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Friday 12 April 2013

The Woman Part 2

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In our society the world over, it will seem as if the customs and traditions are intentionally put in place with the sole purpose of subjugating the female folk.
Why?
Is it that women are threat to men?
Is it that women are evil?
Is it that men are insecure and now see the women as a scapegoat to their insecurity?
Why is it that 75% of customs and traditions globally are designed to put women in a tight corner, denying them of their wonderful and indomitable spirit?
(Comment and give me your answers)
Recently, I watched a Kenya – based movie called THE PRICE OF A DAUGHTER. This is the story of a young girl who was faced by the age old tradition of female circumcision and early marriage.
According to the custom of a tribe in Kenya, once a girl reaches the age of 14 she will be subjected to genital circumcision, or should I say mutilation. After that exercise, she will be kept indoors for 8 days after which she will be married off to the highest bidder. The girl in question has no say in her choice of partner. The girl in the movie revolted to these practices, and suffered the consequence of her revolution though in the end she affected a ripple of change of which she paid the price.
Studies have shown that in the animal kingdom, it is the female of the species that chooses the male that she will mate with. Perhaps we should start learning from our co-inhabitants of this planet earth. We share some of their nature.
In some cultures, women are seen as nothing except as a baby manufacturing company. A woman will take her time to achieve education but when she marries, the husband will dictate to her that she will not pursue any carrier of her own choice rather to build her office in the kitchen. If it is the woman’s choice then no problem but dictating to her quenches the light and fire in her.
A feminist may say, ‘I don’t agree with you Chidozie. Can’t you see that our girls of today are actually freer than their forbears?’
How?
‘They can dress as they want, take up any career that befits them and reach the height of their aspirations. They can choose to be married or to remain single, to have kids or not. In fact our women are more liberated than before.’
Ok. I think you are correct. But the issue is this, all these things that women are doing now, is it coming from within them or are they acting to the suggestions of the advertizing companies.
They dress as they like. Who is gaining? The fashion companies
They marry and divorce at will. Who is gaining? The law firms and the psychiatrist hospitals
They are free to sacrifice everything in order to reach the height of their career. Who is gaining? The establishment owners, be it industries, movie/music industries, or educational institutions
They are free to have sex as they want with whoever they choose, as much as they want. Who is gaining? The contraceptive and pharmaceutical industries
On the long run, the woman will become more confused and demoralized. She will now take to drugs, alcohol and other addictive behaviours.
Who is gaining?
Who is making the profit?
Anytime a woman takes up an activity that didn’t spring up from her innermost being, then she is no longer living her life. Rather she is living the life of someone else. This is not the way a woman is meant to be.
It is a rape of the feminine spirit.
Externals cannot make a woman happy, contented and satisfied. She is designed to live life inside out.

TO BE CONTINUED…



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