One of the things that is not openly talked about in our society is rape. We are going to talk about this topic. Quite frankly, too. Because the more there is concealment, whispering, hesitancy, the more we will lose. This is an effort to prevent that from happening. We have a strong misconception that bad things happening in the world will never happen to us or our family. This cannot even be called an optimistic attitude. Because this means that we are running away from reality. If we want to face this unwanted reality, it is convenient to confront it directly. It is said that one should expect the best but prepare for the worst and prepare oneself for it. Of course, we should hope that we will not be raped, our family members will not be raped, but we should also think about what to do if it happens or what to do to prevent it from happening.
Rape is any physical or mental act done by force. But the word has now come to mean only sexual abuse. We are also going to think about it in the same context. There are a few things we need to remember about rape first. We should talk freely about these topics with our family members and friends. Rape is not only physical but also mental. Acquaintances rather than strangers, family members than outsiders, neighbors are more prone to rape. The age of the victim is no longer an important factor in rape. His appearance is not the issue. Often, rapes are done for the sake of sexual desire. Ten times as many cases of rape are never reported. Clothes are not the reason for rape. Rape happens to women, men, girls and boys. It happens to the young, and it happens to the old too. Many cases are suppressed so as not to expose the family. Society is still insensitive to this.
Now, considering all the above, let us first think about what we can do. As mentioned earlier, get rid of the idea that this will not happen to you and prepare yourself to face it with the mindset that it might happen. Make the children of the house aware of this, inform them. Let them know about good and bad touches, eyes. Always be careful, your one mistake can cost you dearly. Test people before trusting them and never trust them completely. Always be careful so that such things do not happen. Find out how your friends are, how your girlfriends are doing, how your office colleagues are doing, how any other people you come in contact with are doing. Do not dare. Never lose control of yourself by getting drunk. If someone misbehaves with you and tries to get physically close to you against your will, stop him in time. Do not give direct or indirect encouragement to the other person in any way. Your silence or your inaction is taken to mean your consent to these relationships. Never let that happen. Do not hide such things from your family and friends. It's not your fault, so don't blame yourself or feel ashamed. Oppose openly.
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There are many reasons why rapes happen, why men act like this. Men are often not even responsible for it. They are not to blame either. But this does not change reality. And the reality is that men have been, are, and will continue to rape women. Mere punishment will not solve this problem. This question will always be there. We have to change the answer. We have to change our attitude towards rape. We have to change our mindset. The foolish belief that a woman's character is in her vagina has to be changed. It is her own fault that she was raped, so the perception that she and the family are disgraced will have to be changed. The misconception that a woman has been raped means that she has become corrupt, her life has been ruined, it has to be changed. Underestimating the raped woman, shaming her, insulting her, blaming her has to be changed. We have to change our inferior social mentality related to women's character. It is necessary to change the belief that being raped means falling from the sky, a woman will be stigmatized forever. When these changes occur, we can more effectively resist this oppression.
Society never changes itself. People change. That, too, on a personal level. In the case of rape, it is very difficult to change the mindset of the individual and society, but it is certainly not impossible. It will take some courage, women will have to show more courage, men will have to stand with him. Only then can we face this problem. We have to do this on different fronts simultaneously. Women, men and society have a role to play in this. Let us discuss this and other things in the following articles.
