Objectophelia

Parenting is one of the four pillars for a country's progression with the other three being Education, Infrastructure and Leadership.

I have been type-casted several times to be Feminist by a Man who would like to see me liberated out of Gender politics...As preposterous as it may seem, I speculate if there is some truth in that inference, I am at a challenge with respect to the virtue and legacy I will pass on to my daughter...

I let my thoughts flow on this subject of Feminism and tried to organize them...

So far I have had a privilege of over hearing the comments, feedback people have towards some of the high profile bollywood movies and mostly the comments can be categoried into just ONE..."Objectification of the lead female actor". People go ga-ga endlessly about the washboard abs, the jhatkas-matkas, size zero and a titillating onscreen kiss...

The script, talent and hardwork is swept under the carpet of a Oomph Quotient...

Today across the cosmopolitan areas, this is a trend...a style statement and a lifestyle option...Women irrationally engage in skin show to draw the attention of Men. The desperation and its long term effects on a woman, family and in a larger sense society's well being concerns me. Wearing a economist hat, I fear the textile mills going bankrupt with the demand of clothing coming down quantitatively. Qualitative degradation is for parents and government to worry about.

I would be infuriated at such comments and would hope to see a Science Invention to cure the Objectophelia in a Man that forces him to see a woman as an object of physical gratification...But even before this I see a gap in parenting here. I would wonder what the parents of boys teach them...Is objectification of women a virtue that is taught in the country that boasts of rich culture and heritage?

A woman is an epitome of love, affection and strength of character...She is a provider...a selfless giver. She manifests as knowledge to compliment the supreme Creator...She manifests as goddess of sustainance complimenting the Primeval Lord of life and she manifests as Power to aid the divine destruction...

She is everything but an object of hormonal gratification...

I would tell my son that a man is a MAN who makes a WOMAN feel like a woman and gives her her true place in his heart...A man needs to aspire for a constructive companionship in a woman that transforms our society responsibly into a healthy environment conducive for individual progression in the path of knowledge...

But I would be wrong if I say that women had no role to play in this objectification process...

At that moment I was reminded of a message my father gave me on the first day I stepped into Pre-University College...He told me I be a woman that a man would want to greet with his hands folded for a salutation blended with humility and utmost respect...

I believe its of primary importance and a responsibility of a woman to conduct herself in a manner that evokes respect and adoration is his heart than arouse the rush of adrenaline into his genetelia.

I would pass on the message from my father to my daughter as a priceless legacy to grow her into a woman who is remembered for her conviction than curves ...

I would encourage a woman to grow as bestower of art, knowledge, love and strength into mankind...

I am not sure if I am a feminist, but I condemn all those actions that lead to objectification of Women...and I would condemn this action irrespective of their gender...