The
recent
Hathras
case
has
not
only
shocked
the
entire
nation,
but
has
left
us
infuriated.
The
way
the
19-year-old
girl
was
tortured
was
horrific
and
inhumane.
Many
B-town
celebrities
like
Akshay
Kumar,
Kareena
Kapoor
Khan,
Kangana
Ranaut,
Alia
Bhatt,
Sidharth
Malhotra,
Priyanka
Chopra,
etc.,
reacted
to
the
horrendous
incident,
and
wished
for
the
worst
punishment
for
the
assailant.
Now,
actress
Kriti
Sanon
pens
a
note
on
gender
equality,
smashing
the
patriarchal
thinking
of
the
society,
and
asked
the
society
to
give
the
women
equal
treatment
and
opportunity,
rather
than
worshipping
them
and
touching
their
feet
on
Kanjak/Ashtami.
The
Bareily
Ki
Barfi
actress
wrote,
"Its
not
a
new
story,
its
an
old
one!
We
have
witnessed
several
such
cases
that
made
us
angry,
disgusted,
upset,
numb
and
scared
all
at
the
same
time!
People
voiced
in
millions,
protested,
condemned,
demanded
the
culprits
to
be
given
the
most
horrifying
punishment
possible,
participated
in
candle
marches
and
more!
But
the
sad
truth
is
that
NOTHING
changes!!
NOTHING!"
While
giving
the
previous
year's
statistics
of
rape
cases
in
India,
Kriti
wrote,
"India
recorded
an
average
87
rape
cases
every
day
in
2019
and
4,05,861
cases
of
crimes
against
women
during
that
year-
7%
more
than
2018.
(Not
citing
2020
because
lockdown
statistics
won't
reflect
the
real
state.)"
While
slamming
the
patriarchal
thinking
rooted
deep
in
people's
minds,
Kriti
wrote,
"It
is
the
MINDSET
that
needs
to
change!
The
patriarchal
thinking
that
is
set
so
so
deep
in
people's
minds
for
years!
It
needs
to
change
from
the
very
base!
The
upbringing
of
both
boys
and
girls..
that
doesn't
teach
them
to
differentiate
or
doesn't
tell
them
that
men
are
superior
or
crying
is
a
girls's
thing,
that
boys
can
be
out
till
late,
but
girls
shouldn't."
"Instead
of
worshipping
your
daughters
and
touching
their
feet
on
Kanjak/Ashtami,
give
them
equal
treatment
and
equal
opportunities!
Tell
them
they
are
no
less
and
educate
them
so
they
can
become
independent,"
added
Kriti.
Kriti
also
asked
the
society
to
stop
telling
others
that
'boys
will
be
boys',
and
also
stop
telling
your
boys
that
they
should
know
how
to
control
their
wives.
Kriti
concluded
by
saying,
"When
Gender
Equality
will
start
at
HOME,
change
is
inevitable!"
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