Clash of genders in same civilisation?

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Re: Clash of genders in same civilisation?

@Jolie

That’s a misleading statement. Mujra, i.e, dancing in front of men for money in a brothel, and consequently sleeping with the highest bidder was always considered a huge taboo in all cultures.

However, the dancing was a lot more artistic and sophisticated back in those days.

Though its not the topic here, but not all dancing girls were destined to have sex with the higher bidder in start. There were categories of tawaif. from ‘dera darniyan’ to ‘sex workers’. Urdu’s earliest novel ‘Umrao Jaan’ is about a dera darni. Though,every form of tawaif was not acceptable in those days as well. People could accept a man and forgive his visits to red light area, but the ladies in that market have always been unacceptable.