Womens liberation
so here goes…
There are certain age old realities that i need to pay obeisance to before we venture into talking about womens lib. The human male sub species has made the life of women a living hell denying their right to freedom of thought, expression, movement and their dignity. This is a fight that has been on since the evolution of mankind. To put it bluntly -
Men are the BAD, dominating, inconsiderate subspecies.
But what i have realized which scares me is that women who preach, promote and champion the cause of women strangely go over to the ‘other side’ after that great ‘phenomenon’ called marriage. I don’t know what it is about this ritual that suddenly makes a woman think ‘it all OK’.
Why do we have mothers who coax their sons into demanding dowry?
Why do we have mothers who think their daughters have to be dressed ‘modestly’ in accordance with the rich, kingly traditional pride and prejudice of her ‘husbands household’?
Why do we have mothers who think its okay for the sons to drink at social occasions but not daughters?
Why do we have mothers who think its okay for sons to ‘hang out’ with friends, drink up, smoke up, watch movies but for daughters that is prohibited?
Why do we have mothers who think that their daughters can go to work, work like donkeys, earn money but not mingle freely in their social circles at office and outside?
Why do we have mothers who think that there is only a subset of jobs which are ‘honorable’ for a girl while the boy is free to pursue his whims and fancies?
The above questions were just to get every woman reader of my blog thinking…. When us say that MEN ARE BAD which we are sadly… Always remember there was a mother who allowed it to be so, there was a wife who thought that it was ‘OK’. Else the so called dominant species of humanity would no have the ‘balls’ to demand dowry, ill treat a lady, covet their modesty, prohibit their right to liberty equality and justice. No judge in court would acquit a rapist if his mother had taught him that to covet the modesty of a woman was unpardonable offence. That is why the conviction rate for crimes against women in India is alarmingly low.
Not to the feminists, do not try to change the men you see around you. Change the woman you see within you.
These are solely my thoughts on it. Do feel free to comment on these..
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