Hype.

I have no idea what the hype is.

Rape & sexual harassment has always been a problem in India. Actually not just in India. SO many other bloody parts of the world...for SO Long. Why are they only starting to focus on this issue like now?

I'm not saying that this shouldn't be the case. Am really glad and grateful for the proliferating organizations protecting women's rights, helping rape victims, and so on, with the greater media spotlight shining on them -- this is a blessing in disguise.

Still, why only now? puzzled by it.

Must we only start moving our butt to protect something only when something horrific happens? And this sort of shit has happened before. Why the sudden hype?

Same with the tragic shooting incident in the US. Only when like more than 10 kids die, then people start sitting up and listen. Start voicing out and standing up for what's right. Pushing hard for laws to ban licensing of firearms.

Like.. isn't it too late?

It's like saying we should kill like 1000 dolphins before people start trying to save them. Or we should wipe out the whole Amazon of trees before people start treasuring greens and make a more active effort to conserve.

In the end, comes down to humans are fucked up creatures. We move only based on our own selfish gains. Only when something horrific happens, which trips our wire of conscience or crosses the boundaries of what we consider humane, would our mouths form an 'Oh NO, we should do something'.

Weird.