Last time I checked, it was 2011 and women were supposed to be treated as equals. A week with my cousins from India has taught me that, even after decades of feminism, Indian women are still considered inferior. Discrimination ranged from being pushed out of the front seat because 'women must sit in the back' to being ignored even though I'm right. By Friday I was sick of having to scream at the top of my lungs to be heard. It's not fair that boys get the first priority. It's not fair that my male cousins get to eat before I do. It's not fair that I have to clean and cook while they sit around.
I'm not going to bite my tongue and be a 'good woman'. I'm going to stand up for myself and if that steps on people's bloody toes than so be it. I may be a woman, but I'm still a human being and a deserve an equal chance. I'm ashamed that my own family acts this way.
Welcome to the 21st century guys, where its perfectly fine to not take no as an answer and stand up for our rights.
I'm not going to bite my tongue and be a 'good woman'. I'm going to stand up for myself and if that steps on people's bloody toes than so be it. I may be a woman, but I'm still a human being and a deserve an equal chance. I'm ashamed that my own family acts this way.
Welcome to the 21st century guys, where its perfectly fine to not take no as an answer and stand up for our rights.
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