One moment ago, I changed the title of this post from "What A Woman Does For A Man" to just "Women" because doing things for men is just our second nature.
We all know women were suppressed in the past, if you've watched/ read The DaVinci Code, Robert Langdon gives you the pre-1800s version of it too. How women are treated in various corners of India and the world, let's just not talk about it right now.
If you must wonder, what led me to writing a post about 'my kind', the answer would be one trip to the Beauty Parlor. Unisex or Ladies, Beauty Parlors 90% of the strength is ladies. I had gone there a few days ago, you know, business purposes :P I had to wait for about an hour before it was my turn and I did what a blogger does- observe.
Every woman there was animated talking about one thing in different forms - MEN. Their sentences started from, "My husband is coming home...", "My boyfriend said that...", "I have a date with this boy..." They were getting waxed, doing their eyebrows, becoming hairless, getting 'whitening' treatment and a billion other things. Why? They wanted to look beautiful.
I am all for looking gorgeous, what I found hurtful was they were doing it to be appealing to someone else. Especially a MAN.
Women do so friggin much for a guy. Turn on your TV and look at ads! Mostly ads are about a girl who wants a guy then she uses Fair & Lovely and the boy goes, /shocked. Oh, the anti-ageing ads. The girls picture doesn't make the front cover because she looks old. Then she uses the anti-ageing cream and voila! Cover Page AND over that 30-something boys' magazine! Another one is where one woman is getting 'radiance' for her husband.
Why is there so much pressure on a woman to look good is beyond me. Boys don't make abs for girls, they make it to show their 6-packs to other boys :P No, for reals :P
Now that I'm planning on entering the Ad World, I promise I'll try to break this vicious mindset that everyone has about 'Women looking pretty & young all the time'
To all girls, all I'm trying to put across is, not always but sometimes- do things for yourself too :) as obnoxious as this sounds, "coz you're amaziiinggg JUUSSTT TTHHEEE WAAAY YOOUU AAREEE!!!!"
We all know women were suppressed in the past, if you've watched/ read The DaVinci Code, Robert Langdon gives you the pre-1800s version of it too. How women are treated in various corners of India and the world, let's just not talk about it right now.
If you must wonder, what led me to writing a post about 'my kind', the answer would be one trip to the Beauty Parlor. Unisex or Ladies, Beauty Parlors 90% of the strength is ladies. I had gone there a few days ago, you know, business purposes :P I had to wait for about an hour before it was my turn and I did what a blogger does- observe.
Every woman there was animated talking about one thing in different forms - MEN. Their sentences started from, "My husband is coming home...", "My boyfriend said that...", "I have a date with this boy..." They were getting waxed, doing their eyebrows, becoming hairless, getting 'whitening' treatment and a billion other things. Why? They wanted to look beautiful.
I am all for looking gorgeous, what I found hurtful was they were doing it to be appealing to someone else. Especially a MAN.
Women do so friggin much for a guy. Turn on your TV and look at ads! Mostly ads are about a girl who wants a guy then she uses Fair & Lovely and the boy goes, /shocked. Oh, the anti-ageing ads. The girls picture doesn't make the front cover because she looks old. Then she uses the anti-ageing cream and voila! Cover Page AND over that 30-something boys' magazine! Another one is where one woman is getting 'radiance' for her husband.
Why is there so much pressure on a woman to look good is beyond me. Boys don't make abs for girls, they make it to show their 6-packs to other boys :P No, for reals :P
Now that I'm planning on entering the Ad World, I promise I'll try to break this vicious mindset that everyone has about 'Women looking pretty & young all the time'
To all girls, all I'm trying to put across is, not always but sometimes- do things for yourself too :) as obnoxious as this sounds, "coz you're amaziiinggg JUUSSTT TTHHEEE WAAAY YOOUU AAREEE!!!!"
(Confession: I'm just staring at Bruno's lips in this.. I mean..)
Until I write more,
Curry /bye
The myth that a woman, especially in our society, is made to grow up with is that the meaning of her life lies in what men make of it. It is important that more and more women like you stand up and break free of this mindset and help others to do the same. Urban India is just the tip of the iceberg, and though you might find yourself surrounded by so called liberated women, it is the ultimate of conditioning of being measured by a man's opinion that drives many of them. Great post, one that has encouraged me to write something on this subject on my blog, do look out for it over the next few days.
ReplyDeleteWhy advertising? With such a clarity of idea, it is difficult to understand why you would choose to contribute to corporate profit andpromote lifestyles of over-consumption.
Thank you for agreeing to me! And Advertising because Copywriting is my passion, also because Ads influence more than movies do :)
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ReplyDeleteand gree to Subho
Thanks :)
DeleteLiked the frankness with which you have posted this one and hope that you are able to break the mold of 'Women' as you say once you are in the AD world. Just to give you another side of the story... some people thought about women in very different way to... rather very dogmatic way.. I have liked this author what he talked about Psychology, Philosophy etc.. but what ideas he had about women, made me wonder whether he really meant that or everything has been turned around its head and lost in translation (He is a german writer - Nietzsche)
ReplyDeleteCheck this our and let me know what you think of it...
http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com/2012/01/women-nietzsches-thoughts-on-women-are.html
Look forward to reading more of your posts and good luck on your modeling career...
Shashi
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
What I think is women THINK they are doing it for men. But if you really think hard, they are doing it to compete amongst themselves and look most appealing.
ReplyDeleteAsk any man they would want a simple looking girl with simpler values to take home to show his mom. So if women are doing this to attract men, they are using wrong method and probably will end up with the wrong men!!
jus started reading ur blogs (i know i deserve severe punishments for starting up so late..)
ReplyDeleteeveryone is all about hw great u write..
i do not want to continue with the same.
though i do have one doubt.
"Why are you staring at Bruno's lips?"
:P