Sexual Harassment Archives - Page 4 of 4

Anaarkali and the Assumptions of Availability

Anaarkali of Arrah is relevant to every woman engaged in a profession where being attractive is mandatory. To men, the fact that they've paid for a service, extends to them having paid for the woman's company.

Poulomi Das March 31, 2016

Gender

Sorry, Tanushree Dutta. This is Bollywood and It Lives in Denial

No matter how hard you scream about sexual harassment within the industry, Bollywood does not want to know. This is a machinery oiled by collective denial, which makes A-listers like Amitabh Bachchan refuse to take a stand against a male oppressor. Denial explains the flourishing careers of Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt.

Poulomi Das March 12, 2016

Gender

Breaking the Creep’s Code

Every day, some red-blooded young man asks me on social media, “How are you?” I count the number of messages it will take before he asks if I want to have “hot sex” with him.

Farrah Kader March 8, 2016

Gender

Cat Person and the Complexity of Consent

At a drunken party, a guy I was chatting with told me he wanted to kiss me, and that I also wanted to kiss him, I just didn’t know it yet. This was the first time where I found myself questioning the idea of consent. Did I invite this guy? Because we were flirting, did I owe him a kiss?

Manjiri Indurkar March 6, 2016

Gender

What About Sri Reddy’s Nude Protest Outrages Us?

The reactions to actor Sri Reddy’s semi-nude protest at MAA have been described as “disgusting” and “embarrassing”. But the only thing viewers should be embarrassed about, are the predators Reddy has named and shamed.