SGNov 13, 2019
Swati

Good people of Mastodon, I've been seeing a number of posts here that compare the Ayodhya judgment to a husband losing his wife to another man, treatment of rape victims etc. This is quite worrisome.

Women aren't property that one can win/lose claim over. Such comparisons reinforce the idea of ownership over women as passive objects. I have high hopes from this space and how we talk about women here.

So please do continue with the much-needed criticism, but please keep women out of it.

Nov 13, 2019 at 4:40amWeb
Show thread#BoycottNRC DemoCrazyRajNov 13, 2019
@swati
Better interpretation of Ayodhya "judgement" is
What Babur "allegedly" did in 1528, RSS did the same in 1992. SC did in 2019, what RSS did in 1992, with a finding that there is no proof of destruction of Temple by Babur.
Show threadS RavichandranNov 13, 2019
@swati @ikaveri +1
Show thread🌺Nov 13, 2019
@swati thank you for saying this.
Show threadmdarshadNov 13, 2019
@swati yes this is not only wrong but worrisome too and such comparison is against the civilized society
Show threadAshwin BaindurNov 13, 2019
@swati both Sita and Draupadi are depicted as prizes of martial tournaments and that's where the deplorable attitudes on Hindu society emerge from.
Show threadNSure ✔Nov 13, 2019
@swati I RTed that one too, but agree. The post does commoditise women and is best ignored.
Show threadRavi Kapoor Nov 13, 2019
@swati Please feel free to report such content so that the moderators can take appropriate action. @Saikatd
Show threadSwatiNov 13, 2019
@Ravi Thanks, I will if it gets vicious/spiteful. It seemed like a good idea to talk about it first. Have generally found people here to be more open to a discussion.
Show threadRavi Kapoor Nov 13, 2019
@swati 👍
Show threadMannyNov 13, 2019
@swati I have been guilty of this myself, where I made a post in jest. Apologies, will introspect and take steps to fix myself.
Show threadSwatiNov 14, 2019
@cprogrammer Not at all. I'm just glad we can talk about it.