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On VAW, Rape, Reform, and Rhetoric

Note: This post contains extracts from some earlier posts and is based on tweets posted here: @nsaikia , loosely knit together. It is not confined to the specifics of the instance of rape which have generated outrage. It links to a number of non-Indian articles — violence against women isn’t a specifically Indian issue. Further, it is entirely from a personal perspective, and could well involve misunderstanding core issues. That said, it is also based on years of having attempted to learn about rape. Finally, it's been posted unedited, and will probably be edited later.  Also see: Tweets ' On Education, Custom and VAW ' and ' Dealing with Sexual Violence: A Primarily Legal Perspective ' Each time there’s an instance of violence against women (VAW) which is considered serious and which generates shock and outrage, both the shock and outrage are inexplicable to me. Never mind that it seems to happen about once a quarter. The only time I ever see either shock or outr