Feminist Killjoy…But With a Heart - Confronting Sexual Violence with Empathy Over Retribution
Gandhi, Ankita
Author
aut
Text
xx#
2024
Verfassungsblog
2024-11-18
eng
India is currently witnessing a spate of protests against gender-based violence targeted towards women. The rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, allegations against influential figures of the Malayalam film industry, and wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s accusations of sexual harassment against BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh have led to demands for stricter legal consequences. However, I urge feminists to eschew reliance on the punitive state. It is paramount that feminists “break the wheel” and not adopt the tools of the oppressor by advocating for punishment, shame, and stigma.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Gandhi, Ankita
Feminism
India
Indien
Indien
PoSH Act
Sexual violence
the retributive theory of justice
Indien
342
https://verfassungsblog.de/feminist-killjoy-with-a-heart/
Verfassungsblog
2366-7044
Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH
10.59704/855189d287216f3f
241118
10.59704/855189d287216f3f
Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl
(Revision 1.140 20200717)