Professor Ram Das Rao, Bangalore University feels that the project should be an inclusive one where even the male prostitute should be given the space to 'testify'.
I agree to tally with Dr. Ramdas Rao's comment. In Hyderabad I have seen gay men undergoing precfisely the same kind of leching that women undergo regularly. And as for womenj being silenced in the precence of all men, it strikes me as rather an exaggeration- on many crisis occasions, we women in hyderabad have found gay men far more supportive and willing to listen than not just 'straight' men but plenty of women of all kinds of sexual orientation who just preferred not to get involved.
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Blank - that which is not allowed meaning, form or articulation. Noise - that which heightens, builds itself.
'Eve Teasing' in India is considered a joke or prank. Blank Noise is a public and participatory arts project that seeks to explore street dynamics and recognize 'eve teasing' as street sexual harassment or violence.
Blank Noise is a public and participatory arts project begun in August 2003 with a small group of 9 participants. Conceived as a personal reaction to street sexual harassment, the project has grown through workshops and local volunteers to a five-city, hundred-plus volunteer project that seeks to address street sexual violence through dialogue made possible as a result of sustained public interventions.
I agree to tally with Dr. Ramdas Rao's comment. In Hyderabad I have seen gay men undergoing precfisely the same kind of leching that women undergo regularly. And as for womenj being silenced in the precence of all men, it strikes me as rather an exaggeration- on many crisis occasions, we women in hyderabad have found gay men far more supportive and willing to listen than not just 'straight' men but plenty of women of all kinds of sexual orientation who just preferred not to get involved.
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