Reality Of Feminism| Is Feminism Destroying Indian Society?
Feminism is an ideology which believes that there should be political, economic and social equality between men and women. Women should be given equal rights and opportunities as men. So even though the word Feminism is derived from the word female, it doesn’t means that women are given more power than men. There’s another word for that, Matriarchy.
This is the equivalent of Patriarchy. Where men are considered superior to women in Patriarchy, in Matriarchy, women are considered superior to men. But Feminism means that there is no discrimination between the two genders. Any rational and sensible man will be a Feminist.
Former US President Barack Obama once wrote an essay in which he called himself a feminist. When the legendry author Salman Rushdie was asked if he was a feminist, he replied, “Yes, what else is there to be?” Either you are a feminist or a fool. These are the only choices. When Hollywood filmmaker Darren Aronofsky was asked the same question. He replied, that is was a stupid question. Of course, he is a feminist.
Indian actor Rahul Bose had a similar answer to this question. He said, of course, he is a feminist. Anyone who believes in humanity naturally is a feminist. Several famous male celebrities openly call themselves Feminists. Hollywood actors Chris Hemsworth, Ryan Gosling, In the Indian Film industry, Farhan Akhtar, Aamir Khan. Often they have talked about the issue that men and women should be given equal rights.
Can Women Be Patriarchal?
The answer to this is yes, absolutely. There was a documentary called The World Before Her. Vishwa Hindu Parishad had organized a Durga Vahini camp for women. The instructor was a women. She is asking the girls, is it really necessary for them to leave their houses? Make a career? Is it truly necessary? This way of thinking goes against common sense. But the truth is many women in our country have these patriarchal ideologies. It is all due to Social Conditioning.
There are many reasons for such patriarchal views all over the world. Like, ‘this is our tradition.’ Our culture, or our religion teaches us this. In society often have strong opinions about how an ideal women should be. While the husband is the incarnation of God.
ABP News had quoted garuda Purana in its article that a good wife is the one who follows her husband’s orders. For a wife, heaven is at her husband’s feet. For any women, her family’s happiness is her happiness. A women is incomplete without becoming a mother. A women is made up of her sacrifices. If a girl studies more, she will get out of hand.
It is true that in male and female anatomy 2-3 organs may differ. But there are at least 70-75 organs that are the same in male and female antonyms. Two eyes, one nose, two ears, it’s the same for men and women. It is true that their gender is different, but it’s not like women belong to a different species. Both are homo sapiens. And in English, two words are used here, similar and equal. To get equal rights, you don’t have to be equal, being similar is good enough. Many research papers prove that men are more likely to get into fights that women.