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Two Indian women have released a rap video, addressing sexual violence in India, and it has already earned over 90,000 views.
Pankhuri Awasthi and Uppekha Jain, who posted the video under the name ‘BomBaebs’, both wrote and performed the rap seen in the video, which you can watch below. Along with the YouTube video, they added the caption: “As a nation, India is a 1000 shades of Fabulous and yet there's still 999 issues that hold us back. This is a piece that addresses all that needs immediate fixing - particularly for women!”
Watch BomBaebs' #RapAgainstRape:
The video opens with a disclaimer, which reads: “This video doesn’t have any explicit or bannable content. It is just that the reality for women in India in Explicit.”
The video, which is a mix of both Hindi and English, touches upon the ideas of misogyny, sexual assault and female infanticide, amongst other serious topics.
"We’re a land of ironies / & of rampant misogyny / Stop that tweet / And actually get on your feet", they rap.
"Are you beginning to see the hypocrisy / In what we proudly call, / the world’s largest democracy," they continue. "Instead of banning beef, swear words and a sexy undergarment / Why don’t they grow some balls & ban criminals in parliament?"
"So stop passing the buck – blaming this, blaming that, blaming them / It's from our society that the problem stems," they include. "So let's come together, Lets us unite / be the torch bearers of a new light / No we wont stay at home or be scared of the night / We’ll continue to work because its our right."
