You are special –so here’s wishing each one of you on this special day—all the FREEDOM and happiness you are entitled to.
Women or should moi say womanhood is celebrated on this day—8th March, when women are treated with a lot more respect and dignity than the other usual days! It’s even surprising that in this male dominated society, a day is actually taken off the calendar for the women to celebrate their womanhood. Very magnanimous moi could say! Women being recognized for what they really are, instead of just being looked as objects of sex, who are meant only to be walked all over, stripped off their pride, self respect, dignity that she actually deserves from one and all.
Women have always been looked as objects who pleasure men, completely disregarding their personal, intellectual abilities and capabilities that a female is capable of, a society which completely reduces women to be instruments of sexual pleasure and nothing more. Look around us—take any media from TV to the magazines advertising-- women are splashed across to make things even more appealing to the eye. Men moi believes respond to these visual gourmet presented to them – which obviously increases sales and quick bucks are in. This is the magic mantra that is universally followed and acceptable world wide.
Do women then in reality celebrate this day as it is meant to be?
How many of us can actually sit back, lazy around and say, “All is well”J
Hmm… few moi could say!
It’s a fact that on this day—when the world celebrates women, recognizing their worth, giving them their due credit and honoring them for their hard work and diligence --- some where in some part of the world –a woman still cries out in pain against the injustice meted out, a girl child being killed, somebody being brutally raped –stripped off her respect and pride—tarnished and labeled for life.
No matter what --- at the end of the day –she is still a woman –who has to pander to every whim and fancy that the society expects from her.
Why is that only on this day –women are celebrated? What happens on the rest of the 364 days? Doesn’t she exist? Isn’t she visible? So why give her the due credit only on this one single day. Doesn’t she deserve it on the rest of the 364 days?
Women are pillars—strong pillars on which the very foundation of a society stands—shake her, and you know what happens! You see all colors flash pass by. A woman blends the colors of life beautifully and intricately and one needs to appreciate her for what she truly is.
We celebrate womanhood everyday of our lives, don't we Jess?
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Each day of life is special and should be enjoyed and celebrated as a gift from God!
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Happy Woman's Day!!
I think its important for a woman to be able to choose what she does 365 days of the year rather than being able to 'celebrate' on one day.
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I read about a 'Harassed husbands' formed by software engineers,where they claim that they do not hate women but only want equal rights.That's the other side of the coin for you. Give them a 'day' and see whether it makes them happy !!!
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Happy Womens' Day to you too Jessie. You are right when you say everywhere in some corner of the world a woman or girlchild is being abused...and it does upset one to hear of such incidents. But we must give the organisations that are working for the upliftment of women their due. It's a huge problem and I think as women themselves take up the cudgels against the atrocious people who inflict physical and mental pain on them, hopefully in small measures things will begin to improve. For myself, I like being a woman. I wouldn't be born any other way if I had a choice.
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Happy womens day jess
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Each and every single day of a calendar year should be special for every woman, not one single day to be happy about of being born "A woman".
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Happy Women's Day to you too Jess.
Much as I like a day attributed solely for the woman, I still feel that we need to make the most of every day and not just on International Women's Day.
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