‘The Male Feminist’: Mithila Palkar Reveals Being Touched Inappropriately In Bus, Says “I Felt Disgusted”
We're sorry she had to experience this.
Every woman must have experienced an inappropriate touch either at their workplace or on public transport or just about anywhere else. Irrespective of what the woman is wearing or how much of a crowded place she is in, she is never safe from the hands of sexual predators who are just lurking around the corner waiting to pounce on a woman. Consider yourself extremely lucky if have not been on receiving end of this disgusting behaviour from men. In the latest episode of The Male Feminist, Mithila Palkar opens up about the harassment she faced once when she was travelling via a bus.
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In a conversation with Siddhaarth Aalambayan AKA The Male Feminist, Mithila Palkar opened up about how someone rubbed against her multiple times when she was travelling in a bus. She said, “It was a really crowded bus. Like many other things, we also normalise the brushing of shoulders or when someone’s hips rub against us when they move past.” She said that she was sitting on a seat and felt that someone was incessantly rubbing against her.
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“I was extremely disgusted, and the minute I turned back to see, he disappeared in a flash,” says Mithila. The 30-year-old actress revealed that she has no memory of the guy but she also added that she does not know what she would have done had she seen the guy’s face.
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Mithila Palkar also talks about how she could not do anything in that situation because she felt so disgusted. Being unable to take action in a situation like this also points toward how women are conditioned to keep quiet. They are not encouraged to report misbehaviour but instead are told to just keep silent about it.
Also read: Woman Shares How Not Taking Action Against Molester Led To Victim Guilt. That’s Social Conditioning Talking!
Teaching your children the importance of good touch and bad touch is extremely necessary. It is also important to build healthy communication with your children so that they feel safe enough to share if anything of this sort happens to them.
First Published: April 24, 2023 3:57 PM5 Yrs After #MeToo Allegations, Harvey Weinstein Held Guilty Of Rape
