We don’t respect mothers for the same reasons we respect our fathers. We don’t respect women for leaving a loveless marriage or for working late nights to build their careers. We don’t respect womxn for getting remarried as many times as they fall in love or for standing their ground/leaving when they feel disrespected. We encourage women to have no identity outside of being a wife and a mother. How often do you see boys in an Indian society growing up daydreaming about their weddings and becoming dads? No, they’re being told to be masculine, be strong, get a job, and be successful. Women are
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