It is very unfortunate that every mother, every sister and every friend in our land would advise her to forgive and forget, and move forward in life. This perspective arises out of the prejudice, society has built in through generations, that (a) it is okay if a man beats his wife, irrespective of whether he apologizes or not; (b) Since he is apologizing, she is supposed to ignore the matter; (c) as long as it is not a regular incident, it is better that she forgives, mistakes do happen in a family; (d) In any case, a woman is meant to be all forgiving or ‘Sarvamsaha’ (tolerant of everything). In short, whatever maybe one’s level of tolerance regarding such an issue, it invariably reflects the misogynist tradition that, after all, she is a woman and the MAN is on his knees! It is this undue tolerance that has allowed violence against women to grow, stabilise, and establish itself in our families and society. /Womens Web
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 08:09:18 +0000
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