Sunday, December 10, 2006

Why the insult?

Help me out here...I'm having trouble understanding why women are constantly put-down and insulted here and still the sources manage to turn it around and say that it is for the good of women. I'm still shocked at reading about the news on a suggestion to give polygamy awards to men who are willing to take single mothers as wives. *jaw drop* I don't understand it. Is it a joke? Single mothers don't need the pity of men and don't need to be drawn into a relationship..a marriage..which is just a sham..which is just based on rewards. That's not love. Mother nature will be fainting right now. I think for some single mothers, they are even happier being a single mum, despite financial problems. At least they are not tied down by husbands who bully them, and they have the freedom to pursue the things they like in life rather than being controlled by a man. Nevertheless, single mothers..women, have a right to choose and not to be chosen like an object - a thing. Omigosh!
And what about another thing I read recently about advice given to women that they should behave properly at work and not to neglect their families in pursuit of career success. Duh! This is not 'how to be a woman 101'. Every grown up woman knows how to think for themselves and behave accordingly. Why is it that women are told to behave themselves and not to neglect their families and men are not told to do that. Is it ok for men to neglect their children but not ok for women to do so? Every mother, every father should love their children and they can decide for themselves the best method of handling work-life balance. It is unfair that men are not told to give priority to family and women must give priority to family. Responsibility doesn't fall on women only, what happen to gender equality?! I hope we have not become the laughing-stock of the world when outsiders read these things.

1 comment:

Soon Yee said...

tell me about it.. i think the govt should spend more time teaching the malaysian men on how to not behave like neanderthals...