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Not your ordinary woman

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Dated - 08th of March 2020

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Speaking about today, most say that it is dedicated to women. when I was small, I used to be really proud that an entire day, absolutely one entire day is just 'reserved' for us girls/women. And now all grown up, I realize how absurd and ridiculous society takes this day into account.

In a separate era, we were fed with various thoughts. 'only to be seen but never heard'
"It's okay to have ambition but not too much ambition"
"You are not allowed to sit like that"
"Take up a teaching job, it suits for a girl"
"I don't think you should talk too much, they are going to get the wrong idea"
"You can dress like that, but the rest is up-to you"
"don't travel alone"

How many times have you driven past a slow vehicle expecting the driver to be female? Is it really necessary for you to 'man-splain' everything just because you think we are of the opposite gender? Because I've had many male friends who began to talk about their favorite ride and give up mid sentence just because the usual norm is "girls wouldn't know". And not to let y'all down but i probably know more than you do. Period.

And mind you - I don't blame society : We are society.

In the beginning of our lives, we saw no separation, we never hesitated to compete along side with our male colleagues because we were taught - we were all in this together. No one said the term "dream big" and turned to us and say "not you girls" But times have changed and we are set apart to solve our differences. And having a "women's day" to "celebrate" our "inequalities" are even better. I mean It's just a day given for us to voice out so there you go, y'all cannot complain that we didn't give you a chance. Tragic.

So I'm here to tell that we don't need no women's day. We Don't need sympathy, because we can do that ourselves. We just know what our place is (which is definitely not any less from where you stand) but we proudly embrace it and we know what we are doing, we don't need your opinion.

If time solves everything, I hope it heals everyone of you from your own judgments. Whether you're  a girl or a boy, Don't give in to gender discrimination because it sucks the energy out of you trying to be just a 'girl'- There are no gender roles written down in a book so why are you following it?

By the end of this, you all must have already thought I am a Die-hard feminist. For once you're right because why wouldn't I be on my own side? And It's not about feminism that world should worry about because women? they are already strong, It's just that the society needs to learn how to interpret capabilities.

#NOhate

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