A Jadavpur University professor has received massive backlash for a Facebook post comparing the virginity of a woman with the seal of a “cold drink bottle or a packet of biscuits.”
Kanak Sarkar, a professor at the prestigious university wrote several misogynistic and sexist posts on a woman's virginity, which have now been deleted, India Today reported.
“Are you willing to buy a broken seal while purchasing a bottle of cold drink or a packet of biscuits? It is the same case with your wife. A girl is biologically sealed from birth until it is opened. A virgin girl means many things accompanied [sic] as values, culture, sexual hygiene. To most boys, virgin wife is like angel [sic],” Sarkar said in the Facebook post, as quoted by India Today.
Sarkar had put many such posts related to virginity on Facebook, which are now deleted.
Taking suo motu cognisance of the professor’s “shocking misogynistic” lessons, the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday, 14 January, asked the West Bengal DGP to probe the matter and take appropriate action in the case and apprise the commission of it, reported PTI.
Damage Control
After facing backlash, Sarkar decided to do some damage control by sharing his newspaper articles “in favour of women.”
He also put a post saying “I Write My Personal Opinion” citing his Freedom of Expression.
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Several people slammed Sarkar for his comments and called him out for his misogynistic mindset.
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