I somehow can't fail to take notice of the fact that after each gruesome rape incident in the Capital of Shining India, i happen to publish my post. This is no co-incidence because after each such incident, emotions run high in the airwaves. And don't we know what happens when you let your emotions run high. Maybe Michelangelo let his passions go wild on the Sistine Chapel and made it epic. Alas, we are no Michelangelo and nor are we well informed. In this information age frenzy, when u want your voice heard above the clamour for blood, you try every avenue possible. I seem to express myself well when i write and voila
However, if you are depressed/angry after reading a lot on this and do not want to go on, do not worry. This post is actually about The Brigade and not the rape. Now this is no tactical formation of the armed forces that you need to worry about. It is more of an inside joke between my friend and myself on The Feminists - The Feminist Brigade (i know, not too creative enough right?). However, you do need to fear it. Mainly because, they seem to be experts on symbolism or psychology for that matter. How you ask? Well... Anything you say will be scrutinized and the symbolism behind it unearthed. If it seems to offend their sensibilities (mostly it will because you use the vocabulary you were taught in this patriarchal world), you will be crucified. Mostly with the title "MISOGYNIST". I personally assure you that i am no misogynist and have nothing against Feminism. However I do actively condemn Misandry and Misogyny for that matter. Does my assurance hold currency, well you have to take my word for it. Sadly, almost all misandrists parade as Feminists.
A common mistake almost all idealists and most activists make is that they are too close to it all and fail to see it objectively. They usually have the presumption that they are correct. But, can a person be correct and wrong at the same time? I know i said presumption is bad, but i am going to assume that you are a student of science and explain my point here.
Assuming we have heard about electrons (else, please ask Google). These sub-atomic particles revolve around the Atomic nucleus(protons+neutrons). Now, we have this subconscious habit of placing things in their place. A more overt genesis of this would be when we meet a new person. We either try to place him linguistically, regionally or religiously. This may be because it gives him an identity. (Sadly, we usually end up stereotyping him)
Well, the scientists were similarly trying to place the position of these electrons around the atomic nucleus. Is it revolving around it or does it have a fixed position? They concluded that it exists in both ways. Similarly, Light was concluded to exist in both wave form as well as photon (particles) form. I would be taking this too far if i gave u the example in Algebra about how X can have two values. So lets stop here. :D
So to conclude, They can be wrong and correct at the same time. (If its good enough for Einstein, the same analogy is good enough for us at this point.) Feminists are correct according to their views and others are correct according to theirs. So how do you break this status quo?
Here comes the main problem. I agree that women have been treated badly for ages and still are. They are subjected to inhumane treatment in daily life. And what hurts more is that the aggressors do not realise that they are committing a crime. (Here i would like to point that in the case of children, both boys and girls are subjected to violence.)
All the above give them ample reason to mistrust the opposite sex and rightly so. However what they need to realise is that there are a few males who understand the issue and want to help. But if you find the symbolic meaning of each thing they say and make them go on the defensive and apologise, you are losing the war. To actually succeed in the venture, you need to understand what contributes to the male psyche. The person is not the enemy, the circumstance that brought about him are. Maybe if we changed the circumstances, we could get a different person.
There are always exceptions and no matter what you change, they would still turn the same. The long arm of the law is there to deal with these people. Small drops bring about an ocean. Yesterday's eve teaser is today's molester and tomorrow's Rapist.
There are other ways of putting views across without making it a single point agenda. Sadly, i feel that most Feminists spend/waste most of their time on these symbolic issues than work on the real one as stated above. They mistrust everything male and forget that human beings are social animals. We have to co-habit together.
I am not your enemy and do not make me one.
PS: If you noticed that i have used only HE instead of an HE/SHE in the illustrations, well they were deliberate. If you feel that i am a Misogynist.. Well.. Maybe or Maybe not... What are you going to do about it?
However, if you are depressed/angry after reading a lot on this and do not want to go on, do not worry. This post is actually about The Brigade and not the rape. Now this is no tactical formation of the armed forces that you need to worry about. It is more of an inside joke between my friend and myself on The Feminists - The Feminist Brigade (i know, not too creative enough right?). However, you do need to fear it. Mainly because, they seem to be experts on symbolism or psychology for that matter. How you ask? Well... Anything you say will be scrutinized and the symbolism behind it unearthed. If it seems to offend their sensibilities (mostly it will because you use the vocabulary you were taught in this patriarchal world), you will be crucified. Mostly with the title "MISOGYNIST". I personally assure you that i am no misogynist and have nothing against Feminism. However I do actively condemn Misandry and Misogyny for that matter. Does my assurance hold currency, well you have to take my word for it. Sadly, almost all misandrists parade as Feminists.
A common mistake almost all idealists and most activists make is that they are too close to it all and fail to see it objectively. They usually have the presumption that they are correct. But, can a person be correct and wrong at the same time? I know i said presumption is bad, but i am going to assume that you are a student of science and explain my point here.
Assuming we have heard about electrons (else, please ask Google). These sub-atomic particles revolve around the Atomic nucleus(protons+neutrons). Now, we have this subconscious habit of placing things in their place. A more overt genesis of this would be when we meet a new person. We either try to place him linguistically, regionally or religiously. This may be because it gives him an identity. (Sadly, we usually end up stereotyping him)
Well, the scientists were similarly trying to place the position of these electrons around the atomic nucleus. Is it revolving around it or does it have a fixed position? They concluded that it exists in both ways. Similarly, Light was concluded to exist in both wave form as well as photon (particles) form. I would be taking this too far if i gave u the example in Algebra about how X can have two values. So lets stop here. :D
So to conclude, They can be wrong and correct at the same time. (If its good enough for Einstein, the same analogy is good enough for us at this point.) Feminists are correct according to their views and others are correct according to theirs. So how do you break this status quo?
Here comes the main problem. I agree that women have been treated badly for ages and still are. They are subjected to inhumane treatment in daily life. And what hurts more is that the aggressors do not realise that they are committing a crime. (Here i would like to point that in the case of children, both boys and girls are subjected to violence.)
All the above give them ample reason to mistrust the opposite sex and rightly so. However what they need to realise is that there are a few males who understand the issue and want to help. But if you find the symbolic meaning of each thing they say and make them go on the defensive and apologise, you are losing the war. To actually succeed in the venture, you need to understand what contributes to the male psyche. The person is not the enemy, the circumstance that brought about him are. Maybe if we changed the circumstances, we could get a different person.
There are always exceptions and no matter what you change, they would still turn the same. The long arm of the law is there to deal with these people. Small drops bring about an ocean. Yesterday's eve teaser is today's molester and tomorrow's Rapist.
There are other ways of putting views across without making it a single point agenda. Sadly, i feel that most Feminists spend/waste most of their time on these symbolic issues than work on the real one as stated above. They mistrust everything male and forget that human beings are social animals. We have to co-habit together.
I am not your enemy and do not make me one.
PS: If you noticed that i have used only HE instead of an HE/SHE in the illustrations, well they were deliberate. If you feel that i am a Misogynist.. Well.. Maybe or Maybe not... What are you going to do about it?
