Recently a girl I know went to a very famous hostel in the city for admission. She did not join, however, as she found that the hostel would not allow mobile phones inside. This girl is addicted to internet and mobile phones, and cannot live without them.
The above mentioned incident has occurred many times over in the city. Many girls give up their gadgets for the security of the hostels. It is a classic case where one has to choose between freedom and security. Many prefer the latter. And that is sad. There are many women's hostels in the city which give greater freedom to their inmates. Then, why on earth do some hostels still continue with bans on use of technology? I admit that there have been incidents of misuse of mobile phones. But these are isolated incidents. Why should the great majority of law-abiding, 'decent' women suffer because of the pervertedness of a few?
The question here is: why women alone are targeted in such bans? It is far more sensible to ban them in Men's hostels then, as they are usually the ones who spread the porn content they get. Will anyone dare to do that? No. So women continue to be punished when they are actually the victims. Much like the women who refuse to go to toilets in hotels after the 'cam in the loo' incident.
After some hue and cry, the issue gets buried. Though Kerala boasts about its great strides in female emancipation, the condition on ground is worse than you can imagine. No girl dares to step outside her house after 8 in the evening. If anything happens, it is always her mistake.
To hell with it guys! I am no feminist. I just demand that women too get equal opportunity to do everything that men usually get to do. We too are human beings
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