Survival of the Finest – Dance-Bar Girls versus Porn Stars versus Prostitutes

Just few months back, “Porn Ban” in India was one of the hottest and trending topic that was surfacing on every social networking site, news’ websites, or even daily newspapers. It had given rise to a huge uproar and, amid that cacophony, the voice of real and actual subject was suppressed. Also, years before this “Unprecedented Ban”, there was a circular that made rounds in Mumbai about the closing of dance bars. Why? What prompted the government to release such a notice about closing of bars? I am leaving that up to you for doing some research about the actual reasons behind such a huge step which, directly or indirectly not only hindered many businesses but also affected many individual’s life (specially bar girls, who were doing their jobs even when they weren’t interested in that).

The real question that lies in front of us isn’t - whether it’s good or bad? Instead, the fact that how these girls are being inducted or forced into this field is of prime importance. Also, why girls do join dance bars – it is something that needs to be pointed out. 

There is a common notion prevailing in the society – a society that treats itself civilized despite the fact that those who go to brothels to satiate their sexual arousal are also from this very society – that girls who do work in dance bars are from uncivilized society and they don’t have family values or, their culture isn’t good or, they are a blot on society and disfiguring or marring the young generation, specially boys. This is very ridiculous and a misconception too. Have we ever asked them why did they join this business or industry which, at times, have proved itself nothing worse than hell? Have we ever looked deeply into their life and background, instead of their flaunting curves and well-shaped body, so as to find the reasons of their involvement in this industry? No, we didn’t. Because, we never cared about others apart from those who are in immediate touch of ourselves and, there are also instances when the former fact has proven itself wrong ,as we do know how some family members sell their daughters just for some handful of money. 

Moving a bit forward, there are prostitutes and porn stars who do sell their bodies to make their ends meet. Most of them are forcibly inducted into this business while, there are some who do join with their consent although that counts to very few. Here also, the whole lot of so-called civilized people consider these girls the reason for the descending of our society and young generations to hell and also for their life being ruined completely. But, the real facts essays a different story. Had the government been really interested in putting a stop to this then, some of our politicians mightn’t be caught red-handed watching porn-videos on their mobile phones, that too in parliament. Because, we all know that supply is directly proportional to demand and, no one likes buying an outdated product (girls who start losing their beauty as they age). And, as the demand increases, there is an increased inflow of new and beautiful girls by any means. 

There are many reasons cited by the dance-bar girls for their undesired involvement and, one of them being the lecherous eyes of peoples of the companies or organisations where they went to seek employment but, found those eyes lurking in a line and staring beyond their clothes instead of their (employers’) mind to be focussed on girls’ potential and characteristics to do a particular job they had applied for. 

It is our duty to take care of everyone around us and, not to indulge in any activity which might bring infamy to us or strangle other’s life. The stay put up by Supreme Court of India earlier as well as recently and backing up Bombay High Court on Women Dance-bars’ ban in order to upheld its working again is really commendable and praiseworthy. The SC had, in 2013, upheld the right of women bar-dancers to follow their profession and dismissed the state government’s appeal to ban them. The apex court, however, gave power to licensing authorities to regulate indecent dance performances. It will help many to earn their breads again. And, on our part, we should respect them and not consider them responsible for any harm to the society because of their profession.