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Rape on this scale is cultural, too

31 Dec 05:54am

Filed under: India, India Rape, Society, Violence, Women

The details of the crime are unspeakable. But we need to speak about them, or more precisely, the reasons why we continue to live in a world where a young woman can get viciously gang-raped on public transport, thrown out of a moving vehicle, and die of her injuries.

A vigil in India for the rape victim. Pic: AP

Earlier this month a 23-year-old woman was attacked on a bus in New Dehli. She was eventually flown to a Singapore hospital after a series of local operations in a desperate attempt to save her life from the injuries she sustained from allegedly being repeatedly raped by six men and then pushed from the bus.

The reaction in India and now around the world has been collective outrage. There have been high profile Indians expressing their anger, shame and disgust on Twitter, candle-light vigils, protests, and social media campaigns, all on a scale never before seen about an issue that is apparently endemic in the country.

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Sickemrex says:

06:53pm | 31/12/12

Until this year I considered myself to be as feminist as the next woman but after hearing that utter disgrace to humanity Greer refuse to condemn female genital mutilation and carry on about the PM’s arse I decided I am whatever the -ist is that wants all people to be… Read more »
Anjuli says:

05:36pm | 31/12/12

It should not take the death of some ones beautiful daughter for India and other countries to treat their females with respect . How any one could do such is a thing is beyond comprehension ,those so called men were worse than a pack of wild animals. Read more »

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