6. “Mirror, mirror on the wall” #DRG

Well, this post might give a further insight into the writer’s mind (refer to Post 2) and here goes. I wake up early this morning and after a session of contemplation (involving the emf emitted by my heart, to gift or not to gift, scheduling for the day [all of these thoughts occur the moment I rise from slumber]), I open my laptop and read an article on how women are subjugating themselves to society’s standards of beauty. My mind then immediately goes out to the one person who is solely responsible for instigating my path of awakening, Jaideep Chatterjee (a professor in the Department of Arts and Design at my undergraduate university under whom I took several courses over the course of my education), so thank you!

In a highly masculine society (built this way since times immemorial), from a woman’s viewpoint (empathy), being a ‘woman’ is not easy. Since their birth, society conditions them to think, act and behave in a uniform manner (no matter which culture they come from (I have friends from various countries and inevitably all exhibit similar reflections of society’s norms) and I’m referring to their perception(s) of beauty. Even if they are aware of discourses pertaining to standing up against these norms, it all works well and good only in theory (sadly not in practice). As a being, classified ‘masculine’ by society, while other normal ‘masculine’ beings would think that there is not much to do in this regard, I beg to differ and can continue to voice my opinion (like it matters, but I can keep shooting away) to galvanize my ‘female’ friends to start questioning themselves and if they already have, to bring it forth into action. The question of why does it matter as its not going to make a change or impact anybody can logically arise but then my response would be if you start thinking in opposing terms and lend this knowledge to a few friends, while it may or may not make an immediate impact, it would at least change the way you view the world around you and can have profound impact on future generations, so that future daughters do not have to face the horrors you people are facing right now.

PS: There is a movie called Miss Representation (or it might be called something else, I don’t exactly remember, regarding the plight of ‘females’ in America which can be extended to other countries as well). And the term masculine is used falsely in the above context (according to me) but like anybody is going to notice (I challenge those who read this post to bring up an argument to support the claim made above).

Thus concludes my sixth post (time to jog to eat breakfast!)

Have a nice day!! (for a change in English (I usually use other languages to learn a few greetings)).