Why shouldn’t girls have fun?
Why shouldn’t girls have fun? What is fun? According to
Oxford dictionary, fun is defined as amusement,
light hearted pleasure. As per my knowledge there was never gender
discrimination or any bias in fun in this world. Whether it was a fun by girls
or guys, it all just had fun and fun and fun. I say lots of fun.
On April 21, there was a farewell party hosted by the Nalsar
University of Law Students in one of the pubs in Hyderabad. There were girls
and boys in the team. They all abode the rules and regulations set by the pub.
It was night 10:30 pm and they were leaving to the home in cabs. Perhaps they
were adieuing to their classmates as it is their last meet together. Then
suddenly a media reporter creeps ups shooting these young ladies and portrays
them as the victims of pub culture or more explicitly the women who washed off
their ethics and values. The context of the event was different and the
portraying of the video in the channel is different. All they want to show is
that these women has been spoiled despite studying in reputed universities.
There was one other video by the same media channel, which shoots
women in various angles. Angles by this I mean, the camera man only targets
women and not men. He goes closer to the women and keeps moving his camera from
women bosom to their legs that are exposed. He just runs his camera in to the
women’s t shirt and shows the cleavage no matter it is small or big. He then
runs the camera over and over her and literally shows that every camera person
in the media has a right to rape women with their video shooting skills. Oh am
sorry, here even the 50 percent credit goes to video editor who mesmerizes
himself and releases orgasms while editing and paves way to share those orgasms
with those stereotypical audience go crazy.
Then here comes the anchor who says “These days’ women are
spoiled. They will dance with anyone –they dance with their boy friend friends
and do anything they want”. She keeps talking and uses the obscure language in
the video footage and portrays those students as the passers of pub culture.
She tells that women are spoiled by pub culture and are under the influence of
western culture.
Here I don’t understand one point, if dancing in pubs is
western culture, then what anchor puts on the dress – blazer suit in TV channel
– Is it not a product of western culture? Why these news anchors can’t were saris
of at least salwar kameez ? In our traditional homes, it is most common to see women wearing plat
and they indeed apply oil, make sure they have flowers tied up in the hair and
also carry “Bottu”. These are the basic rules of any traditional woman in south
India. Instead we find these anchors straightening their hair and apply
mascara, glossy lipsticks, lip balm which was never a part of our South Indian
culture. Why can’t the anchor and the TV channel put up all these things and
spread the values of traditionalism?
It is only because there are certain rules and regulations
which followed will give you the elements of professionalism and is dynamic. One
cannot apply the rules in professionalism as we do things in our homes. There
is a universal conduct followed by news channels the way they have to air the
news and present themselves in front of audience. This in turn helps them to
raise their TRPs and sustain their lives. You cannot expect or cannot dream a
news anchor with full of oil, bangles, flowers and reading news. Likewise is
the case with these students who were having fun with friends and not sex in
the pubs. The intent of the party was farewell and not the spread of
prostitution. They had a simple party and just fun with their friends and
piling up memories for their lives.
Videotaping women without their consent is a breach of law
and showing them as products of pub culture when they are celebrating their
farewell is another breach of law. They were few people venting out their anger
on these poor students and thrashing them as bitches and what not. I don’t
understand if all these people really follow the Indian culture? If so then
women should not speak harshly and they have to be always polite and sweet to
men ( mentioned in chanakya neeti). I don’t know if women having fun is against
the Indian culture, then why should men have fun? Is it not against the Indian culture? The
invention of TV is not by an Indian. The idiot box also is a product of western
culture. Then why are we encouraging these foreign products to sustain in this
land of traditionalism? To that matter why are we using medicines from abroad
for curing various cancers and health problems? It is because we have to live
in this world.
Days changed and times also changed. It is only we human
beings are not changing. Life is big and World is large. Explore as many
possible things in life. Be broad and not narrow. Then one can enjoy life. We
girls have reached great heights in life and will explore to the core. This
stupid thinking of some useless TV channels will not dampen our spirits. If
dancing with guys is considered to be wrong, then please create a separate
world for you stereotypical people and have FUN only with guys when you cant
provide safety to women. Grow up in life.
The same TV channel which calls itself to be the top most
news channel in the AP, airs all sexually explicit content once the sun strikes
the dawn. The TV channel which is against western culture airs all sexual and
nude images, videos just to entice or grab the eyeballs or spread the effect of
orgasms to the public.
