Noise.
doesn't let you think. its a refuge. clutters your mind. doesn't let you ask questions, or think of the consequences.
Noise.
its your defense. your wall from the world. your evasiveness. your everything.
Noise.
because when its not there , you realize how incredibly lonely you really are.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
breach of freedom?
Today is valentines day. Its not of any particular interest to me. It never was. But today, i saw, in front of my eyes, the failing of basic human rights of decency. The principal of my fantastic college got up in the morning and thought- 'oh i've nothing planned for today, lets just, humiliate the students' with what i assume a satisfied grin on her face.
Pre wanted the day to be nice. she wanted to go out. 'our last one together girls!' please 'lets all dress up please!!' . now, i really like Pre, so i said ok, lets just dress up, i mean there no harm in that right? so i waltz into an auto, with my pretty brown skirt only to be stopped on the way in. Girls huddled together because of apparent 'indecent' clothes. The definition of their 'indecent' ??? a girl got thrown out because kurta nearly two times her size, and that reached her knee was 'indecent'! her id was taken, she was humiliated , asked to bead over, all in front of a male watchman.Is this the empowerment that you keep talking about so often ma'am? and something that takes the cake, is girls were sent home, because they wore red and pink. on valentines day. because it is valentines day. i heard a horrid story, cant comment on its authenticity but, where a professor asked a girl to bend over, and poured water into her trousers, because it was loose. please tell me/ who the F#@$ are they to treat us that way?
My question is this- How does a dress code matter? How does what you wear decide who you are? or how intelligent you are? and whatever happened to freedom of choice? isn't what happened today a breach of my right to be an individual? my right to be me? aren't you hampering our growth instead of empowering us?
And my principal, a lady who claims that she has no time or energy to 'deal' with us- her students, is not only capable, but is also a coward. Who is she running the college for herself? or us? i have a theory about her. I think she is a secret activist of Hindu fanatics, lurking around in a Christian institution, wondering who her next prey is. but. There is always a force that is greater than everything. Power in numbers. Power of the people. rebellion. satyagraha. whaever.
i may pass out in two months, but, the fight for freedom will continue, and i have a feeling , am on the winning side.
till next time.
Pre wanted the day to be nice. she wanted to go out. 'our last one together girls!' please 'lets all dress up please!!' . now, i really like Pre, so i said ok, lets just dress up, i mean there no harm in that right? so i waltz into an auto, with my pretty brown skirt only to be stopped on the way in. Girls huddled together because of apparent 'indecent' clothes. The definition of their 'indecent' ??? a girl got thrown out because kurta nearly two times her size, and that reached her knee was 'indecent'! her id was taken, she was humiliated , asked to bead over, all in front of a male watchman.Is this the empowerment that you keep talking about so often ma'am? and something that takes the cake, is girls were sent home, because they wore red and pink. on valentines day. because it is valentines day. i heard a horrid story, cant comment on its authenticity but, where a professor asked a girl to bend over, and poured water into her trousers, because it was loose. please tell me/ who the F#@$ are they to treat us that way?
My question is this- How does a dress code matter? How does what you wear decide who you are? or how intelligent you are? and whatever happened to freedom of choice? isn't what happened today a breach of my right to be an individual? my right to be me? aren't you hampering our growth instead of empowering us?
And my principal, a lady who claims that she has no time or energy to 'deal' with us- her students, is not only capable, but is also a coward. Who is she running the college for herself? or us? i have a theory about her. I think she is a secret activist of Hindu fanatics, lurking around in a Christian institution, wondering who her next prey is. but. There is always a force that is greater than everything. Power in numbers. Power of the people. rebellion. satyagraha. whaever.
i may pass out in two months, but, the fight for freedom will continue, and i have a feeling , am on the winning side.
till next time.
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