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The news that rape videos are made and sold in some parts of UP, is extremely disturbing. It reflects a new low in society and sends shivers down the spine.
According to the sources, the latest video going viral depicts a girl being raped and her boyfriend beaten mercilessly, with screams of the girl begging them to at least not film the horrendous crime. All her pleas fall on deaf ears as the hooligans continue to film the act with no fear.
These rape videos are sold at a price from 50 -150Rs to ‘interested’ buyers who seem to enjoy watching the brutal rape in action. Wonder what kind of people ‘enjoy’ watching rape?
The fact that there is a market for such videos itself is shameful. These videos are widely shared until they become viral. Also, more brutal the rape more in demand is the video.
Let this sink in – that ‘rape’ no longer remains a crime to be punished but has become an act to be filmed and the rape videos to be watched for cheap thrills. Such are the times we are living in, when it is not only the fear of rape that haunts women but also the humiliation of being filmed and the rape videos watched by hundreds of viewers!
Many times the people watching recognise the girl who is raped and harass her and her family, leading to further trauma and almost certain social stigma.
The police seems to be lost on how to control the crime and how to prevent the sharing of rape videos. Imagine the sadistic pleasure these people get in watching a girl raped. It speaks a lot about rot in the society. It also reflects on the pathetic law and order situation where the fear of law is completely erased from the minds of people. Inhuman acts are becoming norm of the day and we are nothing but silent spectators…!
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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