Another controversy...
After the HARI SADU controversy, this is another one that 'hurts the sentiments'..
"A donkey is like an Indian housewife.It has to toil all day and may even have to give up food and water.Atleast, the donkey is a shade better,as the housewife may just complain and leave for her parents' home.But you will never catch the donkey being disloyal to his master"
And to make things worse,the above is not a joke-THESE ARE STRAIGHT OUT OF A CHAPTER in Rajasthan Education Board's Class IX Hindi textbook.When I read the above, I was pretty furious!These kind of articles may make me sound like a feminist!
Now all of us have agreed that Hari Sadu controversy was uncalled for and the victim must take things in light spirit.Here also the board member has justifies the above lines saying that the comparison was made in good humor, without any intent to hurt or humiliate.
Isn't the above sheer humiliation??You can't compare a women like that!And you definately cant have young children studyin the above as part of their education.We also have to take into account that in Rajasthan,which is perceived to be a bit backward where women still use a part of their sari to cover their faces and lead a horrible life without any individuality-such articles will definately affect the minds of the young boys who will grow up to become "male chauvinists".How can they respect women and help them to come out of their typical housewife image if the adults-of-tomorrow read outrageous stuff like this?I think that this protest is on the right track and must be continued till the chapter is deleted from the text book.I extend my full support to this protest.But I'm very curious to know the reaction of my "male chauvinist" friends to the above controversy;)
"A donkey is like an Indian housewife.It has to toil all day and may even have to give up food and water.Atleast, the donkey is a shade better,as the housewife may just complain and leave for her parents' home.But you will never catch the donkey being disloyal to his master"
And to make things worse,the above is not a joke-THESE ARE STRAIGHT OUT OF A CHAPTER in Rajasthan Education Board's Class IX Hindi textbook.When I read the above, I was pretty furious!These kind of articles may make me sound like a feminist!
Now all of us have agreed that Hari Sadu controversy was uncalled for and the victim must take things in light spirit.Here also the board member has justifies the above lines saying that the comparison was made in good humor, without any intent to hurt or humiliate.
Isn't the above sheer humiliation??You can't compare a women like that!And you definately cant have young children studyin the above as part of their education.We also have to take into account that in Rajasthan,which is perceived to be a bit backward where women still use a part of their sari to cover their faces and lead a horrible life without any individuality-such articles will definately affect the minds of the young boys who will grow up to become "male chauvinists".How can they respect women and help them to come out of their typical housewife image if the adults-of-tomorrow read outrageous stuff like this?I think that this protest is on the right track and must be continued till the chapter is deleted from the text book.I extend my full support to this protest.But I'm very curious to know the reaction of my "male chauvinist" friends to the above controversy;)
posted by Divya Rao @ 9:49 AM
4 Comments:
At 12:27 PM,
Anonymous said…
yaa that was really ridiculous stuff...my support as well to the protest.....by the way divya,u seem to be gathering interesting topics for ur blog...i was taken aback when i read the concept of liartunes..so,definitely u r a step ahead of us in arriving at such new and innovative posts.
At 11:45 AM,
Divya Rao said…
@pavan-thanks:)
@sudheer-umm..(ur comments always get me thinkin:)) )i'm waitin for the supremacy war though!!:)
At 5:30 PM,
Abhinav... said…
Not only this particular text book.. Even the great Tulsidas had written few lines in the RamCharitManas, which the women should find offensive. Neither it was agreeable then, nor it is now.. So I support you, but then I would not like the male chauvinism to be replaced by female chauvinism.
Well, I read the the comments on this one and I say that I would prefer to live in a world where there is neither male or female supremacy for that matter..
Men and women should appreciate each other's differences and should try to complement each other rather than contending for supremacy !
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