opinions // 20 ‘India’s Daughter’ » Misrepresented or misinterpreted? , Chitwan Khosla f Features Editor . ) features ed @theotherpress.ca n September 16, 2012, six men in Delhi, India, raped: misrepresents Indian society a young paramedical student in a moving bus. She was then thrown off the moving bus naked and dying, along with a male friend who was also beaten black and blue. The news shook the nation and horrified the world. There was enormous public outcry all across the country. Thousands took to streets and protested against the act. This public movement against the government is what inspired and encouraged Leslee Udwin, a renowned producer and director, to make a documentary about this incident. She directed and produced the controversial documentary India’s Daughter, which was banned by Indian government on March 4, 2015, but BBC Four refused to comply with it and aired the documentary, and also : belong to the same society : and people who were raped, : who protested, and who : now want the documentary : banned. Government officials, : politicians, and few others : felt that the documentary : and claims it to be “an : international conspiracy to : defame India.” Let me clearly and : emphatically state this: this : documentary shows the : reality and the true mindset : of Indian men and it’s not : a misrepresentation of : social stigmas that prevail : there. But there may arise : misinterpretations as it doesn't : show the whole picture but only see what the educated youth : misogyny in every aspect of : Mukesh Singh, one of the : convicted rapists, says, “A girl : is far more responsible for rape : than a boy. A decent girl won't : roam around at g at night. : Housework and housekeeping : is for girls, not roaming in : discos and bars at night doing : wrong things, wearing wrong : clothes.” uploaded it to YouTube, making : it accessible for millions of Indians as well. What makes me write about this today is that I Some people argued that these rapists are poor, illiterate, unruly, and have always seen : women doing just household : chores. Therefore, they do not theotherpress.ca : Indian life. In the documentary, : ae sik ike f ve country : then these people should ask : themselves why the very : educated, well-mannered : lawyers of rapists who work : with female colleagues, and : : who are significantly richer than : : most, think like the rapists. One of them remarked, : “Ours is a beautiful culture. It : has no place for women.” But : the culture has great respect : for women; it is the people’s : thinking that needs to change. : I have enjoyed all the love, care, : and respect as a girl in India like : : many others. India wept forits : : daughter. When people learned : : that Singh is remorseless and : said that the girl shouldn't have : resisted the rape, they again : openly came out demanding : immediate hanging of the : rapists. : documentary is, however, a : blunder. It has flaws and lacks : the perspective of the victim. It : also doesn't really tell you how : India views Jyoti Singh, the : victim of this Tape, as someone : other than a daughter when : she was alive. She became a The ban on the metaphor for hope only after Image from CBC.ca : death, but still every Indian should get to see it, especially : the men and young boys. This : will definitely stir emotions : and bring the harsh reality to : the surface. These men should : know that if they objectify : women then they are no : different than those rapists. : After all, if the rape victim was India’s daughter, rapists are also : India’s sons. Watch the documentary, : but don’t make misconceptions : about the country. There : is much more beneath this : shallow skin for show. To catch a predator: Men and women » The embarrassing way certain guys act around women : just for the slightest chance at : some weekend pussy. Alex Stanton Staff Writer ‘d like to address a certain group of men. I’m about to chuck out a scathing criticism, so I have to clear some things up: I am totally on your side. That’s not to say I’m anti- feminist or anything, but even if I understand why women are weary of unknown men approaching them, I truly believe most of you are good dudes who approach women with good intentions (or, at the very least, fully legal intentions). Hell, Pll go so far as to say that pickup artists—who’ve been sullying their reputation by harassing uninterested women in frightful, downright disturbing ways—have got the right idea. A lot of them are taking advice from their instructors to have confidence and not be afraid of what women think of them. Yet they will still go to shameful lengths Let me address the ladies: here’s a bit of insight into the : male mind. Say you've gota : group of soldiers ina trench : during World War I. The squad, : for reasons only God knows, is : ordered to run from one trench : to the next. During the sprint, : they will be dodging buried : mines and mounted machine : guns. They are told that there : is literally a 99 per cent chance : they’ll die. You know what every : single one of those boys thinks? “Tm not worried. How can : [be worried? I’m going to make : it. I’m going to be that one per : cent.” This situation can easily be applied to the way men : interact with women. Even after : awoman they’re interested : in—whether it’s a stranger at : the bar or someone with whom : he’s neck-deep in the friend : zone with— says “no” to them or : expresses complete disinterest, they still think they’ve got a : chance. They'll give it their all, : no matter the extremity or the : cost. : : That really pisses me off. But : : it pisses me off forcompletely —: : selfish reasons. It’s not because : I'm into feminism—of course, : I believe in equality for all. Nor : is it because I think women are : all fragile creatures who need : protection from men by men. : Nope. The only reason it gets : my goat is simple: as a man, it : makes me look bad. Since becoming an adult, I've become aware that women : are absolutely justified in : staying hyper-vigilant around : strange men. Hearing about : aman tell my girlfriend that : he thinks her chest is exposed : while I grab a drink for two : minutes is unacceptable. Seeing : a guy from across the bar start : licking his lips and pointing at a : friend of mine at our table, who : subsequently threatened me for : calling him out on his trash, is : unacceptable. Youre only as good as the company you keep, boys. I’m not : : saying stick up for every single : woman you pass by on the street ! : who looks like she might have : aproblem, but if serious sexual : harassment is going on and : you're convinced that you can : do it safely, speak up. The way some men act towards women when flirting—especially in : club culture—is just beyond embarrassing. Have a little bit of : self-respect and act like a grown : man. I’m sick of men, but mostly : I don’t want to be pegged as a : possible rapist because of some : bad apples.