MAHARANI GAYATRI DEVI"The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears,the figure that she carries, or the way
she combs her hair...
true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.
The beauty of a woman must be seen from her eyes becausethat is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.
The heart of a woman is what makes the world spin! "
-Author Unknown
These are a few verses from a beautiful poem i came across while surfing the net...
But today when i see the television or the big ad hoarding on the roads..my heart cries out for the woman folk! y?
coz they have been reduced to mere sexual objects - a product for consumoption by those watching the idiot box and those staring at the hoardings across cities.
take for instance the remix videos!
also,the other day, i came across a hoarding which was an ad for bathroom fitting(commods etc)...and with no connection whatsoever there was a picture of a very attractively dressed lady...
yeah rite the advertisers wud argue..wellits juts an ad and an ad has to catch the consumers's attention...well i say bull shit ....y shud women be used as mere sexual objects man?
again coming back toi tthe remix videos...its really disgusting and heart rending to see teh way woman are used for commercial gain..well i am not here to preach moral values but common i just cant see the dignity of woman going to the dogs.....many game shows these days just to use women(skimpilly dressed) ..to boost their TRP rating ..utter nonsense..
All its heart rending to see women playingthe second fiddle to men..esp in sports...y arnt women sports as popular as men' sport...well reason media cares a damn...yes ours is a cricket crzy nation...but if so y not give ample coverage to women criket as well...y arnt the anju bobby georges getting many sponsors...do woman in sports have to have the hot, sexy look to get sponsors??does every sportswoman have to be ike sania mirza to get noticed?
the same is not the case with sportmen..then y woman are being targetted...dhoni with his unconventional looks gets enuf ads to have a good bank balance for next few years..well agredd that guy is a cracker on teh fields....but y not anju bobby george who has done our country proud by winning the bronze medal clearing 6.49 m at the 2002 Commonwealth Games at Manchester and also, the gold medal at the Asian Games in Busan!
Its high time women get recognised based on their intellect, ability and didligence than as mere beauty dolls and sexual objects!
cheers
lavanya
3 comments:
a similar case is that of Joshna chinnappa from chennai.she's brought laurels to her sport,squash,yet hostility rules the roost.
hi Lavanya
gr8 article! nice to kno u want the world of men to look beyond apparent beauty of women and look for the talent and skills within. but are women ready for this? have u ever asked urself why women act in those shady music videos or irrelevant ads? men use sex-appeal of women only because there are women who want them to use it! the change is needed in women's perception about themselves and not in men's perception about women. many women consider external beauty as an easy way to walk the aisle of success. believe me, men are well aware of women's intellectual capacities and men respect women for that!! but what about women? when are they going to realise their true potential??
well jit i disgaree with u on the fact that women havent realised it..else we wudnt have the nandita das..the shabana azmis and shobha de...i agree there are women too who for the sake of money do wt they otehrwise wudnt want to..but u cant genralise...imy articles was for those women who though have the talent and charisma are played down weither by men or the media..kindly note that.
cheers
lavanya
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