Re: Proud To Be Girl, Really?
Reply #2 - October 27, 2012, 04:54 PM
My answer from what I observe, is being proud is subjective. Some people can proudly strut around naked, or be proud to kill someone in the name of justice. For muslim women regardless of what society thinks, they are taught and convinced that they are in a better position than other women. it makes perfect sense to them, which it is hard to understand.
Interestingly, in a video, I heard that apparently tribes in Saudia Arabia were run by women, and when Muhammad came, and tried to assimilate them into Islam, his followers complained because the women did not like being under men. Women use to have multiple husbands and child custody was solely theirs. In fact there were societies around the world in historic times that were matriarchal(run by women) Abrahamic religions )(Islam Christianity and Islam) equally ruined the idea that women help any significant power other than popping out children, and for sexual pleasure for her husband when he wanted it. Then essentially tricking them into believing that they are better off under the protective care of a man, and that he has his roles and they have theirs.
This is hurdle that Western countries over came faster than Islamic countries, which they are still trying to hold onto the separation of the sexes. For a society to thrive, you need everyone to equally contribute their intellect. Which is why western countries get ahead because we put people in the workforce, based on their skill not gender.
We no longer live in a world in which the tribe with the most children is the strongest. Which is where this idea of women staying at home making as much babies and taking care of the family came from. Countries thrive on intellect and scientific development, which has no gender limit. And the West is advancing faster in science and thus becoming stronger, while the Middle East holds on to tribal ideals, which is keeping them back.
Like I said, people can be proud of different things even though we might think it's crazy. A slave can be proud to be a slave, if he is well taken care of. Vs someone who is free and starving. It's all subjective.
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