From the Moon to Chicken, and Back?

While browsing the internet, I came upon an article in the Hindustantimes.com, Honey Singh: Why he shouldn't face the rap alone By Sweta Kaushal

In this article, Sweta gets down right to the core of the problem.  She expresses concern over the lyrics by Honey Singh and many other Punjabi and Bollywood songs.  She says that the culture around 'degrading women' through song has been around for a while, and now that the Delhi Rape Case has exploded, the society, or society led media chooses to target one person, but this problem is more than a one person problem.  It is a cultural problem that needs to addressed as such, and not target individuals.

If we take a look at a few Bollywood songs mentioned in the article, it again clarifies any doubt around the culturally degrading women.

"Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast lyrics (Mohra, 1994)
Tu Cheez Badi hai Mast Mast
Nai Tujhko Koi Hosh Hosh Uspar Jowan Ka josh josh
Nahi Tera dosh dosh madhosh hai tu har waqt waqt…
(These can be roughly translated to: You are a delightful, intoxicating thing, You  are intoxicated and overjoyed with your own youth but you are not to be blamed, it is your youth)"

"Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai lyrics (Khalnayak, 1993)
Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai  Choli Ke Peeche, Chunri Ke Neeche Kya Hai
Choli Me Dil Hai Mera Chunri Me dil hai mera
ye dil mai dungi mere yaar ko pyaar ko…

These can be roughly translated into: What lies behind the blouse? What lies beneath the scarf (chunri); My heart lies behind the blouse, My heart lies beneath my scarf; I will give my heart to my friend, my love.)"
 

Now, looking at these songs from Bollywood Movies in the 90s are clearly 'inferring' women as an object of sexual affection.  Whether or not we choose to ignore this 'inference' it is there.

Sweta sums it up pretty well when she writes:

"In a country where the lady love was once a Chaudhavi Ka Chand (Chaudhavi ka Chand song in Chuadhavi Ka Chand), has now become Tandoori Chicken (Fevicol Se song in Dabangg).  Instead of changing our own attitude and tastes, we have found a single person to dump all the blame upon."

Overall, the whole as society needs to change its outlook on women to a more respective status.  In a country where due to dowry obligations families are aborting their female babies, we have a long way to go inorder for change to occur.  But each day does make that difference.  Each day, each person who is able to change their thinking, or even question societies role in making decisions, can make a difference.  Because as that one person changes, that person further reflects with their immediate family, and thus the ball gets rolling.

So please do converse with your family members, as through conversation we make great discussions, which reflect our thinking and thus our actions.