Daily Times had this picture today in the news photos of an eunuch bathing in the canal. i loved the way they had titled it – almost lovingly- ‘nymph’. i found it extremely…exuberant!
Of the many arguments i’ve had with many people over maaany topics, the averse reactions to eunuchs distrub me the most. Stuck in a vicious cycle with barely any means of getting out, the way they manage to live should hardly be questioned.
Infact, those who give away their ‘kharaab’ children should be brought out and shamed.
i don’t expect you to agree with me.
tripping saira
I don’t agree with you but not on the question of how enuchs should be treated but what you say about “ those give away their kharaab children should be brought out and shamed” The people who give up their out of wedlock children do so because of societal pressures and judgements which is out of the realm of society as a whole. What you choose to do in your bedroom and with who is none of my business and if there is a child out of that union , whether you keep it or not is also none of my business. When there is ritualized religion with which people are obessed with , that is when “society” pokes its nose in business that is not theirs.
Why do you get to decide that these people “should be brought out and shamed?”
By: theindividual on June 16, 2007
at 8:04 am
I believe you are HUGELY mistaken or uninformed about the ‘hijra’ community. these children are not out of wedlock. these are children born with genital defects and show signs of both male and female genatalia, therefore fitting somewhere in the category of ‘it’. Families, and know that friend, good respectable families give away their children for the shame of bringing up a defected child.
I dont get to decide who should be shamed but i have the right to get angry at people who discard their children. Our society is hypocritical at best and i dont mind flinging a blow or two at it.
this is not about ritualised religion. and i dont think it ever was or will be.
By: tripping saira on June 18, 2007
at 10:27 am
Aha.. I took your usage of the word “ kharab” to refer to that and thus discussed children out of wedlock as well as enuchs. My reference to ritualized religion was to the former. As for parents “discarding” their children I concur with your anger. Anger towards the parents as well as a number of child rights organizations that have so far not really focussed on this aspect of child rights protection. But perhaps, I should shut up since today I closed a center for working children that I had been running for the past six years…. not because of any reason but becuase I gave up today.
By: theindividual on June 18, 2007
at 9:17 pm
Why…and how come? one should never give up in such work because obstacles are part of the job description. and obstacles that make you want to break something everytime they happen.
i’m sure you have a valid reason for your decision but dont stop. ever.
and you don’t need to shutup either. an opinion is the only thing left entirely to us – whether we can voice it or not is another issue altogether.
By: tripping saira on June 19, 2007
at 12:36 pm
Am not stopping.. . just going on `sleep mode” I guess!
By: theindividual on June 24, 2007
at 8:04 am