We are all aware of the heinous crime against Damini.
We are also all more/less aware of the various statements isued in negative spirit, ranging from naive to misogynistic. Case in point : minister
The statement which hits me hardest in the gut, or should I say, in my"woman parts", is one or the other form of the proclamation
"She must have been provocating.
She was acting in a way (more specifically, wearing clothes) that are not befitting "Indian Culture".
I shall not HERE, enter into a dialogue on Indian Culture.
May i register my own feelings on the topic, which reflect the (much quoted on FB) words by
However, I am setting aside the question of "Right to dignity & protection from gender crime".
Here,
I request of you a particular help.
I request You to help me prove, statistically, that risk of getting raped is not inversely proportional to clothing coverage.
The Null Hypothesis here, is :
Women wearing shorter/Western clothes have a higher probability of getting raped in India.
&Working Hypothesis is
Probability of getting raped is independent of victim's clothing.
This is where I need data, that you can provide.
Kindly tell the nation :
In each case of rape reported in India
1) What was the victim wearing at the time of attack
2) What was the victim used to wearing (in case our Victim-Blamer-fellow citizens want to imply (baselessly) that the victim had been "provocating" "long term")
It would also be interesting to know how many have male colleagues, let alone boyfriends, & how many have ever seen the inside of a disco. But I have the sense to realize that you are more than enough busy in your work, & hardly have the opportunity, even if inclination, to humour my whim.
We are also all more/less aware of the various statements isued in negative spirit, ranging from naive to misogynistic. Case in point : minister
The statement which hits me hardest in the gut, or should I say, in my"woman parts", is one or the other form of the proclamation
"She must have been provocating.
She was acting in a way (more specifically, wearing clothes) that are not befitting "Indian Culture".
I shall not HERE, enter into a dialogue on Indian Culture.
May i register my own feelings on the topic, which reflect the (much quoted on FB) words by
However, I am setting aside the question of "Right to dignity & protection from gender crime".
Here,
I request of you a particular help.
I request You to help me prove, statistically, that risk of getting raped is not inversely proportional to clothing coverage.
The Null Hypothesis here, is :
Women wearing shorter/Western clothes have a higher probability of getting raped in India.
&Working Hypothesis is
Probability of getting raped is independent of victim's clothing.
This is where I need data, that you can provide.
Kindly tell the nation :
In each case of rape reported in India
1) What was the victim wearing at the time of attack
2) What was the victim used to wearing (in case our Victim-Blamer-fellow citizens want to imply (baselessly) that the victim had been "provocating" "long term")
It would also be interesting to know how many have male colleagues, let alone boyfriends, & how many have ever seen the inside of a disco. But I have the sense to realize that you are more than enough busy in your work, & hardly have the opportunity, even if inclination, to humour my whim.
