And the DTC Ladies Special buses have been launched!
Congratulations! Ladies. Pardon, I am not a 'lady' for the time being.
If any of you has read the news, The so called Ladies Special Bus is, yes, all about ladies. We are so happy claiming that women have become safer. Yes, they have. What worries me now is the safety of men!
No. No cheap talks here. I won't say ,"yaarr...Now all the guys will die to have even a single glimpse of the beautiful girls in the buses...ooooo...Ladke to gaye yaarrrrr!!!" I am not talking of that construed definition of "safety from killer looks"!
In a city where everybody is fighting to survive well, I don't really believe somebody will have the time to 'have a glimpse' of the faces. And by the way, Just because its Ladies Special does not mean all the faces in it will be beautiful! huh!
So, the one line of the news that really caught my attention was- "Male drivers are being hired. Though the conductors in these buses will be women".
( Arre yaar, this man never tried to rape you. Let him have a seat. He is sweating...He has to run family so he earns a living too! Shout against the real traitors...The real rapists! It looks like the case of a wrong conviction! Go grab any man who tries to touch you even little...shout! get him arrested..yes that is your right! But why punish ALL MEN??...)
So, Men! Seems you have no relief. You might think buses now will have a lesser number of women, but let me tell you, that will not happen! You cannot enter the LS buses, but women will continue occupying the 'ladies' and even the normal seats. A Men's Development Cell can protest on streets to say,''Men can do whatever women can. We are equal"
Respect Ladies no matter if at times, you find no reason to do so!
Congratulations! Ladies. Pardon, I am not a 'lady' for the time being.
If any of you has read the news, The so called Ladies Special Bus is, yes, all about ladies. We are so happy claiming that women have become safer. Yes, they have. What worries me now is the safety of men!
No. No cheap talks here. I won't say ,"yaarr...Now all the guys will die to have even a single glimpse of the beautiful girls in the buses...ooooo...Ladke to gaye yaarrrrr!!!" I am not talking of that construed definition of "safety from killer looks"!
In a city where everybody is fighting to survive well, I don't really believe somebody will have the time to 'have a glimpse' of the faces. And by the way, Just because its Ladies Special does not mean all the faces in it will be beautiful! huh!
So, the one line of the news that really caught my attention was- "Male drivers are being hired. Though the conductors in these buses will be women".
I do not have much to say. In near future, when these buses will be made available on almost all bus routes, I bet you will see the following:
- These buses shall be only for women. Enter a man and he will be fined. 200/- straight away!
- There shall be no reservation for men in these buses. Yes! "Auraton ki bus hai bhai...chaliye bhaisaheb nikaliye yahaan se...Mardon ko to tameez hi nahi hoti."
- Should the Driver feel a bit irritated by some serious misbehavior of any of the 'ladies' and shout, the female passengers might just go to an extent of even stopping the bus creating all the chaos only to ensure that the Police and Media who will most definitely arrive there, get a reason to convict the Driver of charges as serious as even Sexual harassment.
- No. The driver will never be appreciated for serving women in this wonderful manner. But one heated argument and he is no less than a rapist!
- Women will continue to have special reserved seats in the general buses. Men will have to continue vacating seats for even an 18-year old GIRL claiming her rights over the LADIES seat. Because "Mardon ko to tameez hi nahi hoti.."
- No matter if a senior MALE citizen is standing next to the 'Seat reserved for senior citizens' in general buses, if a girl has occupied the seat and is not willing to even acknowledge the presence of the person, he may not ever get to sit! But we will not forget, "Mardon ko to tameez hi nahi hoti.."
- Even though 'LADIES SPECIAL' could be taken as a harbinger of GENDER EQUALITY, one can hear some 'ladies' saying "yaar ab bus driving jaise mushkil kaam to aadmi hi kar sakte hain na".
- Even though the "mushkil kaam" in this case has to be handled by a man just because HE IS A MAN, Women's development cells in the society will never stop claiming,''Women are no lesser than men in ANY RESPECT".
- Slut walks perpetuate the equality in the cases of clothes, I wonder why not in BUS AND TRUCK DRIVING... or even in rejecting reserved seats and accepting the pain that one undergoes when one has no seat available( Because NOW women are not equal to men..seats have to be given !!) and half an hour journey is still left.
I wonder why we never hear-"We,women, are equal to men. Since they do not have any reservations, we reject any such claims on our part too."
( Arre yaar, this man never tried to rape you. Let him have a seat. He is sweating...He has to run family so he earns a living too! Shout against the real traitors...The real rapists! It looks like the case of a wrong conviction! Go grab any man who tries to touch you even little...shout! get him arrested..yes that is your right! But why punish ALL MEN??...)
So, Men! Seems you have no relief. You might think buses now will have a lesser number of women, but let me tell you, that will not happen! You cannot enter the LS buses, but women will continue occupying the 'ladies' and even the normal seats. A Men's Development Cell can protest on streets to say,''Men can do whatever women can. We are equal"
Respect Ladies no matter if at times, you find no reason to do so!