by Saurabh
19. November 2005 16:05
Sexual Attraction in men is predominantly visual than chemical or emotional. But everybody knows that, right? I just wanted to be sure that readers of this post remember this fact. And we men do love to stare at God’s most beautiful creation, Don’t we?
But casual staring is different from gawking like hungry wolves! For people who have not been in the Northern part of India (or Pakistan for that reason) it may be pretty surprising to learn that most men of the region, and I mean 90% of all men stare at women in a very disgusting manner. From teenage boys who have grown their first pubic hair to men old enough to be great grandfathers, this phenomenon is prevalent across all age groups. Men from other parts of the globe (those who are able to read this) may find it ridiculous but the fact is that a very large fraction of men from India and Pakistan (falling between 22N & 32N latitude) stare at every other woman in a way that’s not only demeaning and rude, it’s downright scary for most women.
A few things that I would like to say before going a bit ahead on this issue… I was born and brought up in Northern India. And yet for some strange reason I didn’t pick up on this attribute that’s predominant in men of my immediate geographical area. I never paid attention to this “menace” until about 3 weeks ago when I was asked by an 11 year old girl why men do that. I didn’t have any answers, so I honestly replied to her that I didn’t know. However this got me started in conducting some research for a better answer. When I started off searching through the web for articles/discussions & blogs, I quickly made the shocking discovery that there’s something terribly wrong with men in this part of the globe.
Finding reasons to why this is so; is surprisingly easy. Though most men from both countries of the Sub-Continent will disagree with me, but most women can and probably will relate to the fact that from their childhood to adulthood men in the Indian Sub-Continent are brought up in an environment where they are made to believe that not only are they superior to women (which happens even in the liberal west) but they grow a sense of inconsideration for the female sex identifiable with their western counterparts of the “Dark Ages”.
But I was provided with the best possible answer to that little girl’s query which is perhaps undoubtedly the most impressive answer yet which I was told by someone with more experience and first hand experiences of this trend… “It’s not that every guy does it, with time there comes a realization that there are still a lot of men who do not act like a hungry pack of wolves prying over a helpless creature”. (This paragraph has been modified since it was first published.)
OK so I could tell her that, but it still doesn't change this unpleasant fact and this menace still doesn't go away. And I don't wanna lie!
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