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Viral video of kids urinating on photo of Nupur Sharma: What it tells us about patriarchy and the prevalence of rape culture

Sneha - 11 June, 2022

Apart from the "crime of blasphemy", Nupur has committed another crime, against patriarchy, to be born a woman in a highly patriarchal society.

News Reports

MIB directs social media platforms to remove controversial ads by ‘Layer’r Shot’ as netizens slam the ad for promoting rape culture: Details

OpIndia Staff - 4 June, 2022

Netizens were miffed with the brand for promoting sexually inappropriate content and glorifying rape culture.

Opinions

Rape fantasies, sexual objectification and harassment of Hindu women: How targeting of some women hasn’t made it to news

Nirwa Mehta - 25 January, 2022

And as everything evolves, so has targeted harassment. Hindu women on social media are now victims of rape fantasies and sexual objectification for Muslim men.

Social Media

Former India Today journalist justifies rape culture of ‘liberals’, says rape jokes are okay because man cracking them is gay

OpIndia Staff - 9 June, 2021

Rape jokes are okay if person cracking is a gay man and subject of jokes are men - Liberal logic.

World

Fahashi and the importance of Purdah in Islam: How Pakistan PM Imran Khan explained the rise of rapes against women

OpIndia Staff - 6 April, 2021

According to Imran Khan, vulgarity is the reason behind rise in rape and sexual violence and not the declining lawlessness in the country.

News Reports

The day a BJP worker’s wife is raped by TMC in Nandigram, Mamata Banerjee says she is contesting from there to ‘pay respect to...

OpIndia Staff - 30 March, 2021

While Mamata Banerjee continues to indulge in tall talks about protecting "mothers and sisters" of her constituency, her own party cadres have raped a woman in Nandigram

News Reports

Number of rape cases increase alarmingly in Rajasthan, minors are victims in many cases

OpIndia Staff - 25 March, 2021

The horrifying rape cases in 2021 so far suggest that minors are the biggest victims of sexual violence in Rajasthan

News Reports

Rajasthan DGP blames ‘internet’ and ‘curiosity’ in youth for rising rape cases in the country, Congress-ruled state tops the list

OpIndia Staff - 5 October, 2020

As per the latest NCRB data, Rajasthan has highest number of recorded rape cases in 2019.

Entertainment

‘Jism ki garmi’: How Hindi film industry disregarded consent and normalised rape and molestation over the years

Dibakar Dutta - 4 October, 2020

The Hindi film industry has, knowingly or unknowingly, convinced a generation of people that rape is normal when done in light of 'greater good'.

News Reports

While TMC leaders go berserk over Hathras case, the party had dismissed rape case in West Bengal as political conspiracies and ‘shajona ghotona’

OpIndia Staff - 3 October, 2020

TMC and Mamata Banerjee have dismissed several rape cases in West Bengal in the past as conspiracy by opposition parties

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