British woman’s blog fuels India’s ‘unsafe’ infamy

[thesolar65]

britishers have waged a jihad on india and i can understand why , its just a matter of time now

within next 100 years Britishers are going to face west 5 times a day!! and US will be sworn enemy!! or east??

 

[jamahir]

What I found odd after the infamous rape incident a few years ago was Indian men apologising to women on behalf of "ALL OF US" as if there's some kind of collective responsibility.

well, the intent was right but those apologizers did not launch a revolution and radically change india... they went straight away to their colleges and jobs and did what their mothers told them.

 

[asena_great]

A 27-year-old British girl has caused a social-media uproar after revealing two instances of men publicly masturbating while staring at her, during her recent visits to India.

Says it all...

Indian people apologise en masse to British woman after man masturbated at her at bus stop - Asia - World - The Independent

Ms Hemmings said groups of men can become intimidating in India. Photo: Lucy Hemmings

"I was sitting at a bus stop in Mumbai when I noticed a man move closer to me. From the corner of my eye, to my horror, I realised that he had pulled out his penis and was masturbating, staring intently at me. I felt sick," she wrote.

Unheard of...

dear god is this really happend ? :O

 

[Dalit]

I feeling bad about it when i read but when it comes from you , i have only one thing to say to you,

LMAO This law should apply to all savage Indian men... Talk about irony.

dear god is this really happend ? :O

Man, it's unbelievable, but in the land of savages such things are normal...

 

[Diggy]

well, the intent was right but those apologizers did not launch a revolution and radically change india... they went straight away to their colleges and jobs and did what their mothers told them.

hehe...disease infected mind

 

[jamahir]

hehe...disease infected mind

indeed... yours.

 

[Rafael]

He He - Indains

 

[Diggy]

within next 100 years Britishers are going to face west 5 times a day!! and US will be sworn enemy!! or east??

inshallah !

go to BBC website and read the article written on how banning greenpeace will hurt indias tolerant & liberal image.

 

[xyxmt]

In what is bound to cause further damage to India’s reputation as a country and how it treats its women, Lucy Hemmings has written of a recent incident in a Mumbai bus stop while travelling in India for three months. (Representative image)

LONDON: A 27-year-old British girl has caused a social-media uproar after revealing two instances of men publicly masturbating while staring at her, during her recent visits to India.

In what is bound to cause further damage to India's reputation as a country and how it treats its women, Lucy Hemmings has written of a recent incident in a Mumbai bus stop while travelling in India for three months.

"I was sitting at a bus stop in Mumbai when I noticed a man move closer to me. From the corner of my eye, to my horror, I realised that he had pulled out his penis and was masturbating, staring intently at me. I felt sick," she wrote.

Recalling a similar incident during her previous visit to India in 2012, Lucy who calls herself a die-hard India lover who spends a "ludicrous amount of time explaining to idiots who frequented the bar I was working in UK why this story of the Delhi bus gang rape is only one miniscule aspect of life in India" writes "The first time this happened to me was in 2012. I was 23 and it was my first trip to a developing country. Along the way, I'd met an Australian girl, Gemma, and we ended up spending three months travelling India together. At the time, we were wandering through Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ashram or the Beatles Ashram in Rishikesh when I spotted a man, hiding in the bushes watching us and wanking".

She added "My horror quickly turned to hysterical laughter; Gemma and I screamed profanities, laughed, pointed and threw rocks at him. Laughing empowered me, I felt we sent a very clear message that we weren't intimidated by him and that we thought he was pathetic".

Lucy who has now returned from India says she was now beginning to question whether the 'miniscule' aspect was in fact "far more serious and prevalent than I had recently observed through my rose-tinted glasses".

She adds "I felt like my love for India was constantly being tested. On a normal day, I am totally besotted with India; I'm so willing to talk of the endless reasons why India is without a doubt my favourite country to travel and I've recurrently made it my mission to convince others that they should travel there too".

Lucy however goes on to defend India generously in her blog.

The former Bournemouth University student says "For every man that has flashed me, there are countless others who have taken the time of day to make sure I'm on the right train, to help me find the guesthouse I've lost the address for, to let me borrow their phone and to offer me lunch when I look fed up".

"I realise the majority of this post shines a pretty dismal light on India. I promise it isn't all like this; and I do not want to put anyone off coming to this incredible country. There are so, so many more wonderful people and wonderful experiences than the wankers out there".

"Scarily, this wasn't just happening in India, in fact, in just one day, I had heard from over 45 girls who had experienced this in over 20 countries. I'd even heard from a handful of men who'd been flashed at or groped," Lucy added.

Lucy, ever since she wrote her blog on March 15 has been inundated with apologies from Indians. A 27-year-old man living in India said "On behalf of my fellow countrymen I would like to apologise for what happened". Another person wrote "A bunch of people, out of a billion population, make the whole of India ashamed".

She is however clear that people must not abandon plans to visit India for a handful of such incidents. She therefore has a few tips for those planning to travel through the country.

Don't travel alone at night, she says. "The majority of my own experiences with flashers have come from opportunist men on the sides of streets in poorly-lit roads". Use women-only facilities where possible, she adds. Filter your eye-contact and don't be afraid to speak up. She also advices not to be afraid to say no.

She writes in the blog "Parts of India's charm are the people who want to be your best friends - and as a result, will ask for your phone number or to be friends on Facebook. You don't need to give a reason; a polite but firm refusal is good enough".



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[scionoftheindus]

I myself saw a person masturbating publicly(of course over pant) on the sides of a street...he looked somewhat deranged...being an indian I am telling on an international forum that INDIA IS NOT SO SAFE for women(this is especially true in bigger cities)...hardly a woman returns home without being groped if she goes to a crowded road..Indian men are so shameless that they keep on staring at girls without even worrying whether people around may be noticing him...one should never let a girl however much young or old move alone...Indian media(especially movies) over the years has objectified women ...they are still shown as objects of sex...this is the main reason why women are treated like that...another reason is we don't have sexual outlet...unlike west we don't have gf bf culture(its good it is growing now)..the present generation is marrying around the age of 30..there are many people in big cities who are homeless and thereby unable to do sex even with their wives..these people turn perverts and do things like the one in the article...Indian boys take pride or talk haughtily and tell each other how they have groped girls in theaters,buses,trains etc..they don't feel one bit shame(do pakistan boys talk like that?).....these days you will hardly find an Indian boy who is above 15 who doesn't drink...India is becoming a hub of immoral activities.
PS:I am not saying all Indian men are sexual perverts...but atleast 40 percent are.Girls in small towns and villages are much safe when compared to girls of cities.

 

[livingdead]

What I found odd after the infamous rape incident a few years ago was Indian men apologising to women on behalf of "ALL OF US" as if there's some kind of collective responsibility.

hmm... the issue is indians are immencely aware what is going on.. rape is just the most violent bit.. public space being generally unsafe for women(cat calls / eve teasing / grouping is not uncommon)is the main issue.

Lot of rape in India is not done by sexual deviants, its by opportunists who think they can get away with it... and they usualy do. I always tell people who are travelling to India(even before delhi rape case) to be careful... not be starry eyed eastern mystic hippy... hope they take me seriously and read up before they go.
I told a traveller(she was quite petite) not to travel sleeper class at night in Indian rail unaccompanied(we met when I was travelling), she gave me a 'you must be a rapist' look. Some people never learn.

 

[lightoftruth]

Very unfortunate ,but their will be disappointment for all who wants to use these as propaganda,tourism in India is growing at 7.9 % annually making it third fastest growing tourism industry all across the world.Not to forget India moved from 65 to 52nd position from 2013 to 2015 in tourism competitiveness list.

 

[jamahir]

Very unfortunate ,but their will be disappointment for all who wants to use these as propaganda,tourism in India is growing at 7.9 % annually making it third fastest growing tourism industry all across the world.Not to forget India moved from 65 to 52nd position from 2013 to 2015 in tourism competitiveness list.

so you are essentially brushing-off this incident and the violence/aggression that the lady speaks of.

 

[ghoul]

It's the ISI agents raping women and w***ing at people.

 

[Luca1]

It's the ISI agents raping women and w***ing at people.

India need to turn away single foreign woman entering India and plan to travel along. Or watching some India rape documentary as a prerequisite for getting an Indian visa.