This Is On Us
This is on Every One of Us.
The
parent who starts a dowry fund instead of an education fund.
The parent who values an ugly 24-hour display of wealth over a progeny’s consent
and choice.
The
bride who let herself be sold like a commodity.
The
groom who is no different than a prostitute for receiving dowry in exchange for
marital sex.
The
wife who indulges her husband’s every whim but comes to work the following
day and thrashes him for being an inept partner.
The
husband who’s so full of himself to enter the kitchen to cook and wash the
vessels.
The
mother who teaches the daughter to cook and sends the son to play
cricket.
The
father who was 100% involved in child creation and 0% involved in child
rearing.
The
woman who bent her head and submitted without questioning the norm.
The
man who crass called a woman on the street and left dirty comments
online.
The
women who threatened to self-immolate and the men who threatened to kill over
the fictional representation of a 16th century queen.
The
law that refuses to punish a “juvenile” despite committing heinous
crimes.
The
law that grants 26 weeks maternity leave and 0 days paternity leave.
The
fanatic who fights in the name of religion.
The
zealot who kills and rapes for religion.
The
coward who could take no more and ran away far from home.
The
voice that you curbed; the voice that you willingly allowed to be curtailed - is the lost voice of Asifa.
Asifa
is on Me and You.
Very well said..Heart touching!!!
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