Friday, November 16, 2012

Feminism - the Burkha Dutt way

Burkha Dutt is a self avowed feminist.  When she was attacked from all quarters over her alleged role in Neera Radia scandal, she said the criticisms were motivated by misogyny also. So rather than her actual guilt it was people's prejudice against women as such that drag her to the center of the controversy. This is a favorite defence among all kinds of people, turn personal criticisms into criticism against any specific group you belong to especially if you can identify yourself with a group which has been discriminated against like women,minorities etc.  But I've never heard her attributing - even to some degree -  the admirations and awards she has received to people's wish to accomodate women rather than her own skills.  Her feminism somehow is not applicable in such cases. If someone is being good to her presumably its due to her own charms, but if someonw is getting nasty than its misogyny. Logic.

To her feminist temperament, laws for strict alimony is not good for women's dignity. Why should a women be given the favour alimony? Can't she be financially independant like a man? Logic.