Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Overheard This: Tum aurat ke naam par kalank ho (Translation: You are a stain on the name of woman).
A Thought: Why do we never hear such a thing about men? Is it that men have the license to behave in ways that stain reputations (of families; of clans; of identities) - That no rules apply for them. And why are such acts considered as honouring clans/families in some sub-cultures? Why is it that men make news for behaving well (chivalry we call it...but why? why can that not be the rule?). Perhaps, this is another manifestation of 'the victor writes history' theory: the physically stronger writes the rules.

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