Kartikey Sehgal
An ill man doesn’t want a temptress around him and he may turn down an offer to go out with two pretty women. He would want a woman to take care of him; someone who can comfort him in his ill health. Not all temptresses are known to be nurturing.
So an insecure man would want to marry a non-temptress. And the societally defined sexy woman would wonder what went wrong in her relationship.
When a man is ill, he would be less …
Kartikey Sehgal
Part one can be read here: Cricket and the Indian Woman–Part One
There are women who don’t like the sport and they don’t feign interest in the sport. They don’t buy tickets to go to cricket stadiums or spend hours watching live telecasts. Then there are women whose interest is solely sexual.
What bonds both the types is the subservient position that this sport has given them. Globalisation and relaxation of morals has exposed several cricketing countries to India’s sexual insecurity and her attitudes towards women.
Kartikey Sehgal
Women’s interest in cricket is a sudden development, propelled mostly by the advertisements projecting cricketers as demigods. In the year 2003, model and actress Mandira Bedi became popular for hosting a cricket-discussion program during the World Cup cricket matches.
Her immense popularity had little to do with her knowledge about cricket and more with the plunging necklines of her saris and the unavoidable amount of cleavage on exhibit.