I was in metro the other day and was looking for a vacant seat. A woman boarded the metro on the next station, scanned the coach with her half scrutinizing glance, approached a young guy who was probably returning home from office, and almost yelled at him,
“Do you have no decency? A woman is standing in front of you and you are sitting here like a shameless guy! Get up from the seat.”
Fully aware that the seat is not reserved for ladies, the guy thought better of arguing with the woman and left the seat for her.
That’s what feminism is doing these days –creating pseudo feminists, who don’t even know the real meaning of feminism. A movement, which was started centuries back to demand equal rights for men and women, is still working in the favor of only one sex, thus making no great difference.
Discrimination is still there, just the roles have been reversed. Women’s freedom these days is being mistaken as various restrictions put up on men. This is the reason why men are now afraid of feminism. According to most of them, “we are not feminist, we believe in equality” –the biggest irony, because that’s what feminism means –equality.
These days, men feel vulnerable and prefer to stay from women on purpose, hesitating to mix up in the groups with girls due to various reasons. They know that feminism has taken the face of over-protection of women.
They know that even a friendly touch can be misunderstood and complained of. Men often, are not heard in such sensitive cases, and yes, there are women who takes advantage of it.
So in some way yes, our society is failing to achieve a gender equality and creating more and more gaps in different ways.