Posted by: sherlock December 21, 2013
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More often than not, Nepalese have a tendency of gloating over Indian misery, particularly pertaining to it being "the rape capital of the world". But upon the verdict handed out to Sita Rai's rapists, I wish how fellow compatriots, men in particular, felt about it.
I've always established that Nepal is a f**king shithole for women. In fact, I'd go on to say that a majority of women who've immigrated to the western world would need to be crazy enough to want to return back under normal circumstances. We tend to get a kick out of middle eastern countries for their ill-treatment of women in particular but upon close observation, how different are we? Sure, we might not hand out punishment to women for being the victims of heinous acts like rape as they do in Saudi Arabia (?) but are we really that backwards when it comes to mistreating women like meaningless objects? Look no further than how Holi, supposed to be celebrated as festival of colors, in a fun manner, ends up being a curse for women.
Picture a scenario - 5:15 pm at RNAC/Ranipokhari Microbus/tempo stop and a bunch of men and women hurrying to return home safely. Groping, inappropriate touching and what not are some common acts that go unpunished. This reminds me of my buddies sharing some horrific stories about young teenagers being touched and abused in broad daylight in/around Rangashala during that epic 1974 AD concert circa 2001 IIRC.
Over a decade on, when you thought Nepal was totally different than India, that's crippled with a flurry of stories about rapes, news broke out about the verdict - Two of the pricks who cheated on her and most likely helped her rapist were handed a fine of whooping 5000 rupees and a year long prison sentence. If that's the sort of punishment you'd hand out to these heinous acts in the capital city, is it a big surprise that very few victims would dare to report such crimes in rural areas?
Thusly, how different are we than the Indians or the middle easterners?At least they've got severe laws to hand out death sentences or thousands of lashes. Something's gotta change, man.
I've always established that Nepal is a f**king shithole for women. In fact, I'd go on to say that a majority of women who've immigrated to the western world would need to be crazy enough to want to return back under normal circumstances. We tend to get a kick out of middle eastern countries for their ill-treatment of women in particular but upon close observation, how different are we? Sure, we might not hand out punishment to women for being the victims of heinous acts like rape as they do in Saudi Arabia (?) but are we really that backwards when it comes to mistreating women like meaningless objects? Look no further than how Holi, supposed to be celebrated as festival of colors, in a fun manner, ends up being a curse for women.
Picture a scenario - 5:15 pm at RNAC/Ranipokhari Microbus/tempo stop and a bunch of men and women hurrying to return home safely. Groping, inappropriate touching and what not are some common acts that go unpunished. This reminds me of my buddies sharing some horrific stories about young teenagers being touched and abused in broad daylight in/around Rangashala during that epic 1974 AD concert circa 2001 IIRC.
Over a decade on, when you thought Nepal was totally different than India, that's crippled with a flurry of stories about rapes, news broke out about the verdict - Two of the pricks who cheated on her and most likely helped her rapist were handed a fine of whooping 5000 rupees and a year long prison sentence. If that's the sort of punishment you'd hand out to these heinous acts in the capital city, is it a big surprise that very few victims would dare to report such crimes in rural areas?
Thusly, how different are we than the Indians or the middle easterners?At least they've got severe laws to hand out death sentences or thousands of lashes. Something's gotta change, man.