Abhishek criticizes CNN’s coverage of widows in India.
Second, there are flimsy attempts to examine the reasons for widow ostracization.
“An educated woman may have money and independence, but even that is snatched away when she becomes a widow.” Is it just me or does this statement not contradict itself? What does it mean to have independence when it can be snatched away?
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Anat
Jul 10th, 2007 at 11:00 pm | #
Ash, it should have been ‘CNNs’ prejudiced analysis, instead of ‘Ccn’ in the title….
Das Stig
Jul 11th, 2007 at 2:13 pm | #
“An educated woman may have money and independence, but even that is snatched away when she becomes a widow.� Is it just me or does this statement not contradict itself? What does it mean to have independence when it can be snatched away?
Wot?? Does this guy not grasp basic english? A shite post that doesn’t deserve any attention, but this does throw light on the “understanding” abilities of the blogger in question.
Let me explain. The authour means that even if a woman is “educated and independent” that gets taken away AFTER she becomes a widow. Makes sense now, eh? Know the language before you go on your tour of outrage.
Vivek
Jul 12th, 2007 at 4:14 pm | #
CNN article is full of holes. I did post a few questions to debunk the article -
1) Why isn’t some window in their twenties and thirties NOT featured?
2) 15,000 Widows in a city of 45,000! Show me a city of 45,000 in UP and I’ll show you a city NOT found anywhere in India.
3) Mrs. Giri is not a poor harrassed widow, but the widow of ex-president of India ( V.V. Giri). Calling her a victim of widowhood is like calling Parison Hilton a poor teen victimzed by law enforcement
And guess what? The comments never saw the light of the day. Some guys just wait (bait) for an occassion to bash Indians ( read Hindus).
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