:)

Duh

Again, to prevent sexual harrassment, even though if you care about the nitty gritty, same sex sexual harrassment is a thing

But then opposite sex sexual harrassment is more commonly known

So people need to Ake measures for that

Again, culture matters

In South Asian societies at least, girls have more consequences to their actions than boys

Well, that's fucked up.

We're aiming to change that, but with more and more people sticking to traditions here, were a lost cause

So obviously we need some incentives for women here to stay safe

Though, it's believed that the legal system here is the opposite of that.

As in?

Harsher sentences for men who commit the same crimes.

Like, the segregated public transport is a reaction law to the rape cases being publicised believe it or not

True

No, legally women have less consequences too

I'm talking about traditionally

Are people really doing those bad things on *public transit*?!

Yes, unfortunately I'm kind of a witness

Idk whether it was on purpose, but once a man rubbed his crotch on my shoulder as I was sitting

From that time, I decided to go into less crowdy buses even if it meant waiting

Plus people stare

Like all genders

Doesn't that make you a victim rather than a witness?

I mean, idk what to say, since I could be overreacting

But still, it made me uncomfortable

Also, if girls dress western and don't cover up, people stare hard, even in big cities

Forget wearing western outside big cities

My best friend lives in a smaller city

And she had actual guys stopping their motorbikes, telling her to get on their bikes, for obvious reasons

All because she couldn't find an auto after 7 pm

I personally made myself more independent, taught myself to suck it up and walk if needed

But yes, I feel scared in general thanks to me being a girl

It doesn't help that dumbass colleges enforce dress codes on girls, except for the very secular universities

Like, thought that educational institutions should encourage being progressive

But no, they enforce all backward customs in the name of "holding up our culture"

Nah, that's just crass chauvinism

Fuck them

Again, I'm not that political

But these issues are real time for me, so I have to care as the clash with my ideals

Yeah, I don't know what to say. That's a pretty bad situation.