Posts

Women-The Untapped Talent

Image
There's always this myth in society that women are vulnerable everywhere and at any point of time. Women are the victims here and hence they are blamed. Blamed for going out at night, wearing short dresses, moving far from home, falling in love with an abusive or toxic person...…and the list goes on. Blah, Blah, Blah !!! Since they are more prone to vulnerabilities they must be controlled and ordered around so that they won't go overboard. And the curious fact here is many men as well as women think this is alright. Let me tell you, my dear folks, some incidents that happened in my life for real. I remember an incident a few years back where I got chastised by an older women publicly because my skirt went up a bit because of the wind. She slut shamed me just like that. When I was in my 10th grade I got a warning (more like a blackmail) from my teacher because some boy in my class had a crush on me.  At 18, I had to hear a lecture from my father about the ill effects of talking ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Differently Abled Women

Image
  When I was a small kid I used to deeply think why girls/women are treated differently in most aspects. There were times when I wished I could be a man in my next birth. I know stories were my friends used to share with me about how badly they want to do those things that a boy could do. Now I giggle at my old meek thoughts because now I only wish to be a woman in my next birth. This isn’t just about me or my schoolmates, most of the girls out there would’ve at least wondered why they are treated differently. Some may say it’s because girls are really special- a one of a kind angelic and pure. I wonder what makes women so angelic from the rest of the men population! So when and how a woman is treated differently? Generalizing from my childhood and that of other known facts, treating differently starts from our home. Women are mostly expected to do what they are asked to do so.  Indian society blatantly believes that the goodwill of a family depends on the female members of a ...
Post a Comment
Read more