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It is not a coincidence that there is a substantial overlap between the ‘hang the rapists’ crowd and the anti Aurat March, anti feminist crowd. Both positions stem from the refusal to accept that violence against women is a systemic problem.
Patriarchy is a system in which all men and not just the most heinous and evil participate.The zeal for hanging rapists in the public square reflects the desire to cast such violence as a form of evil that comes from outside the moral universe the rest of us inhabit.
This is why there is such a firm refusal to accept that one's own father, uncle, brother, cousin, friend, or even favorite pop-star might be a harasser or a rapist when an accusation is made against them.
Hanging rapists then becomes the means to fortify patriarchy by casting such violence as an aberration rather than a norm. Sadly, such violence, even in its most heinous and extreme forms, is no aberration. #MotowayIncident
