Yes, you read the title correctly. Recently was celebrated a day to Honour Men. True, apparently it looks as if men have everything, and there is no need for any day dedicated to them.
Actually, it is not so. Yes, indeed there are very many drunkards, baiters, liars, corrupt officials, junkies, jerks, dominating power mongers. The list is endless, and there are ample proofs, mythology to modern times, to prove it. Hey, but it has to be admitted truthfully that all these descriptions apply to many women as well.
It is, moreover, equally true that there ARE good, decent, sincere, authentic men as well. There is indeed a need to honour them. It is undeniable that patriarchy is partial to men. It undoubtedly grants innumerable privileges to men.
It imprisons men as well. A man is not supposed to express emotions, for instance. Chefs are okay in hotels, for example. But a man who does not mind cooking, cleaning, being a house husband, is looked down upon.
Yet there are men who choose to be human beings first and foremost. They perform their roles, son, brother, husband, father, friend, colleague most sincerely and sensitively. They try their best for an equitable world. They support women in the struggle to lead better lives. They are gems. Hence this need to burnish them with appreciation!
Pratima@ Gender discrimination by men is bad. Gender discrimination against men is unworthy, too!
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