Saturday, March 13, 2010

Equality Check


Women and even men should open their eyes to the fact that equality is not just whirling around political, democratic governance, benefits, health and education. Those small things that we sometimes believe superficial also fall under the criteria of equality. Every woman craves for equality, who erratic woman likes to be shaped by the opposite sex? However, most of the women equated to their minds that equality is translucently all about the above mentioned and it ends there. Women couldn't catch the drift that simple things in their everyday lives like beliefs, clothing, manerism, socializing and even hygiene are parts of that equality that all women are yearning for. Like for example, women drink hard as much as the men around them, talk as dirty and boast about their control of their lives. And other women (especially those subjective heartless bitches) can easily react that goes like this
"Ano ba yan kababaeng tao?! Kung makipag-inuman o makipag-usap sa lalake, di na nahiya..".
Those other women don't understand is that they are not enjoying the liberation that the 1970's feminists imagined, but a kind of social equality. And how many times do you have to get wind of statements from your grand parents or parents that goes like this,
"Iba na talaga mga babae ngayon, dati rati ganto ganyan.. ngayon masahol pa sa mga lalake kung gumanto gumanyan!".
If men can behave badly, women can too! We hate the "bulok na sistema" thing and we are all seeking for change without paying attention to our actions, words and beliefs in our surroundings. Educated women who has background about feminism believes that the social outdated structure is the cause why both sexes remain in the position that is totally discriminating and unequal, however, some of them could easily throw judgements to their co-women if that enjoys the stereotypical man things.

Women should bear in mind, even if they are educated or not that equality is already existing here. Yes, in fact, Philippines is one of the countries in Asia where women are given equal opportunity along with men. Just take a look of the person who runs our country for 9 years, she's female right? However, we, women sometimes are having a hard time to break free from that social outdated structure that imposed to us in the early years of our country's existence. We seek change in everything unequal to both sexes but we enjoy dust so much. Women needs realization with their beliefs and should not perpetuate a culture that tells them to be different in all access with the opposite sex.