I have a fair idea that the title sounds like
Radio GaGa and can be summed up as 'the agitation of the XY chromosome' and
before I get any further with what I have to say, a dozen girls might have
already decided that I am a misogynist who deserves death for his obscene odes,
but as a man who represents this generation I'm going to go ahead and say what
I want to, so you might as well, read on.
Feminism empowers women and is necessary in a
society that always favours men but it is a tool that can be used either way.
Yes, you are stronger than I am and probably
better in many other things ,but that doesn't mean we are drained batteries
without no value.
So who or what exactly is a Feminazi?
Feminazis relate feminism to
things that don't make sense. Feminazi is a viral feeling.
The girl who leaves her loyal
boyfriend for someone else because she knows she is attractive, and has
many other choices or perhaps, the lady who says, "All men only want sex", without thinking
about stereotyping men and
ironically raising a voice against men who stereotype women as a sexual
requirement . Or the girl who says, "You don't have to hold the door open
for me just because I'm a girl!" to a guy who is just showing some
courtesy - are all different shades of feminazi.
I AM proud of all women, right
from Savitribai Phule to Marian Keyes, who rose against all odds and they are
the reason why we are at this point in time where gender is no more a ground
for discrimination, where there is a lot of pride in women about who they are
and no prejudice in men for the same reason.
But women of the 21st century, women who get inspired by campaigns like Deepika Padukone's 'My Choice' video, are definitely not in line with what feminism
stands for.
Of course there are women who
understand this and choose to be sensible about it and personally, I've been
fortunate enough to have a few , I’m sure there are many who feel the same way.
As for the rest of them, I don't see what makes them the undesirable people
they are. They get offended easily; perhaps they see every kind gesture and a
casual help through a different spectacle and translate it into "He thinks
I'm weak!" Perhaps there are a million reasons to why they see me paying
for our round of coffees as a sign of my dominance and their weakness. All I'm
saying is let's just fix this - together.
Yes, you are independent but
when you are living in a society with other people, accepting a little help is
never harmful. Get. It. Straight.
After
all this, if you are still in your feminazi shoes, whining about something that
slipped from my pen and hit you hard, good. You deserve some.
Beauty.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anish, appreciate your comment
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