Those who ask what possess a man to viciously shove an iron rod into a woman to the extent that it damages her lungs after gang raping her should look around them. Notice your environment- on social media & real life. See how everyday violence allows for women to be dehumanised..

Women are devalued to the extent that they are seen as natural recipients of male violence. Crude language, sexual harassment thrown at women whom you don’t agree with. And if you are an actor like @ReallySwara @RichaChadha or a journalist sexual harassment is seen as the norm.

When confronted men on social media will accuse you of playing the victim card. Some apologise saying they got carried away & were angry. How come women don’t usually get so violent? That’s because male violence over women itself is viewed as part of unquestionable male privilege

The dehumanising & devaluing of women, trying to stifle their voice viciously is part of a culture that seeks to normalise everyday violence in every form which gives rise to extreme sexual violence. Men who carry out such brutal attacks aren’t aliens. They come from among you.

So next time when your comeback to a woman is ‘ra*di’ because her views upset and anger you remember you are playing your part in normalising brutality that includes shoving an iron rod up a woman’s vagina. Rape, after all, is a product of a culture of male dominance & violence.