What do noodles, condoms, and the West have in common?
All are painfully absurd reasons that a number of Indian leaders have pointed to as explanations for why rape remains such a problem in their country, which became infamous in the world's eyes after a fatal gang rape in December 2012. Indian authorities seem willing to blame just about anything — except for rapists themselves — for the rising rates of sexual violence.
Here are eight of the more offensively ridiculous reasons they’ve cited.
The latest scapegoat for supposedly encouraging immorality and rape is ex-porn star Sunny Leone. A Canadian-Indian by origin, Leone has a massive fan following in India, and has shot to (publicly accepted) fame after appearing in mainstream movies and reality shows in the country. This past week, however, she offended the former chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women Barkha Shukla Singh, who wants a condom advertisement featuring Leone that recently reappeared on Indian television to be banned. Full story...
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All are painfully absurd reasons that a number of Indian leaders have pointed to as explanations for why rape remains such a problem in their country, which became infamous in the world's eyes after a fatal gang rape in December 2012. Indian authorities seem willing to blame just about anything — except for rapists themselves — for the rising rates of sexual violence.
Here are eight of the more offensively ridiculous reasons they’ve cited.
The latest scapegoat for supposedly encouraging immorality and rape is ex-porn star Sunny Leone. A Canadian-Indian by origin, Leone has a massive fan following in India, and has shot to (publicly accepted) fame after appearing in mainstream movies and reality shows in the country. This past week, however, she offended the former chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women Barkha Shukla Singh, who wants a condom advertisement featuring Leone that recently reappeared on Indian television to be banned. Full story...
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