How Dare you Wear shoes

By hapy •

A couple of years ago, a young village woman in the southern state of Tamil Nadu found a job as a social worker in the nearest town.

The first time she returned to visit her family, the upper castes fell into a rage because she had been 'uppity' enough to wear shoes.

She was manhandled and paraded naked for not knowing her place

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1639245.stm

How many crimes are being done against humanity in name of God.

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3 comments

By britexpat• 13 Feb 2009 19:46

These "inequalities" exist. The only way to address them is to accept they exist and atnd up for the rights of these individuals.

By hapy• 13 Feb 2009 19:41

This is not culture, this crime against humanity supposedly endorsed by holy scriptures.

By anonymous• 13 Feb 2009 15:45

This is what we call "culture". It differs from place to place. My advice: leave if you can't cope with the norms and values.

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