Who is a woman?

Yo!

It's been a while. I promised to update this blog weekly, but I am pained that I couldn't keep the promise. I have been super busy, but I promise to be better! However, following the recent happenings, I thought to share my opinion. Before you begin to read, note that I am about to write about a controversial yet sensitive topic. Every word you read is totally my opinion, and you are allowed to either disagree or agree with my views. It only makes us human.

Recently, I have taken time to analyze social media conversations and tried to understand people's views on the recent American supreme court ruling on Roe V. Wade. Instead, the conversations I saw made me wonder who a woman is, especially to society, and what rights does she have? Despite the various feminist movement, society still marginalizes women, and I find it highly offensive. In some parts of the world, culturally, women are expected to be voiceless, seen as nobody to the extent that they can't take over their father's empire because they identify as a woman. Women are expected to shut up when men are speaking. They are expected to not be in managerial roles because they are perceived as unable to adequately perform their work duties due to family responsibilities. Whereas, men with these same family responsibilities are not perceived as incompetent; instead, they are responsible. Although I am glad to see that, some changes are gradually being made, and I am proud of the women at the top and also, the men that speak up for women.

Women have been so oppressed that we now have to fight for our right to make decisions too. It now feels like women are balls that society is passing around. When women talk about these oppressions and how it affects them, they are perceived as toxic or as people who intend to take over the home from their husbands. Don't get me wrong; there have been some bitter women out there who I genuinely do not understand if what they preach is feminism or hate for men. It was weird seeing men be so mad that women are asking for their right to decisions about their reproductive systems. It left me puzzled, and I couldn't stop asking if these men understood the little things about being a woman and what society already throws at them. My anger at the ruling is the thought of the need to control what women do with their bodies. To avoid biases, some men had valid points while others were just pointless. You might think my point is pointless too. It is fine! Enough is enough! You need to live a woman's experience to be able to see things through her lens.

Moving on, I came across a very distasteful comment which stated that "a woman can never be my president, they are too emotional and are full of themselves when they are in power." I didn't know how this related to the conversation, but seeing what women are perceived as was even more interesting. I find it paradoxical that women are belittled to be too emotionally unable to make right decisions but are expected to be responsible for society. You don't think women have the right to so many things, including their bodies. Still, you put more responsibility on women to be morally upright when morality should be the responsibility of both genders. Please make it make sense? Another thing that pisses me off is how girls are raised with iron hands in households compared to boys when a boy can impregnate three girls in a day.

With our awareness of women's rights, if we are not careful, we will gradually return to our ancestors' era where women would never be heard or seen as an integral part of society. Culturally, a woman's right is suppressed; soon, the law which we depend on might completely take away our rights. I am deeply hurt that when we want to talk extensively about who a woman is, we can't but discuss these societal issues women face, and I hope society will fix-up.

Another exciting discovery I found while trying to understand who a woman is to society are the different ideologies and school of thought that has been added to what it takes to be a woman. It was freaking wild, and I would leave ya'll to read about that.

In all, I want you to love yourself, love your neighbor, and above all, love God.

Let me know your thoughts, and leave me a comment!