A speech on freedom of a girl
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FreeDom of A Girl
What is Freedom? Aren't girls free in twenty first century also? The answer is a yes - no situation.
At one end,where girls are becoming independent,scaling new heights and achieving things like never before,a large proportion of girls are still restrained. Captives of the society,narrow minded people and the list goes on.
I agree, situation of girls is a lot better than before. A new perspective has been created past few centuries towards girls. Unlike before,girls now are achievers. They are able to travel the space,climb the Everest,take care of their own and family. Put short,they are able to stand on their own. Education of girls has become a necessary and political participation and represention of women is getting better. The myths and taboos surrounding the menstrual cycle have been changing and are being accepted in the society. Society on a whole is more appreciative of girls on a whole. Is this enough?
No,a lot has to be done yet. Freedom? Girls don't have it fully. Out of possessiveness,parents still draw a line on them. When the clock ticks nine and the girl isn't home,concern strikes. Though boys are allowed. They are constantly kept under check. Things concerning them are dediced without even consulting them. Things should change for good.
Afterall,a girl is a mother,a sister,a daughter and a friend
If the Freudian question “what women want?” were posed to the parties contesting the Delhi polls, their responses would be: “more police, more surveillance, more suspicion and control.” The underlying representation of women in Delhi’s electoral campaigns, election manifestos and the news is dominated by a talk of victimisation and helplessness. It is this underlying image of the ‘victim’ that has spurred campaigns where parties compete over who will push for a more policed Delhi, a more oppressively disciplined Delhi, a city perpetually threatened by and suspicious of crime. Following Professor Ratna Kapur, let us call this representation the “victim subject.”
Similar solutions On issues of gender and sexuality, the Delhi voter does not, in fact, have a genuine choice at all. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) offer very similar solutions in their visions and manifestos to the gender question. A quick perusal of the AAP manifesto and the BJP’s public statements reveals their exclusive reliance on this victim rhetoric, which can ultimately be debilitating and limiting. Yet the parties are busy competing, not about who can promote more freedom but, rather, who can be more protective. The metonym of the latter is of speedy trials, security forces and CCTVs while the former is as simple as being able to take a peaceful midnight stroll in the streets of the city. One may argue that a policed society will eventually lead to a freer city but this is far from true. A protectionist imagination is entirely based on a perception of masculine superiority, and only breeds more fear, threat and alienation in society.