Published Jun 10, 2021
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Everyday Sexism And Misogyny- Part 3 "Like A Girl..."

Published Jun 10, 2021
2 mins read
439 words

What's the worst thing you can call a girl? Slut, wh*re, b*tch.
What's the worst thing you can call a guy? B*tch, girl.
Did you notice that the worst thing you can call a girl is a girl and the worst thing you can call a guy is a girl?
I might as well censor it, you know *whispers*, G*rl
So in our "society", being a girl is an ultimate insult! Now, tell me it's normal.

And we are taught this since childhood. 
“You walk like a g*rl!”  *laughs*
“You fight like a g*rl!”  *laughs*
“You cry like a g*rl!”  *laughs*

Because when you teach your son “Don't cry like a girl!” You are teaching him two things:
1. A girl is the worst thing that he can be. So, obviously, boys are better than girls.
2. Crying is not okay. If you cry, you are weak. Only girls cry. So girls are weak.
My question to you is, do you think teaching young children this👆🏽, is healthy? Do you think it's okay?

Dear Society, do you see the flaw in your plan? There is a HUGE hole in it. Do you realize how many people fall into this hole?

  • Women, who are told they stand below men, and there is nothing they can do to change it. Because “It is what it is.”
  • Men, who are not able to express themselves because that's not “manly”. Because that's “girl-like.”
  • Women, who are constantly trying to survive in this world, living in fear of violence. A world controlled by men.
  • Men, who have “masculinity” that is so fragile that it hurts their ego when they see women asking for equal rights because they have been taught that “boys are better than girls."

“A man who fears being seen as feminine is a man who fears being treated the way he treats women.”
- Farida D.

Dear people, when you are insulting someone, what you want to do is, you want to make them feel bad about themselves. So you want to paint them with character traits and identities that are bad.
But we have this weird thing in the world where you don't get insulted for what you do, you get insulted for who you are.

So I don't care what you say. I will talk like a girl, fight like a girl, run like a girl, and cry like a girl. My gender is NOT an insult. Thank You!

Like or comment if you are not ashamed of doing it like a girl!

#Socialawareness
#society
#misogyny
#sexism
#societal_issues
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harikatammina 6/10/21, 10:47 AM
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nice one, do read mine too
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sonal.khandelwal 6/10/21, 11:09 AM
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This is everyday issue. People don't even realise before give a tag of like a girl to anyone as an insult. People should be well aware of not using this as an insulting tags
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deepak.khandelwal 6/10/21, 11:29 AM
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Great writing...
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padfoot 6/10/21, 12:20 PM
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Well written👏👏
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arpit.khandelwal 6/11/21, 1:50 AM
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Great thoughts!
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tkratika 6/16/21, 8:02 AM
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Valid points raised 👏 Nice blog 👍
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claire_browne 5/23/22, 6:57 PM
Proud to girl around!

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