Eve-teasing
I am pleased that people in Gaibandha or anywhere are campaigning with marches against 'EVE-TEASING' but surely the first thing that needs to be done is to abandon this ridiculous expression!
'Teasing' is a word that can be used for perfectly acceptable provocation in minor and playful ways that can be fun for both parties. What is going on that we all deplore is SEXUAL HARASSMENT . (If someone can think of another expression that can convey its total unacceptability, then fine.)
Moreover, wicked boys and men can use the expression as an excuse to say, “It's all HER fault! I was only having a bit of fun!” Sexual harassment can be totally destructive of a girl or woman's well-being and is a key factor in parents feeling, rightly or wrongly, that the only thing they can do is to take their young daughters out of school and marry them off to anyone who will have them in order to protect them against rape.
I demand a ban on the expression 'eve-teasing' in the press. After all, if a journalist has his fingers mashed you do not call it 'journalist-teasing'...
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