<p>Lyrics like chikni chameli; chikni kamar; naya naya saal hai naya naya maal hai; too sexy for you, tere haath na aani; I am a hunter, she want to see my gun; and even the recent laundiya patayenge miss call se from Dabangg 2, are part of our daily lives now. <br /><br /></p>.<p> When almost every film has an item number now with double meaning lyrics and women gyrating to it, singling out only Honey Singh – currently facing flak for offensive lyrics in his songs, means that you could well be missing out on the bigger picture. <br /><br />The recent gang rape case in Delhi, and many more since, has once again triggered the age-old debate of whether vulgar songs and films, objectifying women, lead to such incidents in real life. <br /><br />With an FIR now against the (in)famous Punjabi rapper Honey Singh - which got his New Year Eve performance at Hotel Bristol in Gurgaon cancelled, looms a bigger question of how songs full of innuendoes, contribute to cases of molestation, eve-teasing and rape. <br /><br />Many youngsters who took part in wide-spread protests against the gang rape would undoubtedly be fans of these numbers, unaware of the deep impact it leaves on their conscious and sub-conscious minds. The views, of course, are divided as Metrolife found out.<br /><br />Dr S Sudarsanan, Senior Consultant, Psychiatry, Rockland Hospital, says, “The accused in the gang rape case, who was most brutal, is a minor. Nobody is a born rapist or brutal. This brutality is learnt. Youngsters’ imitate what their role models do. What we see on television or hear on radio gets engraved in impressionable minds.”<br /><br />According to him, the songs that commodify women, contain implicit, and overt sexual aggression and a mindset that it is okay to dominate a lady. “When choli ke peeche kya hai song came, a similar debate had been triggered off. <br /><br />This time, the song that has sparked this debate is C***t (written and sung by Honey Singh in 2006) - the difference being that the lyrics openly promote rape and the song leaves an impression that being a rapist is natural. Or for that matter, even other dual meaning songs and item songs imply that women are only for this purpose,” he adds. <br /><br />Sociologist A S Mathew says it is inappropriate to pinpoint one particular song or singer as he believes in the old school of thought which believes that cinema is a reflection of society. Though, he does agree that women’s representation in films and songs is “inapproriate. We have to start thinking of how women have been shown historically. <br /><br />India has not treated its women with respect. Even in our homes, a boy child is given preference. Let’s come to terms with it. And the same implies for our films and songs,” he says. <br /><br />“But”, he adds, “films and songs with ‘obscene’ lyrics and visuals are not the only source that incite crimes like rape and molestation. Religion, caste, family values, education and other factor too play a vital part in it,” says Mathew. <br /><br />The songs of Honey Singh which are under scanner receive thousands of views on You Tube and are hummed by both sexes who do not support rape, molestation or eve-teasing. But, there is no clarity on what is appealing about these songs. <br /><br />Leuuba Chopra, a student of Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, says, “When it comes to Honey Singh, I relate to his dance songs. He is being targeted right now, but many Bollywood makers have also been promoting double meaning songs for a very long time. But, I don’t think only such songs can lead to rape. However, I do feel there should be a curb on them. Songs like Favikol se are disgust.</p>
<p>Lyrics like chikni chameli; chikni kamar; naya naya saal hai naya naya maal hai; too sexy for you, tere haath na aani; I am a hunter, she want to see my gun; and even the recent laundiya patayenge miss call se from Dabangg 2, are part of our daily lives now. <br /><br /></p>.<p> When almost every film has an item number now with double meaning lyrics and women gyrating to it, singling out only Honey Singh – currently facing flak for offensive lyrics in his songs, means that you could well be missing out on the bigger picture. <br /><br />The recent gang rape case in Delhi, and many more since, has once again triggered the age-old debate of whether vulgar songs and films, objectifying women, lead to such incidents in real life. <br /><br />With an FIR now against the (in)famous Punjabi rapper Honey Singh - which got his New Year Eve performance at Hotel Bristol in Gurgaon cancelled, looms a bigger question of how songs full of innuendoes, contribute to cases of molestation, eve-teasing and rape. <br /><br />Many youngsters who took part in wide-spread protests against the gang rape would undoubtedly be fans of these numbers, unaware of the deep impact it leaves on their conscious and sub-conscious minds. The views, of course, are divided as Metrolife found out.<br /><br />Dr S Sudarsanan, Senior Consultant, Psychiatry, Rockland Hospital, says, “The accused in the gang rape case, who was most brutal, is a minor. Nobody is a born rapist or brutal. This brutality is learnt. Youngsters’ imitate what their role models do. What we see on television or hear on radio gets engraved in impressionable minds.”<br /><br />According to him, the songs that commodify women, contain implicit, and overt sexual aggression and a mindset that it is okay to dominate a lady. “When choli ke peeche kya hai song came, a similar debate had been triggered off. <br /><br />This time, the song that has sparked this debate is C***t (written and sung by Honey Singh in 2006) - the difference being that the lyrics openly promote rape and the song leaves an impression that being a rapist is natural. Or for that matter, even other dual meaning songs and item songs imply that women are only for this purpose,” he adds. <br /><br />Sociologist A S Mathew says it is inappropriate to pinpoint one particular song or singer as he believes in the old school of thought which believes that cinema is a reflection of society. Though, he does agree that women’s representation in films and songs is “inapproriate. We have to start thinking of how women have been shown historically. <br /><br />India has not treated its women with respect. Even in our homes, a boy child is given preference. Let’s come to terms with it. And the same implies for our films and songs,” he says. <br /><br />“But”, he adds, “films and songs with ‘obscene’ lyrics and visuals are not the only source that incite crimes like rape and molestation. Religion, caste, family values, education and other factor too play a vital part in it,” says Mathew. <br /><br />The songs of Honey Singh which are under scanner receive thousands of views on You Tube and are hummed by both sexes who do not support rape, molestation or eve-teasing. But, there is no clarity on what is appealing about these songs. <br /><br />Leuuba Chopra, a student of Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, says, “When it comes to Honey Singh, I relate to his dance songs. He is being targeted right now, but many Bollywood makers have also been promoting double meaning songs for a very long time. But, I don’t think only such songs can lead to rape. However, I do feel there should be a curb on them. Songs like Favikol se are disgust.</p>
