Material Diggers

Dear women ,

If you have been through all adversities of life and still managed to stay strong and carry on. Kudos to you! All those days that are celebrated in the honor of you are never going to be enough to justify the strength and character you exhibit when things don’t go your way. It’s an admirable trait that comes naturally to all women and nobody has the right to make you any less worthy of your accomplishments. Day in/day out you play different roles and strive to maintain the balance in the universe.

What would the world come to if not for women ?

From a very tender age the notion of men being “providers” is imbibed in us women and we begin to sketch our dreams accordingly. Adolescence just adds colors to those dreams when the opposite gender makes all kind of gestures. You are caught off guard ! You see more colors , rainbows , butterflies , unicorns and what not? That notion of prince charming only getting stronger. Trouble is only when you realize that the prince who was supposed to take you for a ride on the horse is making you pull the cart.

Now , the question is will he pull from the other side? Or just take pleasure in watching you do so all alone. Talk about playing a role to perfection!

Men or the patriarchal society leave no stone unturned to tame women according to their needs and get offended when women try to question such behaviour. It’s ok for them to go through an entire life without any accomplishments and still feel superior but they hold doubts or judgement about a woman who has accomplished a lot for her age and call her all kinds of names when she demands to be treated equally.

She is just a person as accomplished as you are and has certain standards which is mistaken for arrogance. God forbid , If she is looking for a partner who understands where she comes from and merely acknowledges her achievements or treats her with respect as an individual for doing so, No, she isn’t “marriage material”. Lets find someone who has more of slave like qualities.

All women who have called out such dual standards have faced consequences in some way. And for what ? A man with the similar set of accomplishments is celebrated and sold accordingly (the infamous dowry system). Look around in your circle and feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

So , when you (patriarchal men) are entitled to call women gold diggers for running behind what you can supposedly provide. Please allow me to coin the term and henceforth, refer to you as material diggers.

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