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Why The #MeToo Movement Makes Me Hopeful For A Better Future
The author shares her thoughts about the recent #metoo movement and believes that it will have a far-reaching impact.
We are not here to bully anyone; but voices that were subdued and made to keep quiet for years are finally able to speak up and are getting heard. Women have been conditioned since the day they are born to keep quiet and quietly swallow whatever comes their way – personally, professionally even as young girls in school or college. Well that’s what our mothers and before them, their mothers have been doing.
Now, women are collectively holding each other’s hands (even some men) and helping each other heal. All we ever wanted was to be ‘heard’ and believed. No, it is no more a norm for men to be ‘just men’ and that women have to put up with it.
The feminine is finally rising not just in India (where the “Shakti” is worshipped apparently) but all over the world.
It’s the previous generation who is not equipped to deal with this uprising and are having the hardest time. They have become perpetrators as they felt no one will ever question them and demand answers for their behaviour. In the guise of being employers, mentors or father figures and sometimes even partners, men have violated women in so many ways and have thought that it was their right to do so. Guess what MAN, lets take a peek outside your primal cave and realize that a lot has changed.
Good news is, as a mother to young boy and girl, I can safely say that the new generation of boys who will be men tomorrow, are ready for an equal world. They walk side by side with strong girls in school and only know the idea of an equal world of opportunities for everyone. When I look at them, I get a sense of hope amidst all this chaos that has just overtaken us. It was perfect timing for the storm to start, for after the dust settles and a cool downpour follows, what will emerge is a cleaner and clearer tomorrow for everyone. The only people who will suffer or be left behind will be the ones who do not embrace this change. The feminine rising is not just demanding their rights but in turn an equal world for our future generation.
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People say that women are the greatest enemies of women. I vehemently disagree. It is the patriarchal mindset that makes women believe in the wrong ideology.
The entire world celebrates International Women’s Day on March 8, 2024. It should be a joyful day, but unfortunately, not all women are entitled to this privilege, as violence against women is at its peak. The experience of oppression pushes many women to choose freedom. As far as patriotism is concerned, feminism is not a cup of tea in this society.
What happens when a woman decides to stand up for herself? Does this world easily accept the decisions of women in this society? What inspires them to be free of the clutches of the oppression that women have faced for ages? Most of the time, women do not get the chance to decide for themselves. Their lives are always at the mercy of someone, which can be their parents, siblings, husband, or children.
In some cases, women do not feel the need to make any decisions. They are taught to obey the patriarchal system, which makes them believe that they are right. In my family, I was never taught to make decisions on my own. It was always my parents who bought dresses and all that I needed.
14 years after her last feature film Dhobi Ghat, storyteller extraordinaire comes up with her new film, Laapataa Ladies, a must watch.
*Some spoilers alert*
Every religion around the world dictates terms to women. The onus is always on women to be ‘modest’ and cover their faces and bodies so men can’t be “tempted”, rather than on men to keep their eyes where they belong and behave like civilized beings. So much so that even rape has been excused on the grounds of women eating chowmein or ‘men will be men’. I think the best Hindi movie retort to this unwanted advice on ‘akeli ladki khuli tijori ki tarah hoti hai’ (an alone woman is like an open jewellery box) came from Geet in Jab We Met – Kya aap gyan dene ke paise lete hain kyonki chillar nahin hain mere paas.
The premise of Laapataa Ladies is beautifully simple – two brides clad in the ghunghat that covers their identity get mixed up on a train. Within this Russian Doll, you get a comedy of errors, a story of getting lost, a commentary on patriarchy’s attitude towards women, a mystery, and a tale of finding oneself, all in one. Done with a mostly light touch that has you laughing and nodding along.
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