Kerala IPS officer slams ‘sexist’ article objectifying women

IPS officer Merin Joseph expressed dismay over an article titled ‘10 Most Beautiful IAS and IPS Officers in India’.

Munnar: The Assistant Superintendent of Police of Munnar, Merin Joseph, posted a note on Facebook expressing her dismay over a sexist article titled "10 Most Beautiful IAS and IPS Officers in India" by a prominent Hindi daily.

“Have you ever wondered why we never see a list of the most handsome males in the IAS and IPS ” she asked in her post, which has gone viral on social media.

She calls out the blatant objectification of women by the Indian press, "especially vernacular", for reducing a woman's self-worth to her looks.

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“These are bold and brave officers working in the complex bureaucratic system in India, negotiating their way through the good, bad and ugly of our body politic- and here we have a list of officers whom people can ogle at,” she writes.

Many share her views and her post garnered support in the comments.

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In 2014, Joseph went viral on Facebook after a post claimed she took charge as the new ACP in Kochi. Many users complimented her for her good looks and suggested they didn’t mind getting arrested by her. Some even went on to suggest they could start thieving to get arrested by her. Though the news was fake, Facebook users went on a liking spree.

Joseph is known for being outspoken about gender issues and her post has definitely stuck a chord with the masses.

(This story originally appeared in the deccan Chronicle as may the case be)