"Whore, Faggot, Slut": Supreme Court's Handbook Red-Flags Gender Bias
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Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud launched the 'Handbook On Combating Gender Stereotypes' this morning
Prostitute, hooker, whore, keep, mistress, slut, faggot -- these are among 40-odd words red-flagged by the Supreme Court in its latest handbook to sensitise judges against inadvertently furthering gender biases by using stereotypical words in court judgments.
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud launched the 'Handbook On Combating Gender Stereotypes' this morning. Flagging stereotypical words used in past court judgments, he said, "These words are improper and have been used for women in court judgments. This handbook's objective is not to criticise those judgments or doubt them. This is just to underline how gender stereotypes are perpetuated inadvertently."
