.Wednesday, April 28, 2010 ' 1:04 AM Y
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I’m sick. I have been for the past couple of days. Maybe my body is adjusting itself to this place. I have this never-ending headache that does not cease even when I fall asleep. And I’m beginning to lose my voice.
About a week ago, I got a haircut. It was about waist-length, but now it’s just below the shoulder. I miss it a lot…I felt really bad when they cut it off. But it was necessary; hair gets more damaged the longer it grows. When the hairdresser was snipping inches off, I felt really bad. Not that I have any problem with my hair now, it just has a different feel to it, something I’m not used to.
Today, I heard something that made me kinda angry. A couple of women I know were having this conversation right in front of me. They were saying that this certain girl, let’s call her Rachel, ought not to study, let’s say Physics, in University. They were saying that “physics” is a very tough subject and is not meant for GIRLS to study, even though they know Rachel has had a passion for the subject forever…and she feels that is the only thing she was meant to do. They were saying that Rachel should just have taken business administration graduated in 3 yrs, instead of 5, because long-term education is meant for boys not girls. They were saying by now, Rachel should have graduated and gotten married. And then they went on to discuss the rest of Rachel’s life, how she should get a job as an accountant/banker/clerk (even though Rachel is great at “physics”), and pretty soon she’ll get pregnant, and give up her career, and spend the rest of her life slaving away after her future children and future husband…
I couldn’t believe people could be so sexist, especially two women, I mean if a male chauvinist were to say this things it would at least be understandable, even though he’s point of view is wrong, he does not know what it is like to be a woman. But for two women to be discussing this was unbelievable…So I couldn’t just shut up and listen to their conversation. I told them that if Rachel wants to study, then she should study physics. I mean why shouldn’t she?? She’s good at it. And they shouldn’t be able to stop her. Why should only boys be allowed to do whatever they want. This is the fucking 21st Century, not the Victorian era, and no more do women walk around in bonnets wearing fluffy dresses addressing men as “master”. Those fucked up times are long behind us, and girls will do whatever they want to…At this the women told me, that I don’t understand anything. They should leave it to the grown-ups because I’m a “child”, and that the husband pays the bills at the end of the month, so the only things ladies should learn are household chores and how to raise children.
I felt inclined to argue with them further, but I resisted, because there is no point in talking to people who have no common sense. I shouldn’t expect people who spent all their lives cooking, cleaning, feeding children, gossiping and watching television, to understand what having a career and standing on your own two feet means. Whatever, I will stop thinking about this stupid subject because it’s giving me more of a headache and take my Panadol, and try to sleep.
Thanks to Sharon for this quote - There is a special place in hell for women who do not help other women. ~Madeleine K. Albright
Sam
