Kantipur news poll result : really bothered me
By: Dovan Rai
19 Jan , Kantipur news Poll question :
महिलामाथि हुने यौन दुर्ब्यबहारको मुख्य दोषि को ?
क. कानुनको अभाव
ख. अभद्र पुरुष
ग. महिला आफै
‘what a ridiculous option !’ I thought after I heard the third option ..
Oh! But the results
क. कानुनको अभाव – 20%
ख. अभद्र पुरुष -20%
ग. महिला आफै -60%
In Nepal, most news viewers are male (most women are too busy to finish their chores so that they can catch up the hindi soaps)
Among the total viewers too , most voters are male .( most ...
......women are unemployed, do not have mobile sets, and are (made) too passive to make their participation)
So, the vote results represent the average mentality of middle and upper class so called educated aware males.
Questions raised over my head :
a. the vote result is insignificant as any prankster can vote
b. people really believe that women are themselves responsible for the sexual harassment
(uttauli gai baghle khai ... )
c. men are guilty of their acts of sexual harassment and try to shift the blame on the victims. Women too have guilt over their own sexuality and are very hostile towards female sexuality.
(what wrong have I done assaulting the girl as she has dressed so provocatively)
(what wrong the poachers have done by killing the rhino as they carry so provocatively precious horns?)
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I am shocked to see this poll result. Bunch of losers who desinged the poll and who voted that way...
By: Rudra Pandey | January 22, 2007 11:40 AM
Yeah. The question was not phrased properly.
The bias could be the result of male voters as pointed out by Dovan.
Did they disclaim that the results are not scientifically correct and error level?
By: mabi | January 22, 2007 01:41 PM
Thats not new news about kantipur tv's poll and its three stupid options. I stopped watching a long time ago.
And audiance--yes, most of them must be male--they just chose the sexiest option. Haha.
By: pawan | January 23, 2007 10:28 AM
There is no doubt question is not phrased properely and pole is biased. However, although I can get the gist of the example provided by Dovan, the example of rhino and provocative woman is not correct. As far as Rhinos are concerened, they are rare, you have to go to a jugle to hunt them, you have to carry a gun etc. Whease the latter can be found in most of the places.
With the risk of being unpopular (since it is a sensitive topic), as far as I can glean from my life experiences, many educated women I have met have also blammed the women. I am not sure if they would vote differently if voting would be confidential. However, I am confident that lots of women in villages including my mother would vote for (c). I can't imagine them accepting some of the provocative dresses which are in display nowadays.
For example if a girl goes to a late night disco party with provocative dress and on top of it boozes till she looses her senses, there is almost certain that a few guy would try to take the advantage of the situation.
By: Amar | January 23, 2007 11:37 AM
Dovan, What did you vote for?
By: Lekhak | January 25, 2007 12:48 AM
as I cannot write sweet and creative nepali like dovan , "Mahila AAfai" is just a option that can be presented in multiple choice. it is not necessary to portray all males are aggresionists,chauvanists,Harraseing,arsonists,sexualists,and nobody is born singly to mother. Do you mean to elaborate that all fathers/to-be-fathers have harrased women because they produce children? you hate your father too much? or your BFs who harrased you?
By: CHILD | January 25, 2007 02:36 AM
I had not meant that Kantipur should not have presented the third option.
but i had found the option so illogical that i thought it would not get any vote.
but to my great surprise, it got 60% vote..
By: dovan | January 25, 2007 03:40 AM
In Nepal, most news viewers are male (most women are too busy to finish their chores so that they can catch up the hindi soaps) Among the total viewers too , most voters are male.( most women are unemployed, do not have mobile sets, and are (made) too passive to make their participation)
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As if you are monitoring the voting system and counting the numbers of male voters. Just because the (c) Option got 60% vote, which suprised you a lot, how can you blame male only for that. Comparison to male mobile users, women are not behind them, Even +2 student (laides) uses mobile these days who are unemployed(expensive mobiles can been seen on their hands too), they knows how to use mobile set and participate on such things.
I think this posting is just to show your angerness towards male.
By: Anish | January 25, 2007 06:20 AM
Anish, do not act so dumb...
i have said 'most' voters are men, not 'all'.
if u really want to know the ratio of participation, just visit this blog and u will know the ratio of male amd female bloggers
because women's participation is so low, this has been man's world and vice versa..
and i have also mentioned women may also vote for option c.
if u have not read properly,
Women too have guilt over their own sexuality and are very hostile towards female sexuality.
By: dovan | January 25, 2007 10:14 AM
लौउ, डि२ भन त।
१) तपाईको घरमा चोरी भयो मुख्य दोषीको?
क कानुनको अभाव
ख पुलिसको अभाव
ग तपाई आफै
२) नेताहरु भ्रष्ट हुनुमा मुख्य दोषीको?
क कानुनको अभाव
ख पैसाको अभाव
ग तपाई आफै
नेपालीहरु मर्न, मार्न त ठि-ठिकै।अब दिमाग चलाउन कति तेज छ त?
By: pawan | January 25, 2007 10:58 AM
Pawan - my response:
1. ka
2. ka
By: Yestai Ho | January 25, 2007 11:08 AM
कस्तो फास्ट भन्या। ल अब तेस्रो प्रश्न।
कानुन को अभाव हुनुमा मुख्य दोषीको?
क बुद्दिको अभाव
क बलको अभाव
ग तपाई आफै
By: pawan | January 25, 2007 11:43 AM
aha,pawan, GA. Dovan knows everything about males: how much they vote? how they harass(bill clinton and monica lewinsky)? she will be next Monica Lewinsky no doubt. Her nearby relatives,friends, colleagues..do not get close to her. She will prove some thing genetically that you(Male/Female both, as she hates males most then other Females) harrassed her. BEWARE of the DOG that Bites YOU or might bite you. DO not trust her. I do not want to see Lewinsky story repeated.
By: pawanfan | January 25, 2007 12:07 PM
Women too have guilt over their own sexuality and are very hostile towards female sexuality.
Dovan,
Could you please further elaboate what is the meaning of the above sentence. I tried to read many times and frankly but could not establish link between guilt and voting.
By: Amar | January 26, 2007 09:18 AM
Another of those, we women are weak-oppressed kind-men-are-the-suppressor-kind. I see no reason why it is the men who are at fault here. Maybe you need to date more often ... guys that is ... lol
By: Bikal | January 27, 2007 09:13 PM