Hey it’s December 16. Are we running a story on ‘Nirbhaya’? Any new angle?
Can we do something on how Uber happened so close to the ‘anniversary’?
No.
No, because I don’t want to remember her on this one day and forget her the next. She is every single one of us, when we board a bus, when we walk to our cars in isolated parking lots, when we sell our wares outside a tourist spot, when we are at home, with our families, unprotected.
Yes, there is more sensitivity about rape now. People ARE talking, and maybe, thinking a little more too. It’s a start, and an important one. But a discussion for the sake of marking an anniversary of a horrific rape is NOT the point.
Let’s not glorify rape.
We are raped in colleges.
IIT Dean Arrested For Allegedly Raping Office Assistant
We are raped in schools.
Bangalore Shame: 6-Year-Old Girl Raped Twice By Teacher On School Campus
We are raped while working.
Shakti Mills Journalist Rape: 3 Repeat Offenders Guilty
We are raped at home.
Woman Alleges Gang Rape By Husband, Two Friends In East Delhi
We are raped in cabs.
Delhi Rape: Accused Uber Cab Driver A Serial Offender, Says Police
We are raped in secluded spots.
Badaun Gang Rape Case: Social Activists Slam CBI’s ‘Suicide Theory’
We are raped on busy streets.
Minor Gang Raped, Dumped At Parking Lot At Connaught Place
And we are raped again.
Raped Woman Asks Man For Help, Gets Raped Again
We are raped. Every day. Not just December 16.
One case made us speak up. Good.