Our school witnessed a tragic yet inspiring event last week. All the girls of tenth grade had united for a mass movement or agitation against body shaming and sexual comments. This minor step was taken, or more specifically, merely planned after a series of defaming incidents. Girls faced remarks such as being called ‘doodh ki dukaan’ (milk factory), or a prostitute, and this small step allowed all of them to open up and disclose the discriminatory acts they suffered- like a miniature version of the ‘me too’ campaign.
The entire group tried to approach the social heads, coordinators and a few other teachers, but the saddest thing happened to them. They were shut down. The girls were told to keep down the movement and to the height of it, were asked, “Are you new to the school?” Is this what we call equality and respect in our ‘modern’ mentality?
Both boys and girls wear the same uniform, yet girls are being harassed, only for being what they truly are. Maybe their way of expressing their opinion was not exactly ideal, but did they deserve to be shut down? After all that they faced through their school years, is it right to shut down an innocent fight against wrong?
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