“Push Mr. Sharma push! Open up your shaft! Let the baby come out!” It would be a maternity ward no more, but a paternity ward where a man would give birth to his son. He would feed him out of his own breast, cook for him, walk him to school and be his world. He would have to become a mother, socially as well as biologically, because soon we will have no women left for the job. Men cannot give birth, but leave that to the scientists. I am sure they will come up with something. They would have to, because at the rate at which female feticide is occurring, we will soon have no women left in the world!
Instead of men marrying a number of women, as is common in the Middle East, women will now have to marry many men, throughout the world. The Draupadi style of marriage will be back with a vengeance. Many men will have to share one wife as a result of shortage of women. Gay marriages will have to be legalized as there would be no females left to marry, and the dipping male to female sex ratio will continue to throw more such appalling scenes in our faces, till the day females become an endangered specie.
Ever wondered why we have such a situation in the first place? It is because of our preference for a male child, an offspring we can depend upon in old age, enjoy dowry acquired from his marriage and live off his earnings. It is because of these reasons that female fetuses are aborted, infant baby girls are left to die in bins. And this is why unfair treatment is meted out to young girls, such as not being allowed to study and married off at an early age. Even though an increasing number of boys are choosing not to stay with their parents and at times not supporting them financially as well, people’s mindsets have not changed about the girl child and the entire situation.
But what when we have no women? Brothers will have no sisters, fathers will have no daughters, boys will have no girlfriends and children will have no mothers. There would be no Raksha Bandhan, no Bhaiya Dooj, and Valentine’s Day and Karva Chuath will see men gifting or fasting for their boyfriends and husbands. There would be cases not of rape but only of sodomy. The few women left in the society will be protected like diamonds. And most likely be auctioned at biddings, and sold off to the person who pays the highest price for the sole female in the land.
We need not even go as far as the near future too see this, as already there are villages in Rajasthan and Punjab devoid of any girl child. The soon-to-become-extinct female race needs to be valued and treasured, not be discarded and left to die. The world would be lifeless without women. A woman is a mother, a homemaker, a sister, a friend – all rolled into one. We abort one fetus, we kill all of these in one go.
Shalini Rajvanshi
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Nem is right that women should not expose her skin to get noticed, instead show talent.
Women exhibiting more skin than talent, I believe is some sort of prostitution. Thats what earns them bread and butter. Aping the west in costumes and making the best use of what they have that sells.
OPINION — Are today’s women respected all over the world?Growing up in the twentieth century women seem to use any way they can to get ahead. They’ll show body parts, be submissive, or do anything to gain recognition. If you watch any television show, especially those on MTV, BET, VH1, or any network that broadcasts music videos, women are everywhere. You will see women with their bodies exposed, dancing around smoking, drinking, and parting like rockstars.
You could catch women catering to men or women even playing ditsy roles on commercials or movies. I don’t believe that those women understand how bad it looks to be up on a stage in a music video with their boobs out or their bottoms somewhat showing.
Take for instance Jessica Simpson. She’s a notable and very intelligent young lady but she portrays herself as a ditz because that’s how she makes her living. She’s beautiful, sexy, and has billions of talents, but she doesn’t let on that’s she’s actually really smart.
In today’s society women are depicted as nothing more then sexual beings. If you look around a campus like ABAC or sit and talk with a male he’ll openly admit that women are nothing more than sexual objects. With a mind frame and beliefs such as that, women aren’t going to move up in any cooperate world or the world period. Even women of my age (19-25) believe that sex is important and will willingly give in to a man sexually if she feels that it’d keep him around in any way. I have friends who openly admit into falling into temptation with a man who they honestly know doesn’t want them in any way other than for sexual experiences. They say that it just happened or he’s not like you think. They feel their “in love” but settles for the one night stands because, “that’s just the way things go.” Yeah right! My first week attending ABAC, I saw how girls would prance around with short skirts, tight shirts, and/or little to nothing on. The next week I witnessed how girls would throw themselves to boys. Even if a male would call her out her name she’d completely pay no attention to the matter. She’d continue to prance around and excuse all the rude and condescending remarks.
Men don’t treat us with the respect we deserve sometimes, maybe because of all the views of the world. Or maybe because of they sense the weakness in females today. Women don’t assert themselves at all. If a guy trashes them it’s just fine because they’re too scared to voice their opinions or say how they feel.
Being a female, I don’t fault women for using what they have to get ahead. I fault women for not using their brains enough to do the same. Instead of showcasing your boobs, show what brains you have. If you’re a beautiful woman use your beauty and not your body, and understand the difference between the two. I don’t think society can see the talents we have, or what we can add to the world when all they look at is what we put on display. Think about Halle Berry. She only plays sexy and some action roles, but as society sees it, never smart roles. See that’s the catch 22 in every aspect. A woman can’t be smart and beautiful, or sexy and smart. A woman can only be what society makes her out to be and that should not be tolerated by men or women. Instead of giving in to how society views her, Berry uses her brains to prove society wrong. By playing in movies such as “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge” or the critically acclaimed “Losing Isaiah,” Berry showed her acting talents and not just what her body looks like in a bikini. Women are certainly frowned upon, but if we change the way people see us we can prove that not only are we sexual beings, we’re also capable of changing the world with our wits and brains. Every woman might not feel the same way I do, but every woman understands where I’m coming from. We’ve all been put in categories as sexual beings, but we can only change that if we want to.
Such thinking has become the need of time to bring equality in life. The effort of author is praise-worthy.