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May 7, 2015 10:43 pm GMT
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New 'walk-in comic book' uses augmented reality to show sexual assault survivors as heroes
When a young woman in New Delhi, India, was brutally gang-raped on a bus in December 2012, making international headlines, Ram Devineni wasn't going to stay silent.
The filmmaker and artist marched in the streets alongside other protesters, calling for swift justice and systemic change to the all-too-common violence against women that plagues the country
When he asked a Delhi police officer what he thought about the young woman's assault, the officer told him, "No good girl walks home alone at night," implying that she either provoked the rape or, worse, deserved it. His words reflected the misguided, patriarchal view that permeates much of Indian society, silencing women even further with social stigma. Read more...
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