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Pelakor

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What comes into your mind when you read the title? What kind of feeling you were having when you saw the title before clicking it? When a woman's having an affair with someone else's husband, we Indonesians usually call her a pelakor (perebut laki orang). Initially, I didn't overthink i t. Buat apa mikirin hal seperti itu, rite ? It wasn't my business whatsoever . Tapi ironisnya semakin banyak orang dituding sebagai pelakor cuma karena hal sepele. Lebih ironis lagi karena hanya wanita yang mendapat label pelakor sementara laki-laki hanya digunjingkan sebentar saja. I started to wonder, why? Why do women deserve such a title even though the affair involves two parties? Kenapa gak ada sebutan yang sama untuk laki-laki yang melakukan hal serupa? Kenapa hanya wanita yang menjadi 'tersangka'? Then I realized that women would be the victim because men are deemed superior and innocent . Women always take the blame, although men are obviously, involv...