I'm in the midst of an infuriating discussion online on AAP (Aam Aadmi Party). In case you haven't heard, they want to legalize khaps. I mean, WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THEM?
In case, you have no clue what I'm talking about, here, read this.
Done?
Hope your rage has built up enough.
This is insane. I mean really, educated people who wanted change voted for AAP. We didn't, thank you very much, vote you in as State Govt. just for you to come swishing in with bring back child marriage. And why, you ask? Because: "Once girls hit puberty, they start to...stray. This encourages rape. To prevent straying, early marriage is good."
ARE YOU BLOODY KIDDING ME?
Excuse me for the all caps. I'm angry.
Anyway, even sati (a woman dying when her husband does) is a marvellous idea because dead woman="pure" woman. Totally with you on that AK. That makes SOOO much sense.
Khaps have gone too far. In an attempt to keep our Hindu culture "pure" they have encouraged the most ridiculous things. I read recently this book called the Accidental Apprentice (Vikas Swarup) which highlighted the brutality of Khaps.
Have we not progressed? Have we not moved beyond these archaic practices of sati and marrying of children? We have not moved forward and become so much just to bring back these rituals.
This is insane according to me. We voted you for change towards the future, not the past AAP.
In case, you have no clue what I'm talking about, here, read this.
Done?
Hope your rage has built up enough.
This is insane. I mean really, educated people who wanted change voted for AAP. We didn't, thank you very much, vote you in as State Govt. just for you to come swishing in with bring back child marriage. And why, you ask? Because: "Once girls hit puberty, they start to...stray. This encourages rape. To prevent straying, early marriage is good."
ARE YOU BLOODY KIDDING ME?
Excuse me for the all caps. I'm angry.
Anyway, even sati (a woman dying when her husband does) is a marvellous idea because dead woman="pure" woman. Totally with you on that AK. That makes SOOO much sense.
Khaps have gone too far. In an attempt to keep our Hindu culture "pure" they have encouraged the most ridiculous things. I read recently this book called the Accidental Apprentice (Vikas Swarup) which highlighted the brutality of Khaps.
Have we not progressed? Have we not moved beyond these archaic practices of sati and marrying of children? We have not moved forward and become so much just to bring back these rituals.
This is insane according to me. We voted you for change towards the future, not the past AAP.
I realized a lot of people may not know what the AAP is so:
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party
Also, he QUIT? This is a muse for another day. A rainy one, maybe