I was casually browsing through Facebook as I gobbled on my
breakfast. The steam from the small paper cup containing the black colored
liquid slowly swirled and disappeared near my chin. As I leaned forward to read
the post more intently…the #metoo campaign which protests against physical
abuse. I wondered if like this steam this too would fizzle out?
There have been many such campaigns to raise awareness to
protest against a societal evil…and I laud the efforts that every individual
puts in. But, the question is what happens? The steaming cup of enrage often
swirls and disappears. (Ah! I sound pessimistic don’t why… but if you are
reading this now is your chance to scroll down… if there is still a small
flicker of interest… yay I’m glad that I have one more member to join the club
of sarcastic pessimism… ;) )
As I read a rather interesting post by Mayim Bialik better
known as Dr. Amy Farah Fowler from the Big
Bang Theory, I couldn’t help but realize the endemic that is abuse is
rampant and often subtly ignored. Yes, groping in a crowded transport, to the leery
look given by the some random person as
you passed by, to even the “accidental” brush also the hugs that lingers a
second too long… all social “niceties” – they are all derogatory forms of abuse
that not only women but unfortunately men face as well!
Yes #metoo should also feature men… strange? Well not so
strange really… men are abused as much as women when it comes to such “objectification.”
Whether it is the “manly” thing to “feel appreciated” for the throngs of female
“attention” or the age old belief in-grained in the psyche that attention
received by men somehow elevates their manliness—the fact remains that #theytoo
have been abused.
A boy who was groped by an elderly aunt in the name of
cuddling or a man who was gaped at as nothing more than a commodity wrapped in
expensive fabric… objectification is rampant and often gender neutral!
While #metoo is a good initiative and one of the first steps
towards raising awareness against this ever present evil in society. It is also
gender neutral… I hope this campaign rises like a volcano and spreads the white
hot lava to freeze all existing remnants of this evil existence (Ah! How I
dramatize… :P) It is indeed time to #wakeup and #smellthecoffee
#randomramblings #metoo #coffee #wakeup
Disclaimer: please excuse my views, which I fear will bring
the wrath of a lot of people… am shivering at the thought of the boiling cup of
sulphuric acid that I’m about to be served. Here’s my alkaline #humblest
apologies to all I have surely offended with my two pence worth of
view point.
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