Yami
Gautam
"I
am
usually
not
very
vocal
on
social
media,
but
I
am
making
an
exception
today,
since
as
a
woman,
what
I
am
seeing
right
now
terrifies
me."
Open
Letter
"This
is
concerning
the
matter
surrounding
two
of
the
biggest
stars
in
our
industry.
I
have,
fortunately,
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
one
of
them.
However,
I
am
not
writing
this
as
a
co-star
or
even
as
a
friend.
I
am
writing
this
as
a
woman
and
a
concerned
citizen
of
the
country,
and
I
will
try
to
get
my
point
across
as
succinctly
and
as
objectively
as
possible."
On
The
Issue
"I
am
no
legal
expert.
And
I
am
not
privy
to
the
details
of
the
case.
I
know
what
has
been
reported
in
the
media,
and
I
am
all
for
good,
honest
reporting.
However,
somehow,
the
tussle
has
turned
into
a
gender
war,
with
a
certain
faction
of
the
society
having
already
declared
the
man
guilty."
Guilt
Tripping
"People
have
presumed
that
since
he
is
a
man,
he
must
be
the
guilty
party,
since
that
is
how
it
has
always
been.
Men
have
oppressed
women
in
one
way
or
another
for
centuries,
and
it's
being
presumed
that
it
is
the
same
in
this
case,
too."
Dangerous
Tide
"And
that's
dangerous.
Whatever
happened
to
innocent,
until
proven
guilty?
Whatever
happened
to
letting
the
law
take
its
own
course?
Yes,
a
lot
of
times,
at
least
in
this
country,
we
have
take
to
the
streets
to
get
justice.
But
that's
not
the
case
here."
Law
&
Order
"The
police
is
investigating,
and
both
the
parties
are
privileged
enough
that
they
can
represent
themselves
in
court
and
fight
this
out
legally.
Sadly,
our
law
and
order
is
sort
of
classist,
but
let's
not
digress."
Make
Believe
"Here
is
why
this
vilification
of
a
man
based
on
make-believe
evidence
is
dangerous.
If
the
gender-card
is
allowed
to
take
precedence
over
facts
and
objectivity,
it
will
be
a
serious
blow
to
the
on-going
efforts
of
getting
women
an
equal
standing
with
the
opposite
sex."
Media
Trial
"If
this
baseless
trial-by-media
is
allowed
to
continue,
where
one
party
has
been
presumed
to
be
guilty,
there
is
a
good
likelihood
that
people
might
lose
faith
in
this
equal-rights-for-all
movement
that
has
picked
up
momentum
in
India
only
in
recent
years."
Reserve
Our
Judgements
"I
am
not
exonerating
anyone
here.
I
am
also
not
suggesting
malice
by
any
one
party.
All
I
am
saying
is,
let's
not
make
it
a
fight
between
genders.
Let's
keep
it
a
fight
between
two
people
who
may
or
may
not
have
corresponded
in
the
past.
Let
the
facts
be
unearthed
and
until
then,
let's
reserve
our
judgements."
Gender
Fight
"Just
because
this
is
a
fight
between
a
man
and
a
woman
does
not
mean
it
has
to
be
a
fight
between
genders.
Making
everything
a
gender
issue
can
easily
distract
us
from
addressing
legit
sexist
issues
that
plague
our
society."