{"id":33847,"date":"2014-10-05T01:05:36","date_gmt":"2014-10-05T05:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=33847"},"modified":"2014-10-05T14:52:47","modified_gmt":"2014-10-05T18:52:47","slug":"well-known-indian-singer-kj-yesudas-says-women-should-not-trouble-others-by-wearing-jeans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=33847","title":{"rendered":"Well-known Indian Singer KJ Yesudas says “Women should not Trouble Others by Wearing Jeans”."},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cWhat should be covered must be covered. Women should not trouble others by wearing jeans,\u201d K.J. Yesudas, musician, said here on Friday, inviting protests from political leaders, women\u2019s groups and the public.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He was speaking at the inauguration of the Gandhi Jayanthi cleanliness drive at the Sri Swathi Thirunal College of Music here.<\/p>\n

When women wear jeans, people are tempted to pay attention to what is beyond it, thus forcing them to do undesirable things, the well-known singer said. \u201cThey [women] should not try to become like men but must behave modestly,\u201d he continued. The attire, he said, is unbecoming of Indian culture and what lends beauty to a woman is her demureness.<\/em>
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\nWhile the programme went ahead without protests, women\u2019s groups took out marches later in the city. \u201cUtterly tasteless and unworthy of such a great cultural artist,\u201d was how CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat reacted when The Hindu spoke to her on Friday. \u201cA person of his stature should be standing on the side of women in their fight against violence instead of putting his weight behind those justifying the violence and blaming them for the dress they wear,\u201d she said while asking Mr. Yesudas to withdraw his statements immediately. Activist K. Ajitha said the acclaimed singer had acted like a typical male chauvinist. \u201cIt is now well accepted that the sexist attitude of male was behind rape and not the dress code of women,\u201d she said while observing that the comment only betrayed the sexist streak in the singer.<\/p>\n

Noted writer Sara Joseph said there was something wrong with the mindset of people who found fault with the way women dressed. \u201cJeans are a globally accepted outfit and there is nothing wrong in wearing it,\u201d she said. Shooting holes in Mr. Yesudas\u2019s argument against jeans by linking it to morality and culture, Ms. Joseph noted that the dress was widely used by women in the United States, where the singer spent much of his time. .<\/p>\n

Film-maker Geetu Mohandas, whose debut feature film Liar\u2019s Dice is the country\u2019s official entry for the 87th Academy Awards, was cautious in her reaction while staying clear of \u201cmindless blaming of a well-respected and gifted individual\u201d. \u201cBut I would like to say that every citizen in our democratic country has the freedom and right to wear a dress of their choice,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The singer\u2019s comments found an echo on social networking websites with sentiments ranging from deep disappointment and outrage to support for his freedom of expression<\/p>\n

An unfortunate fallout of the social media outrage saw his daughters-in-law being dragged into the controversy, with users uploading photographs of them in jeans captioned with a question on the singer\u2019s \u201chypocrisy\u201d. <\/p>\n

Courtesy: The Hindu<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat should be covered must be covered. Women should not trouble others by wearing jeans,\u201d K.J. Yesudas, musician, said here on Friday, inviting protests from political leaders, women\u2019s groups and the public. He was speaking at the inauguration of the Gandhi Jayanthi cleanliness drive at the Sri Swathi Thirunal College of Music here. When women …<\/p>\n

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