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Happy International Women's Day
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08-03-2013 12:27pm#1
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Yup. On 19th November - and there isn't outrage over it. Sorry Softy.super_furry wrote: »There is a men's day. The world continues to turn.
I think the point of this day is to remember that women in a lot of societies around the world are still treated abominably (I know... nowhere near as badly as white, hetero, western, middle-class men
but still pretty woefully), I wouldn't agree with just a celebration of women in general - I think that's a pretty divisive thing to do. Women are just people, it's not an achievement just to be a woman. It is definitely worth focusing though on what horrors women still face in many places, simply for being female.
But actually, no, feck that women face rape and torture and death and marginalisation simply for being women in many societies - that's just political correct (sic) bullsh1t.0 -
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To all women on Boards,Happy Womens Day,hope ye all get spoilt rotten
Ye had your Valentine's Day last month. F*ck off and stop milking us for presents.
On a serious note though; women are often treated like sh*t in many parts of the world. In some countries they are forbidden to vote, to take part in juries or to drive. Sometimes they are forced into marriages or forced to give up paid work once married. Sometimes women are made to suffer forcible genital mutilation. Sometimes they are gang-raped and murdered e.g. Mexico and India. Even in wealthy countries women face many more barriers in the workplace on issues such as maternity or pay.
For Christ's sake, it was only a few months back when a woman died because doctors legally weren't able to abort a miscarriaging foetus.
Having a day to acknowledge that these issues exist is a good thing. In fact, we should be highlighting this all of the time.
People who know that the above is a daily reality for millions of women worldwide but can still decry a day as "PC bullsh*t" need a tall glass of grow the f*ck up to be honest.0 -
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Yup. On 19th November - and there isn't outrage over it. Sorry Softy.
I think the point of this day is to remember that women in a lot of societies around the world are still treated abominably (I know... nowhere near as badly as white, hetero, western, middle-class men but still pretty woefully), I wouldn't agree with just a celebration of women in general - I think that's a pretty divisive thing to do. Women are just people, it's not an achievement just to be a woman. It is definitely worth focusing though on what horrors women still face in many places, simply for being female.
But actually, no, feck that women face rape and torture and death and marginalisation simply for being women in many societies - that's just political correct (sic) bullsh1t.
And this is what today is about for me: remembering women around the world who aren't so lucky and feeling grateful that I wasn't born elsewhere.
I'm not expecting gifts, not using it as an excuse to rant about men, not as a day for feeling proud for simply being born a woman or any of that. It's just one day of the year to remember those millions of women globally who are treated worse than the dogs in the street in these supposed modern and progressive times for simply being born female.
This, more than anything, is a human rights issue. These shocking stories are reported in the papers all the time and it's appalling and tragic this is still going on in this day and age. If you refuse to see the wood for the trees and acknowledge what is happening just because women are the victims and you associate any call for women's rights with extremist feminism, then I ask you kindly to just suck it up and zip it for 24 bleedin' hours so we can get on with it. Go out for a walk or something. It won't have any direct impact on you, so what is the big deal?
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To all women on Boards,Happy Womens Day,hope ye all get spoilt rotten
Thank you Phoenix! I don't think most of us need to be spoilt rotten though, we are in general lucky enough in the Western world. Today is a day to raise the profile of women who don't have the rights and opportunities that we do in countries where they are still treated as less than second class citizens.0 -
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Gummy Panda wrote: »Meh!
No one celebrated Giant Panda Day on 9th November :mad:
I did! I rubbed all the bellies
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I was inspired to look up this speech by Joss Whedon (creator of Buffy and many other awesome female characters) where he talks about inequality and people's difficulty with wrapping their heads around the fact that he likes to create "strong female characters". I think it's a nice speech, for the day that's in it.
"Why do you write strong female characters?"
"Because you're still asking me that question."
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Da Shins Kelly wrote: »I was inspired to look up this speech by Joss Whedon (creator of Buffy and many other awesome female Women characters) where he talks about inequality and people's difficulty with wrapping their heads around the fact that he likes to create "strong female Women characters". I think it's a nice speech, for the day that's in it.
"Why do you write strong female Women characters?"
"Because you're still asking me that question."
Strong Women character not female.0 -
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYaczoJMRhs
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