Indian women armed with smartphones are using the clout of social media to fight s*xual harassment by filming and publicly shaming men who molest them as greater awareness of violence against women spreads. DIY Science reports:
In the latest of a series of incidents, a young Indian woman used her smartphone to shoot video of a man sitting behind her on an IndiGo airline flight who tried to grope her between the seats. She filmed her rebuke of him in front of the other passengers.
The video, posted on YouTube last week, went viral, adding to growing anger over gender violence in the world’s second most populous country where women are frequently sexually harassed in public and on transportation.
The latest video made on a domestic flight by budget airline IndiGo from Mumbai had been seen by 4.4 million viewers as of Feb. 5 and sparked outrage across social media. “Because I’m a girl, and you have the right to touch me anytime, anywhere you want to?” the woman yells at the middle-aged man, who tries to cover his face with his hand.
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