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Category: Sexual Harassment

High Spirits and Rape Culture

I should have perhaps written about this sooner, but I have been waiting to collect, and sort out my thoughts. A few weeks ago, all hell appeared to have broken loose in Pune, the city where I am from. Bar owner (Khodu Irani) (and other staff) of a modern-day Pune institution, High Spirits, were accused by a writer (Sheena Dabholkar) of sexual harassment. Fat-shaming. Male entitlement and objectification (High Spirits apparently gave out awards for “Best Breasts”). Buzzfeed India was on it, as was Being Indian – where I got into a comment…situation. Huffington Post. Dozens…