The Woman Part 1

This article that you are about to read is prompted of my appreciation of the female of the species and the inhuman treatment that is meted out to them and the continual degradation of the female folk that is still going on.

I am not a feminist.

Why?

Because according to my own opinion, feminism is the male controlled society’s aim of masculanizing a female so as to engage them in workforce thereby increasing the profit of the male society.

History have shown that in time past, a lot of discoveries  where actually made by women, but due to the fact that the male dominated society did not accord recognition to the female contribution, hence, in order for those inventions to see the light of the day, they have to give the patent right to the fathers and husbands.

I weep for women.

Sometimes back I watched a movie titled THE WOMAN starred by Pollyanna Macintosh. In that movie, we saw 4 categories of women;

1. The Natural Woman – This is a woman that lives purely on instinct. The natural woman is the woman that was found on the wild, in her natural state. A man captured her inorder to tame her. The natural woman is seen as uncommunicative and uncouth. The man in the movies that wants to tame her is not doing so because of her appreciation of the woman but because of her selfish aggrandizement.
2. The Artificial Woman – The artificial woman in the movie is the wife of the gentle man that captured the woman in the wild. She depicted this popular phrase that is attributed to women i.e. ‘women are to be seen not to be heard’. She is always living in constant fear of the husband. She is always brutalized by the husband at the slightest provocation and objection from her. She is more of a slave in the house that is satisfying the man’s whims. On the long run, she was discarded by the natural woman because the artificial woman is a misnomer of the natural settings.
3. The Emerging Woman – This is the daughter of the artificial woman. She got pregnant when she was in high school and was afraid to tell anyone. She doesn’t want to abort it either. She is in a big dilemma. Though her teacher later discovered it and confronted the father which costs her her life, the mother kept a mute silence over the issue. This caused an air of tension in the house because it seems that she was abused by the father which later resulted in the daughter getting pregnant for the father, the man of the house.
4. The Innocent Woman – this is the last child and daughter of the artificial woman who is not up to 5 years old. The innocent woman depicts the woman folk when they are unencumbered; another side of the natural woman. The innocent woman is friendly to all; both the good and the bad, she sides no one, always looking for ways to bring smile to everybody's face and to make everybody comfortable. She sees peace in the midst of conflict and loves and cherishes everyone equally. She is not tainted by the wrong programming of the societal values.

These 4 categories of women in this movie is showing us the categories of traits that a woman embodies – both  internally and externally. The natural woman is the traits that defines a woman’s ability to blossom when left unencumbered and there innate inclinations to nature. The artificial woman is the trait we found in women  when they are being emasculated

by the male dominated society. It denies them the freedom of speech and expression.

Chidozie there you go again. Are you saying that the freedom of speech that is enshrined in our constitution is not taking care of women?

My answer is this, the freedom of speech is taking care of women as long as they are saying what will advance the reign of the male dominated society.

Well, change is in the air.

The emerging woman is that trait in women that they exhibit when they start to realize their true potential and power in the masculine society. Like the daughter, they have been abused by the males so they are now filled with dilemma and uncertainties.

Do not be afraid to reclaim the power within you.

The innocent woman is that trait in women that depicts them as life givers. The innocent woman brings joy, music, peace, love and care to all. She is the light that casts out the gloom in the atmosphere. She is sexy and romantic.

In the end of the movie, the Natural Woman killed the male, discard the Artificial Woman, made a pact with the Innocent Woman and embraced the Emerging Woman. They – The Natural, The Innocent and The Emerging Woman formed a team and left for the wild…Together.

TO BE CONTINUED…