Post # 99
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Year 2050
Two girls were on their way to work on a subway/metro train. They both were dressed in a slightly dull formal blouses along with an equally boring trouser pants. In contrast to them, the man in front of them stood in a beautiful short summer dress made of comfortable polyester. The light salmon pink color looked great on him. His waxed smooth legs and arms looked attractive in that short sleeveless dress. He had his nails done professionally too and his hairs styled to the perfection. A sight of a pretty man was not unusual these days, but was pretty common.
Looking at him, one girl said to another, “It seems so unfair that men have got it all. First, they used to have a great career. Now, they can dress pretty too. And to top it off, they can even choose to be a stay-at-home parent after the wedding!”
The other girl, who was lost in her own thoughts looking at the man, said with a sigh, “I don’t even remember when I had my legs waxed the last time.”
“I know! But you know what the worst thing is? Men get to do everything without going through the pain of bloody periods every month.”, the first girl almost felt a little agitated inside.
For both these young women, somehow the feminist struggles and the victories in the last century seemed to feel like a burden now. Women, across the world, didn’t even realize when their fight for equality began to turn into giving more power to men as women started shedding their own femininity. Men, on the other hand, picked up that femininity with enough eagerness. After all, it was the women’s femininity that used to give them the power to rule over men. But now that femininity is available to men as well, the feminist victories started to feel like a defeat. Or may be, it was a victory for all, including men!
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