Yestersay while I was having dinner, I listened on the news: "A Saudi cleric explains on a Tv programme how to hit your wife respecting Allah code" I couldn't believe what I heard but unfortunately, it was true. Oh my god! How embarrassing! In the Western countries, during the last three centuries women have been fighting against the patriacal society to get their rights. As "this thing with legs, arms and mouth" explains so well on the video (because "he" cannot be considered as a person) they were considered as irrational "persons" who always act using their emotions and because of that they must be under the control of a man: her father, her brother, her husband and even her son. Still today the struggle continues but the situation is not as bad as it used to be. However, Muslim women are in an awful situation. The Feminist movement of the XX century influeced them to start their struggle but their organisations are very weak. On the oder hand, they are under a very strong religious power which they cannot fight because the mind of the society is totally influeced by their beliefs and their ideology, so this way they can't improve the women's situation because people, even women, get used to their social roles. To improve their way of life the Western countries must help them but our governments (run by men) are so coward that they don't do anything. They are afraid of a Muslim terrorist, outrageous attack but what frightens them the most is that these countries stopped to trade in petrol and other kind of products to them. If the government doesn't do anything we must help these women because they need us. They have to make their movement stronger and face the law and the society rules which subordinate them.
Women, you have to fly!
Hope you "enjoy" this video.
XOXO
A flying woman...
PS: SORRY BUT THE VIDEO HAS NO SOUND
10 comments:
Hi Fly. Thanks a lot for writing your views on this topic. I hope people comment with their own views too.
I always have my doubts about how to behave in front of these kind of demonstrations. Of course from our perspective we cannot agree but women affected by this culture... what is their opinion? Would they justify? Would they regret or complain? I'd certainly like to know. (This is just to be thought-provoking!!)
Here are my comments to your language:
-women HAVE been fighting
-who alwa(0)ys act (???)
-the MIND OF THE SOCIETY is totally influeced by THEIR beliefs and THEIR ideology,
-so this way they can't improve THE women'S situation because people, even women, (0) get used to their social roles.
-are so coward(0) that...
-they don't do ANYthing.
-They are afraid of a Muslim terrorist, outrageous ATTACK.
-but what frightenS them...
-that THESE countries stopped
That will sound as a unpolitical comment, but, unfortunatelly, not all cultures have to be respected.
Well, no comments about the video. In fact I think that it is better without sound. Those are the people and ideas we (men and women) have to fight against. But it looks like some other people just prefer to fight against a salary for housewives!!!.
HI fly. Thanks for post that video. I saw it with a friend and he told me he had seen on TV before and I didn't!So thanks for bring me the oportunity to see it. It's horrible that these kind of people affraid us. It's horrible what they do with women. We have to fight against that, but in fact is not as easy at we think it would be: if we want to fight against infairness we have to fight against a hole religion and a lot of countries.
Are you sure the subtext is the real thing?
If no one would pay attention to these TV programmes… Because, from my point of view, the programme that gives the opportunity to this “man” (if we can call him a man”) to talk about these atrocities is as guilty as him.
thank you.
I feel manipulated in so many ways that finally I ask things like that.
By other hand I have been with moslem people and there are so normal in their relaionship man- women..There are good people everywhere
I saw inhuman manners with women in cristian world too..Thank's God that is changing.
I have to confess you that for me, nowadays is very difficult to keep yourself moderated
Terrifying video, I'd seen it before. This is the kind of things that, like the disasters, you can't figure out how bad they are till you live them.
Hi Fly!
Well, thanks for your comment on Aldalisa's blog. As you say , we are free about do what we really want in our blog. But, honestly, I think this activity is about writing (in English of course). Probably I'm boring (as you say) but, at least, I try to do comments to all the people (something that you DON´T do). Some of them can be sarcastic, some others more serious but I try to write (I think this experience is about that).
On the other hand you tell me about "the other option is going to have classes of politeness.". PLEASE, tell about the first option!!!
Finally, you could ask yourself a simple question. Who the hell is "Il Kommentatore"? Probably is someone who sits near you. I could also be the teacher!!! (Have you thought about it???).
So, Fly, no matter who am I, I just hope to have a cold beer with you at the end of this course at Nuria´s house and have fun about all this. (probably you will discover my way of thinking is totally different from Il-Kommentatore's.
Have fun, RELAX YOURSELF and enjoy the weekend.
Post a Comment