Dear Amal, It is not a question of talking endlessly on state terror alone and exposing it, unless we also are prepared to be a little critical about our roles in complicity/silence about the aggressive patterns masculine imageries. You mentioned about my criticism of the language/caption used here or by the press. But I was also trying to point out other things as well. There is a need to go beyond the sensational aspects of the abhorrent crime done by the POLICE, against a DALIT WOMAN, isn't it? I think we could have focused more on the fact that the victim simultaneously belonged to two groups, for whose safeguarding against atrocities there are two sets of special legislation and special rules -
(1)SC/ST Atrocities(Prevention ) Act , for dalits. (2) Set of procedures and rules for controlling police highhandedness against women. (I don't remember any relevant special Law or Act in this context) How about politically underscoring the crime as perpetrated by the very agency which is supposed to safeguard against atrocities, rather than singularly highlighting the concern for motherhood ? Regards, Venu On Mar 10, 11:14 pm, Amal Kalliyath <[email protected]> wrote: > വേണുവേട്ടന്റെ കുറിപ്പിന് നന്ദി > പത്രം ഉപയോഗിച്ച ഭാഷയാണോ പോലിസ് ഉപയോഗിച്ച ഭാഷയാണോ കൂടുതല് ക്രൂരം? > അടിച്ചു കലക്കി എന്ന പ്രയോഗം സ്ത്രീവിരുധം ആണെങ്കില് മെയില് ഫോര്വേഡ് ചെയ്ത > ആള് എന്ന നിലയില് അതിനു മാപ്പ് ചോദിക്കുന്നു > പക്ഷെ ഇത്തരം വിഷയങ്ങളില് ഭാഷ ശരിയല്ല എന്നൊക്കെ തൊടുന്യായം പറഞ്ഞു യഥാര്ത്ഥ > പ്രശ്നത്തെ ദയവായി നിസാരവല്കരിക്കരുത് > എന്ന് അഭ്യര്ത്ഥിക്കുന്നു. റിപ്പോര്ട്ടര് ഉപയോഗിച്ച ഭാഷയെ ചീത്ത പറയാന് > ഉപയോഗിച്ചതിന്റെ പകുതി ശക്തി എങ്കിലും ഉപയോഗിച് ഭരണകൂട ഭീകരതെക്കെതിരെ > സംസാരിക്കാന് അദ്ദേഹം തയ്യാറായിരുന്നെങ്കില് .... > > 2010/3/9 venukm <[email protected]> > > > > > To be frank ,I feel that violence even goes up to the press coverage > > of the incident. This is not just a question of police violence. I > > would say that the caption itself is more than a description of what > > the police did. I'm afraid the usage 'garbham adichukalakki' is > > totally objectionable for one empathizing in the unspeakable trauma > > of the dalit woman. Nevertheless, It is a typical male reportage > > virtually devoid of emotional empathy. For example, just think of what > > would be the woman's own description in words..Will she ever use a > > phrase like"ente garbham police adichukalakki?"I think that she might > > never put it like that. > > > Again, the report suggests that more than anything else, the crime > > relates to suppression of a woman's imagined aspiration to become a > > mother. This simply overstates the roles of women in society as > > mothers. > > > The rest of the text also looks more like sensationalizing than > > politicizing the heinous crime committed by police with impunity > > even when it is against a woman from the margins of the society. > > Obviously, there could be more point in raising the issue as a crime > > perpetrated by the law enforcing agency against a dalit woman. This > > means that the woman simultaneously deserved the benefits of at least > > two special legislations: first, under the SC/ST Atrocities > > (Prevention) Act and secondly under Laws relating to Arocities Against > > Women > > > Incidently, I am someone looking for less hegemonic, less > > patriarchal , less communal and more democratic & gender just > > reportage by your paper, which I think is also quite capable of > > taking the feedbacks in perspective. > > > Thanks and regards, > > (Venu) > > > O -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
