perceived as
a piece of meat and has to bear all those lecherous gazes that are indeed an assault
on dignity. There is something very wrong with most of the Indian males. I know
so many men from well respected and educated families who have absolutely no
manners to behave with women and no inhibitions before raising their voice and
even hands on them. It shames me that our society is really rotten in this
regard.
It also makes me
feel extremely ashamed that two of my male cousins fall into this category. I have snapped ties with both of them as the last
resort. Nothing deters them from indulging in violence and verbal abuse but the
most disturbing thing is that their mothers consider it to be very normal. Both
are engineers and have educated and working parents but lack even a trace of
sophistication. I often wonder why the hell they are related to me. This is
such a punishment.
However, I think
there is no character development as far as male progenies are concerned for
parents devote their entire energy and ‘sanskaars’ towards girls,
training them in coyness and to stay subdued and quiet, and to coil within like
a snail when any male shows interest or behaves indecently. It would have been
much better if most Indian parents had taught their sons to respect women.
Indian male
mentality sucks and I feel ashamed of my culture that treats women like an object of fun and a piece of meat.
PS: To hell with
such pigs- I’ll buy a dress today.
