Viral Video: A recent viral video released by Anurag on his Twitter account has attracted a lot of attention and created a flood of discussions on the net. The video that was set with the intention of demonstrating self-defense and empowerment for women is a vivid representation of an intense situation. A girl in the Viral video was seen calmly riding her bike down the street, when a row of boys in a car made indecent remarks. Unperturbed, the girl throws her cycle on the ground and rushes towards the boys, who have gotten out of the car. She surprises many as by herself she resisted them.
Empowering Self-Defense
Although it is a scripted Viral video and is staged to raise consciousness, the video is a powerful and clear message: women are strong to protect themselves from harassment. The scene, though produced, is still a striking depiction of the significance of self-defense and confidence for women in real life situations.
The video basically serves to show that women are not weak in the face of aggression. By displaying the girl taking control of the situation and conquering her assailants, it conveys a very powerful message about the woman’s way of taking control and self-reliance.
Highlighting Women’s Strength
The creative representation, on the other hand, is meant to motivate women to be sure about themselves and ready to fight back, thus, the main notion that they are also able to cope with and fight off unwanted boys is reiterated.
Anurag posted the video that has been trending online, this has had reactions on social media around issues of safety and self-defense for women. A picture of a girl promoting fighting against harassment is the value of a woman’s inner power and power that a woman herself has, which is a powerful message for others to understand their power and start to fight the things they like.