FEMINISM, NOT FEMADNISM!

by Simeon Nkola Matamba ( Follow on Twitter )

You suppport woman's cause, you fight for human rights and emancipation of women, I wish not to hurt you. Like you, I understand who women are and their contribution to mankind. No woman means no life. No life means death. We all cherish women in general and our mothers in particular. We are reminded how great is the role they played, that without them we wouldn't be here. But the cause of women has been hijacked by a minority. Vowing to be advocates of women,  they are destroying the very essence of womanhood. That is what I decide to call FEMADNISM, instead of feminism.

Some cultural backgrounds show that women remained in the backyard for long. Theories were developped, arguing that a woman cannot do more than childbearing and cooking food for her family. Today, minds are being transformed and wee see women having the right to education, enabling them to enter professional careers, giving their best and moving the world forward. This time not only with their wombs, but with other assets: their brains and minds. Women have proven that they are able to achieve great things when they are given opportunities. I myself have two little sisters, I want them to study and go far in terms of knowledge. Women deserve all of our respect and consideration. Nevertheless, there is still a long way to go in respecting the rights of women in the world. I am from DRC, one of the countries where the rights of women are totally sabotaged.  DRC is the country where women have become a tool, being abused in the ongoing war, raped, trodden down. Those are stories that make us cringe.  Much has to be done and women deserve our support, to see to it that they gain their dignity, and occupy in our society the throne of honor.

But there is a movement nowadays that I find quite bizarre. The struggle for women's rights is one of the sacred causes one can commit their minds to. Unfortunately, some so-called feminists have adopted an approach totally absurd.  They go out topless to demonstrate,  showing off their bodies, as if that made any difference. So-called feminists will stand, defending prostitution and everything that goes with it, on the ground of women's rights. That is not feminism.  That's FEMADNISM. Femadnism because that's madness. Why not give back to women what they deserve? I never heard of those so-called feminists speak in favor of abused women in DRC, or little girls being married by bearded men who make them go through a calvary, or stand for any natural woman right. They are out there, shouting for some insignificant matter, meanwhile topless. Is that what feminism is about? That is certainly not what women need. That does not help the cause.

Women from all sides, the struggle is being hijacked as serious matters are not being adressed. A woman will never be fulfilled the day she is granted the right to walk naked or have sex with as many as partners she wants. If the struggle is about showing off one's body parts, or having sex, haven't female animals reached total emancipation? Woman's dignity is beyond that. Woman's  dignity is divine and sacred. May the struggle be focused on serious matters, such as education, security, opportunities,  rather than insignificant pieces of insignificance.