Neil Armstrong’s’ famous lines as he set foot on the moon (that is if you believed that he actually did) on 21st July 1969 were, ‘A small step for mankind, a giant step for mankind!’
The newspaper today complains about men hogging the ladies-only LRT coaches in the city. I remember watching Tamil movies where they apparently had public buses only meant for ladies in Chennai after the ladies there had been disturbed continuously, catcalled, groped and touched inappropriately by the highly sex-strung Indian men who could not keep their hands to themselves. Or maybe the ladies were so conceited (they thought that they were such ravaging beauties) that they believed every man on the street was out to get them under! They also had Police Station manned (or rather womaned) by an all-female crew, so that women would not shy away from reporting sexual crimes. The powers that be did not want the female complainant to be sexually disadvantaged and be seen as being sexually harassed by the male police personnel.
Slowly but surely with time, the fairer sex has made their presence felt, and their voices have been starting to be heard louder and louder over the globe. They have made their way to the universities, held high esteemed positions rivalling men eye to eye and even led big democracies demanding society to treat them as equal partners rather than upon whom they trample upon.
All these victories and achievements appear to have come to zilch. It seems that now they have to be protected from prancing males who look like not seem to be giving due respects but instead treat them as toys to satisfy their visual and tactile gratifications.
The more they are protected, the more the predators will yearn for the forbidden fruit. Get real! Women are smart enough to take care of themselves. What I want to know is that is there going to be specialised transportation for the third sex soon?
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Malaysian ladies think that by successfully getting an all-female LRT or bus service in the city, it is a feather in the cap for the bra-burners and is seen as a progression of species is concerned. I am sorry, but I beg to differ.
From a time in memoriam, women had been playing second fiddle to men, at least in the eye of the public. What happens behind closed is left to an individual’s own interpretation. They were never seen to be in the limelight but rather play their roles subtly in the background. Decisions concerning communities and countries were left to the male gender. Only in the early 20th century were women considered mature enough to cast their votes to elect their leaders in elections. That is if you do not believe Dan Brown’s proposition in the Da Vinci Codes of the world before Christianity ruled. He argues that in the pagan world, Man offered special status to women due to their ability to generate life within their bodies. The modern religions of the world apparently changed all that and women lost everything.
From a time in memoriam, women had been playing second fiddle to men, at least in the eye of the public. What happens behind closed is left to an individual’s own interpretation. They were never seen to be in the limelight but rather play their roles subtly in the background. Decisions concerning communities and countries were left to the male gender. Only in the early 20th century were women considered mature enough to cast their votes to elect their leaders in elections. That is if you do not believe Dan Brown’s proposition in the Da Vinci Codes of the world before Christianity ruled. He argues that in the pagan world, Man offered special status to women due to their ability to generate life within their bodies. The modern religions of the world apparently changed all that and women lost everything.
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All these victories and achievements appear to have come to zilch. It seems that now they have to be protected from prancing males who look like not seem to be giving due respects but instead treat them as toys to satisfy their visual and tactile gratifications.
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Ladies had been constantly disturbed.... but it can happen anywhere not necessary in the bus .
Remember our experience with bus during our school days. Amen...
Yeah, I remember I had to push to get into the bus (and save 5 sen) whilst you coolly watch the whole fiasco from the comfort of the inside of the bus. And also how my suitcase-type bag snapped open and you blackmailed me sometime until the fanta broke! But I am sure now with pervasive and pervertious mind of people these days, travelling in a same gender bus can be a sexually tormenting experience!
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