So today in Creative Writing class we had "debate day"... yes writing class. Point we debated random stuff fo sho!
It was awesome!
Until... someone posed this random unrelated question:
[Why is it that in some religions women are expected to do things whereas men are not]
Exact words I can not tell you. (Sadly my memory is a flop.)
I know this question wasn't thrown out there to hurt/attack/specify at anyone because the asker of said question is one cool cat, but it stuck a cord in my um brain.
Thought:
Why do people see this:
And think... equality? Really?
But of course this:
Is obviously a women being suppressed?
This doesn't connect for me. I'm sorry, no no wait I'm not sorry.
I see such beauty in a woman who has enough self respect to not show her body like some sort of object to the world. I see such beauty in a woman who has the courage to stand against the grain of society. I see such beauty in a woman who holds values that extend beyond herself.That woman, that woman is beautiful because she is able to see herself for what she is = priceless.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying anyone who doesn't cover themselves completely has no value of themselves but one must recognize that these women who do, they CHOOSE to, because they feel the need to express their beliefs, to let the world know their morals.
This isn't suppression, it's true beauty.
