Outrageous Hypocrites

"Our society should liberate itself from the ideas such as the one that women should have their virginity intact when getting married. No educated man will expect the woman he marries to be a virgin." – Kushboo 'Tamil Protection Movement' led by PMK seems convinced that we must become a Talibanesque society. The above statement is supposedly "against our culture” and some jobless idiots filed a defamation suit against Kushboo. Instead of poking fun at the petitioners the local court in Mettur issued a warrant against her and now she is out on bail. Atleast she did not commit a non-bailable crime! While it is obvious that the politicians are using the situation to gain mileage, I am shocked at how majority of people have responded. Especially the reaction of a section of the dalit womenfolk here is atrocious. Instead of celebrating Kushboo’s statement as a small step towards genuine emancipation for Tamil women we have women’s groups in Madurai holding public demonstrations against her! Even here in Madras a lot of supposedly forward thinking people seem to have taken offence to her remarks. I want to ask them – what is this great Indian culture you are trying to preserve? Did the sculptures in Kajuraho dating from a much earlier period rise from thin air? Where did this book called Kamasutra, which the west embraced, originate from? Who the hell are you to decide what other men and women should say and do? I hope they know this whole thing of moral policing of women came with the Mughal and British invasions of India. Do I need to even go into the lusty pursuits of household Indian mythological heroes? I know that what Kushboo said is representative of a substantial number of people, especially young women in our city. And if most men and some women in our state have a problem accepting this TOO BAD! When you see a matrimonial add where the groom in waiting seeks “a fair, homely, ________(the blank is filled with the caste name) girl, with an attractive slim body, who does not want to work" the word vulgar takes on a whole new meaning. These atrocious fools get away with BULL**** like that while Kushboo is being harassed for speaking out on behalf of urban Indian women. For the first time in my life I feel ashamed to say that I am a resident of Madras. A Madras where a woman cant speak her mind out. I support Kushboo in her hour of need and so must you.