{"id":1292,"date":"2009-11-13T09:13:41","date_gmt":"2009-11-13T16:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/?p=1256"},"modified":"2009-11-13T09:13:41","modified_gmt":"2009-11-13T16:13:41","slug":"how-i-want-women-to-be-equal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/2009\/rights-and-freedoms\/how-i-want-women-to-be-equal.html\/","title":{"rendered":"How I want Women to be Equal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update:<\/strong> I have been <\/em>persuaded by my Significant Other (without physical violence I swear!) to add a disclaimer to this post. Namely that this is a theoretical discussion – in practice, I acknowledge that the provision of a separate coach for Indian women in trains is probably the best solution to prevent harassment as of now.<\/em><\/p>\n

If there’s one thing our government’s good at, it’s legislating morality. Whether we’re talking about time restrictions for bar dancers<\/a>, homosexuality or gambling, our “leaders” in Delhi feel that it’s their job to ensure that we follow their<\/em> morals. Sometimes they get it right, and sometimes they don’t. The point is, what is the use of legislating morality if the people themselves don’t feel that way?<\/p>\n

Take women’s equality<\/strong> for example. The government feels (and rightly) that women must have the same essential rights as men. So it goes about legislating it. How does it do this? By implementing reservation in parliament, providing separate seats in buses and separate coaches in trains. And still women face discrimination from men. And far from making them “equal”, measures like this only strengthen the bias against women since the men feel that they’re getting a raw deal.<\/p>\n

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How would<\/em> I like women to be equal? Well for one, I wouldn’t like to talk about women at all. I don’t care about women. I only see people. Me no care if thee is woman, transsexual, black, white, old, or have pins in thy head. Wtf is women’s rights anyway? I just want all adults to have the same rights and opportunities. Is that so hard to understand? Damn, why should people have to fight separately for “gay rights” and “women’s rights” and “lower caste rights?” – can’t all you guys just gang up and say “treat everyone the same?”<\/p>\n

Of course if my way of thinking goes through, we’ll have to put an end to reservation for all lower castes. How d’you expect lower caste people to improve if you keep reinforcing the feeling that they’re different? 60 years down the line, and all the reservation in the world hasn’t helped. The original intention was to get rid of reservation a few decades later – and now because<\/em> of reservation, the caste system in still alive and thriving since people now see<\/em> that being of a lower caste actually has an impact on their life instead of being a useless badge.<\/p>\n

It’ll also mean an end to all sorts of special privileges for women. By legislating morality in this way, the government has generated nothing but anger and has widened the gap between the sexes. Many people are now angry with lower caste people because they have reservations and many men are now pissed with women because they get to have special seats in a bus.<\/p>\n

I understand that women have a tough time traveling in crowded buses and trains – well, I can try and imagine<\/em> it, not understand it since I haven’t felt it – but surely pinching a person’s butt is a crime even if the victim is a guy. I’ve been hit on a few times by gays in Delhi since I’ve been told I look “chikhna”<\/em> – apparently that’s hot in gay land. I feel that by providing a separate coach for women, you’re kind of saying that pinching a girl’s bottom is ok if she’s in front of you.<\/p>\n

It’s this sort of piecemeal legislation which doesn’t address the fundamental issues that will prolong the time necessary for women to achieve true equality. Deal harshly with discrimination of any<\/em> sort of person – only then will it get into the thick skulls of people that life is life irrespective of the form it’s in.<\/p>\n

What’s your take?<\/p>\n

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