"A woman exposed to male view was a woman in danger." My first sense as a young girl of sexual menace came from my Indian grandfather. He never sexually threatened or molested me. But he made sure I knew that the world in which I, a girl, was growing up was perilous to women.
As a Girl in India, I Learned to Be Afraid of Men
As a Girl in India, I Learned to Be Afraid of Men
Posted in India by holycow (#5) 135 days ago (theatlantic.com)
"A woman exposed to male view was a woman in danger." My first sense as a young girl of sexual menace came from my Indian grandfather. He never sexually threatened or molested me. But he made sure I knew that the world in which I, a girl, was growing up was perilous to women.
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