The Ones Who Can't Even Scream: Who Will Speak For Them?
We raise our voice when a girl is raped. We protest, we post stories, we demand justice. And we should. Because she has a voice, even if society tries to silence her, she can still say "he did this to me." But what about those who don't have a voice at all? What about the stray dog in your street who is chased and mounted by 5-6 male dogs at once? She screams, she tries to run, she bleeds, but no one calls it rape. We call it "nature." She gets pregnant. Gives birth under a car, in the rain. 7 puppies. 5 die. After 4 months, she is pregnant again. And again. And again. Till her body gives up. What about the cow tied in a dairy? She is artificially made pregnant again and again. Her calf is taken away on day one so we can take her milk. She cries for 2-3 days straight. We have all heard that cry. Then when her body can't produce milk anymore, she is loaded in a truck. We know where she goes. No one files an FIR for her. We teach our girls about consent. ...
