As International Women’s Week come to an end, a question that we at The Chatterjis are left with, is, what is feminism today?
We are lipstick loving, high heels wearing feminists. We want to wax our bikini lines and wear the trousers. And why can’t we?
The other day, I (Bunty) was asked why I wasn’t wearing a sari at an International Women’s Week event at Nehru Centre. The man in question said that if we want all the hype around Women’s Week we should at least dress like a woman. Of course, I was wearing a pair of trousers!! I was stunned by this very sexist comment.
Later in the day, a woman was telling a story of how she was taken aback by this very beautiful lady in a shop and she asked her husband if she could talk to the lady. I was stunned further. Why did she need her husband’s permission to talk to someone?
So how far have we gone as women? In one day I experienced sexism from an Indian male and witnessed self oppression from an Indian female. What astounded me was that both people felt that these were very acceptable things to say.
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