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Sandscript on Sex
International Women’s Day has come round again and I wonder are we celebrating or commiserating with over half of the world’s population? We are not one homogeneous group of virtuous creatures united in a lifelong battle against beastly men, we are as different from each other as we are from men; pampered or poor, straight or gay, living in domestic chaos or alone. There is no set women’s opinion on important issues such as abortion or prostitution. Some women use men while others are abused by them. We are not one big sisterhood, though there are many wonderful sisterhoods throughout the world.
Women are perceived to be good at friendship and on an average day will probably have had more rewarding conversation with the girls at work or the ladies at their club than with their husbands. But women are also capable of spiteful animosity towards each other, whether it’s bullying at school, bitchiness at work or Yummy Mummies competing ruthlessly to have the most natural child birth or be best at breastfeeding. If you are following BBC One’s psychological thriller ‘The Replacement’, set in a high powered working environment, you will have an insight into the chilling atmosphere and mind games that women can create and men do not even perceive.
Of course it is not just other women who are despised; it is often the nicest men, the good ones who are doing everything by the feminist book, who are treated abominably, ousted from their homes and have their children taken. While women’s lives can be destroyed or even taken by domestic violence, it is ironic that some women chuck their husbands because they are too nice and they got bored.
And on International Women’s Day what about men? Modern man is perceived to be confused as to his role; being the sole breadwinner or the provider of the home is often not feasible and when things go wrong, relationships break down, homelessness and even suicide can follow.
On the positive side modern young men have proved they are just as capable as their wives and girlfriends at looking after babies and running a home. You don’t need to be a psychologist to work out that the key to human happiness could be cooperation.
Rainbow flags flutter in liberal countries to celebrate diversity; gay people comfortable in their own bodies may appear to have little in common with transgender folk, but they all want to be accepted for themselves. It makes no difference to Planet Earth or World Peace how people want to dress or who they want to share their lives with. We’re all human beings who need food, shelter and safety and as a bonus, happiness.
People in good relationships of all sorts can face the world better and human beings do not need to be divided men against women; heterosexuals against others; we have enough to do saving the planet and stopping wars, so perhaps we should have International Individuals Together Day.
Women are perceived to be good at friendship and on an average day will probably have had more rewarding conversation with the girls at work or the ladies at their club than with their husbands. But women are also capable of spiteful animosity towards each other, whether it’s bullying at school, bitchiness at work or Yummy Mummies competing ruthlessly to have the most natural child birth or be best at breastfeeding. If you are following BBC One’s psychological thriller ‘The Replacement’, set in a high powered working environment, you will have an insight into the chilling atmosphere and mind games that women can create and men do not even perceive.
Of course it is not just other women who are despised; it is often the nicest men, the good ones who are doing everything by the feminist book, who are treated abominably, ousted from their homes and have their children taken. While women’s lives can be destroyed or even taken by domestic violence, it is ironic that some women chuck their husbands because they are too nice and they got bored.
And on International Women’s Day what about men? Modern man is perceived to be confused as to his role; being the sole breadwinner or the provider of the home is often not feasible and when things go wrong, relationships break down, homelessness and even suicide can follow.
On the positive side modern young men have proved they are just as capable as their wives and girlfriends at looking after babies and running a home. You don’t need to be a psychologist to work out that the key to human happiness could be cooperation.
Rainbow flags flutter in liberal countries to celebrate diversity; gay people comfortable in their own bodies may appear to have little in common with transgender folk, but they all want to be accepted for themselves. It makes no difference to Planet Earth or World Peace how people want to dress or who they want to share their lives with. We’re all human beings who need food, shelter and safety and as a bonus, happiness.
People in good relationships of all sorts can face the world better and human beings do not need to be divided men against women; heterosexuals against others; we have enough to do saving the planet and stopping wars, so perhaps we should have International Individuals Together Day.
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