Disclaimer: This is not a medical post. It's just a conglomerate of patriarchy, internalised oppression and twisted religious customs.
In the light of current events occurring in the present Islamic Republic of Iran, a lot of us have been led to introspect the values, customs and traditions essential for happiness. While the permutations and combinations of the said needs vary individually, as a society, the collective outcome of these is still patriarchy and oppression of women, which is true for all caste and class of society.
I recently attended a beautiful wedding ceremony of a family friend. I must say that it was an extravagant event with a dozen photographers and videographers and drones to catch what the dozen humans couldn't.
I reach at 8pm sharp( because the invite said 8pm onwards, and how could I get late?!)
I was amazed at the variety of food, the beautifully dressed women and the gold! Oh God, the gold! Indeed,all that glittered that night, was infact gold!
And then entered the bride. A person covered in a red glittering outfit, guarded closely by her girlfriends and women of the family,who were then guarded by 4 men, who I can assume were the brothers and cousins of the bride. She was taken up on the stage and made to sit down. And then the whole ceremony took place. As the crowd slowly cleared, I could feel my hope rising, I would see the bride, finally! It was 10pm. Because, if you go to a wedding, the least you can do is see the bride's beautifully decorated face, her outfit, her jewelry; remember your wedding day when you dressed up to this event and felt like the most beautiful woman ever!
But I see no bride.
I see the chair. The chair we all have at home. The one where we dump all our clothes? You know that one.
On this chair was a heap of red glittering outfit, a garden of flowers and there was my hope buried underneath, because now it's 11:30pm, dinner's not served yet and I leave without seeing the bride.
Congratulations to the lovely couple.
The end.
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