When Will India Grow Up?

Absolutely, surgical and precise way in which this man has spoken about Indian society and how far we need to grow up.

These days, many among us talk in such a way that we are in par with Western societies. They do by telling few parameters about our growth and tell how we are comparable. But all these are just masks the damning realities of our lives, our attitudes. It’s no doubt that we need to grow more on civic sense, privacy, freedom of speech, skill etc. All these requires a shift in our mindset.

One aspect in this is about privacy and how we have little or no regard for someone’s privacy. One thing about privacy and individual excess is the way revenge porn is proliferating around us. All it needs is to have a look at one of the porn sites to sites to see hundreds of amateur, homemade private videos that has leaked to public domain. How can someone just leak private moments which bares it all for the world to see. They do it because they know nothing is going to happen to them. The victims are mostly women and one can just imagine how her life would be after these videos or pictures are leaked. There’s so much stress, unimaginable mental shame, victimization and self blame. And, this is leading many women to take extreme steps like taking their life or living in isolation, etc. Also, what all things parents or immediate family go through when their daughter becomes the victim of such acts!

Why do people upload private videos without any qualms?
I feel that such videos are made public by people for these three reasons. Firstly, they would have something to score with the person shown in the video. Mostly directed at the lady.
Secondly, the perpetrator of such uploads are people who are sure they are safe under the screen of anonymity. True to some extend. However, it’s not easy to find out who had leaked the video online. We have cyber cells who track cyber-crimes, threat, etc. One more thing is that these videos may be uploaded as a way to blackmail the victims. Before they upload, they might ask them to some favors or cash. And when it’s not happening, the video goes live on Whatsapp or other sites.

Finally, such clips are made online by strangers who don’t know the people but they do without thinking of the backlash these people might face.

I had earlier written a post about revenge porn and how other countries has law against them.