The Forlorn Fight against Sexism

Sexism is rampant. There is no questioning that. Women have it tough even though it affects both men and women. Sexism debases women giving them limited choices or no choice at all. It fetters men on a pedestal making it look self-debasing to even try and escape. 

People of all genders are working towards exterminating this pestilence. On average, there is progress and unaware perpetrators are questioning their beliefs. But what would you do if the victim is averse to the notion of ill-treatment and is unwilling to accept it or if the victim comprehends but is not ready to act?

The negative connotation associated with feminism - that it is the devil set out to deteriorate our culture - is probably the reason why people are averse to seeing being debased as ill-treatment. Their ability to control and be comfortable with familiar episodes of humiliation is probably why they are not ready to act.

The world is slowly changing though. People are more aware of their words and actions, and sexism will slowly become intolerable. Slowly…at a snail’s pace, and I can’t stress that enough.

But what would you do if the unwilling-to-accept and unready-to-act victims are your dearests?

How much ever you try to campaign for equality, you are given the cold shoulder and your words/actions dismissed. They say they are happy the way things are. They ask what there is to change. They say it is between them and theirs (subtly saying it is none of your business). You can address the actions calmly or make all the noise in the world. It won’t matter. You will be compared to a rebel and not the commendable kind. What do you do then, other than unknowingly and unwillingly detach till “tradition” and “culture” are beyond distant, along with your dearests? Out of sight, out of mind, and alone.