The Female Fiasco

In light of recent events in this year’s ongoing Olympics, we have seen a number of protests in favour of equality of women or as they put it Feminism. It roots from the word female so people who want to promulgate it (chiefly women) have a clear insight of their purpose. There have been rebellious demonstrations of people who want a society with equal dichotomy of male and female with respect to exposure in all forms of life. In essence, they want females to be as open as they possibly can so any typical woman would not be indifferent.

What we recently saw in the Olympics was no nut job women like the psycho who killed innocent people in America during the Dark Knight Rises premiere. She was a Ukrainian who went half naked with a poster on her bare chest written “No Shariah”, just to publicize the meaning of Feminism, as well as bring a setback to the Muslim contenders who are already facing a clash with the holy month of Ramzan. More to the point she has targeted the Palestinian Muslim female who covered her full body while running in an event. The news quickly became rampant and got the viewers in a dilemma. It might have been a publicity stunt but it has got the people thinking that why Muslims have to be indifferent to certain standards set for everyone which now of course pertain to the Olympics. As for the activist I would call for some self-respect and advocating training if she had any and her actions show otherwise the kind of Feminism that she wanted people to comprehend.

Feminism is not a hot favourite topic to discuss today but it has been with those nations who claim to be its godfathers. Contrary to the popular belief that America is the superior Feminist nation, it is the same nation who had been strangling its throat for years. It holds good grounds that women have risen in their society to secure and potent positions. However, as a result of female suffrage, women were not allowed to cast their vote no earlier than the beginning of the 20^th century. Even black people had those rights by the year 1858. Although we are missing the point here that never has a woman from their social order been elected for president. A nation who used to undermine and detest black people would now rather have a Negro be president rather than Hillary Clinton who was an obvious candidate. Moreover, the skin show culture in these countries is a normality. What more is there to hide when you are oblivious to the fact that you have sold your body and not the product? I am afraid to say that Feminism is being wrongly perceived and to make matters worse being secreted for making women easier objects to handle.   

It is not sufficient to say that Feminism will be justified by consolidating fewer coverage of body with liberalism. If people have a problem with it then first they should remove their double standards. I am afraid to say that Feminism has been restricted to a nude science of women and I don’t mean to offend the Olympics or any given place with an attire criteria. Competition should be based on the dexterity of the athlete in a particular game and not the weight of their outfit. Respect and equality for women in all spheres of the community should be appreciated whether it is economic, political, educational or employment. Islam has from its inception been the paragon of equality for all of mankind. Stature for mother, daughter and wife was given. Right to vote was allowed from the start and let’s not forget that Benazir Bhutto was the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan and also the first Muslim women for any Islamic state. I would not argue with the extremist part of the world who only speak nonsense and no Islam, and who have compelled women to live a life of despair. Nevertheless we should not mix it up with a culture where certain clothing is traditional. What I feel is that there is less debate of Feminism and more targeting of the Muslim world. Food for thought ?