Majoritarianism and period Leave 🔴

So people found another thing to blame feminism for 🙂

barkha dutt @BDUTT

Sorry Zomato, as woke as your decision on #PeriodLeave is, this is exactly what ghettoizes women and strengthens biological determinism. We cannot want to join the infantry, report war, fly fighter jets, go into space, want no exceptionalism and want period leave. PLEASE.

So, Barkha Dutt tweeted this regarding period leaves.

To her, period leave would “ghettoize women”, and apparently, accounting for biological differences would strengthen biological determinism. What Dutt seems to be forgetting is that equality doesn't mean erasing biological differences, it means accounting for them. And when someone pointed this out to her in the replies to her tweet, someone said:

Pooja, what is this behaviour? @ThePerfectMess_

@asmitaghosh18 @BDUTT This is when you know feminism has gone too far. Not everyone needs period leaves. If you need it so bad then take an unpaid sick leave. Women have been working for years without needing period leaves just fine. Don’t ffs invite unnecessary misogyny.

And so I asked this person:

"Not everyone needs period leaves", meaning some people do, right?

To which she replied:

Pooja, what is this behaviour? @ThePerfectMess_

@triviawluv @asmitaghosh18 @BDUTT Yes some do. But they’re not majority. So if they need it, take sick leaves. Who’s to say those who don’t need it won’t misuse them? The very idea of period leaves is absurd.

And then I said:

That's an assumption. Do you have any citations or research to support your statement? Let's assume you're right, since when do "majority" dictate policies? Are policies made only for majority? You think people don't misuse sick leaves? Your moral high ground is highly misplaced.

The point of highlighting this exchange is to show how slowly but surely, India is moving towards being a majoritarian state. We can see it in the way we’re being turned into a Hindu Rashtra. We see it when Brahmins speak over and dominate any discourse about issues related to Dalit/Bahujan/Adivaisi/Muslim people. We see it in the “One Nation, One Language” hegemony being pushed by the state. And now we see it with women who think that just because their periods aren’t painful, period leaves are nothing but a ploy to gain brownie points and “strengthen biological determinism”.

So, If you’re a Brahmin, Hindu man- congratulations, everything this state does will be catered to you and tailored for you.

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