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Speciesism, racism, sexism and the list goes on, humans have always been good at discriminations and trying to subjugate or show superiority over others. sexism means prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, based on sex. It's not just a problem in any one corner of the world, it's worldwide. And there are of course protests against it, I have seen organization, rallies, #hashtags, mass protests etc for bringing the authorities or the governments attention to it, for women’s rights to equality at working place, for voting rights, in short for the social equality and against the social discrimination. But Equality at home, nor discrimination based on sex at home were hardly never one of their agendas, but why? coz it's mostly unseen. So, in my opinion, these protests are just trying to cut off the shoots and branches of the weeds, but its roots are beneath the ground unseen growing strong, i.e discrimination at home based on sex. Like I have told before it's not like a tree that grows out huge, but it's like its root which we hardly notice. So these discriminations might not be always huge, complex and visible. These days it's mostly simple and unseen but equally troublesome.

The thing is most people are unaware of this discrimination. It commonly begins with a simple difference in a sentence, like “oh, it’s a girl” and “wow, it’s a boy”. That’s not discrimination its a change of expression.

But why was there a change of expression? What harm can a girl do that a boy cant? And what good cant a girl do which a boy could.

 And as the girl grows up she’s taught to cook, while her brother is taught to drive. That’s not discrimination that’s job description. Those are the things that will be useful for their future.

And who came up with such job descriptions. Women have excelled in every field that there is. But they r less in no just coz of the lack of opportunities They receive.

 When a boy cries, he is told not to weep like a girl, and if stuff like cooking interests him or if he is shy, he is told not to be girly. That’s not discrimination, those are things that girls do right.

Things girl do?  And don’t be girly? Do these names ring any bells, Cleopatra, Mirabai, Rani Lakshmibhai, Queen Victoria, Florence Nightingale, Marie Curie, Helen Keller, Eleanor Roosevelt, Annie Besant, Mother Teresa, Indira Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher, Anne Frank, Wangari Maathai, the list could go on a long way

She should be home before night and can’t go out without permission but not her brother. It's not discrimination, it's for her own protection.

Protection from whom? From the society? From men? You mean from our sons that we forgot to teach to respect other women. Don’t cage your daughters, teach your sons better.

Its ok if she doesn’t study well, anyway she’ll be married and her husband is going to look after her and her brother should get all the opportunities, coz he will have to raise a family of his own one day. It's not discrimination, it’s the social structure.

What Social structure? one which was man-made.  But wat was its basis, I have read of queens that run countries far better than many kings did and u think girls can only raise kids but not a family.

Parents keep savings for both kids without any discrimination, but its just fr different purposes like if its fr a son its fr his studies, while for a girl its fr her wedding. It's not discrimination, it's for their betterment.

 It's for their betterment? making her dependent on a person and a family that she hardly knew fr few months or more, how did u decide that’s better for your daughter

Some might advocate that this is not discrimination, but precautions in a society where kidnap, rape, molestation, burglary, murder are a common part of the daily news.  And that they r trying to protect their daughters. Then fine, but don’t teach her to run away and hide, but teach them to stand up and fight.

And if u don’t then the First thing that this leads to is that you are risking your own daughter's life. U never let her fly and be what she could have been, but u caged her dreams, her talents and created what u wanted her to be. You never taught her to be independent, coz of which it will be hard for her to stand on her own and will be forced to follow even without her own will.

The second thing that this leads to is that you are risking others daughter’s life by raising your son in this way where he learns that women are meant to be inferior to men. Social sex discrimination begins When such a boy becomes a man and part of a society.

If u want a better world for your kids, u should know that change should begin at one's own home

“G”o spread your wings and fly high to the skies

“I”f even the world drags u down to ground

“R”emember, no men is your master

“L”ive on your own, never owned by one

“S”ons they were all, born in a woman's womb.

“B”oys be brave, but never be  a bully

“O”we ur  words and own ur deeds

“Y”ou shall fight but to protect

“S”eek to lend, lead, listen & love

-HUMANIST