Let's not treat women as Goddesses

There are very few things which make me as angry as news of a rape. If I ever go to jail it will be for killing a rapist. I can still stand poverty, poor education, loot of national resources, criminalization of politics & even corruption. I JUST CAN’T STAND RAPES. While other things make me sad & pessimistic, rapes make me angry & frustrated. Recent rape case in Delhi is a fresh example.

One shouldn't treat a Goddess like a human being so we don’t. We call women as goddesses. We kill girls in womb, we rape them, we kill them for dowry & so called honour. Had we treated them as human beings rather than goddesses we couldn't have done such injustice to them.

Every time there is debate about women safety & social ills against women. We take shelter of our tradition, culture, religion & sculptures.  We proudly explain how well women were treated even in ancient times & how they are given a status of goddess in our sculptures. Boss! It’s not about what status you give women in the sculptures, it’s about how you treat them at home & on streets.

Increase in rape crimes is a cause of concern, this is when only few rape cases are actually reported (mainly due to social stigma). Rape victim's age range from 6 month old to 60 years old. Numerous girls face eve teasing, sexual abuse at home, schools, roads & offices on daily basis. Families discourage girls to confront eve teasers. Girls accepting mild eve teasing as a part of life, something which is there to stay like pollution or inflation, is a dangerous trend.

Solution often lies in problem’s origin. To solve a problem one should focus on its cause (Criminal) more than its effect (victim). But somehow, We debate about victim girl & less relevant Issues like what girl was wearing, with whom she was, at what time or place incident happened, what precaution she didn't take. We ignore major issues related to criminal. We need to debate about those bastards, their upbringing, mentality, their psyche, criminal record, motives and their perception about girls, sex & society. We have failed to raise our boys well. I remember my mother’s old fashioned advice ‘Treat every girl on street like you want your own sister to be treated on streets’.

Let’s not treat women as goddesses instead treat them like a human being who has right to live life with dignity.