Eve teasing
Not only does eve teasing shatters the victim psychologically leading to mental disorders or depression, this humiliation often compels the girl to even commit suicide. Society and the administration also try to cast aspersions on the character of the victim, instead of condemning or nabbing the eve teasers. In this sorry state of affairs, it is hardly surprising that scores of victims do not lodge any complaint.
If our society wants to be recognised as a civilized one, then it should urgently and sincerely adopt concrete measures to put an end to the ghastly menace of eve teasing. Since the eve teasers are devoid of all norms of humanity, they should be handed harsh punishment and in cases where the victim commits suicide, the culprits need to be awarded capital punishment.
These types of strict action will surely force such barbaric elements to think twice before committing such a crime. Perhaps it would not be entirely out of context if we take a glimpse of the attitude of the media and advertisers as well. Right from shoe to hair-oil, advertising campaigns for almost each and every product or service generously exploit the female anatomy to attract the consumers. Many of the newspapers and magazines publish obscene, scantily-clad pictures of women to boost up their sales. And the less said about commercial films, the better as it glorifies eve teasing and exposure of female bodies, all in the name of art!
Thus it is natural that if this gross commercialisation of women get socially recognised, feminine bodies will get treated merely as a "sex object", leading to eve teasing and molestation, even rape. Perhaps in the name of "modernity" and being "liberal", we are losing all norms of decency and sanity. If we want to eradicate this disease of eve teasing from the root of society, not only should the strictest action be taken against those who dare to denigrate women in such a humiliating light, the upcoming generation certainly need to be taught to revere and respect women as men's equal in every way.
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