After reading this, I just had one question.. Why our society is like this? Why do we treat women like the inferior race?
It’s high time and we must start respecting women. The respect that they truly deserve. This is the only way to bring about a social change in the society where everyone stands equal.
Here’s the copy of what Shridhar Sadasivan wrote:
“Festivals like Raksha Bandhan (brother vowing to protect his sister) are another sexist attempt by the patriarchal Indian society to condition its men and women to believe that women are weaker elements of the society that need protection from men. Have you ever heard of a ceremony where a sister vows to protect her brother?
If you think about it, the whole concept is fundamentally flawed. In a fair and equal society, why would women need men’s protection or vice-versa? Men love to think that women are beneath them; that they are vulnerable commodities that need protection. This also leads to the notion that any woman who is “unprotected” is everyone’s game. There is no need for Raksha (Protection).
All we need from men is respect. Respect for women, whether straight or queer, cis or trans, regardless of community, class, caste or religion. Respect for women’s rights and freedom. Respect for women’s choices and decisions. Respect for women’s spaces and right to exist with dignity and as equals in life’s journey.” – Shri Sadasivan, Writer and Queer.
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Shridhar Sadasivan
He is a writer, blogger and member of Orinam, Chennai-based LGBT group. He is one of the few Tamil-language writers to write and publish queer fiction. His writings have been published in the Tamil magazines Thinnai and Thendral and a few literary websites .
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