Killing the Females ??!!

Modern day trends are set in the cities. However, for the past century and a half, a very bad trend has been and is being followed in the remote villages and towns in India, and perhaps even in the cities. The trend of killing the unborn female human foetus. Obviously this is an age old issue, and I just read an article on it. Saddening, to say the least.

We men need women right from the day we're born. Before anything else, we need a woman to bring us to this world. We need them to feed us, to take care of our childhood needs and tantrums, to sing us to sleep, to wash our dirty clothes and make our unkempt beds, to console us when we're sad or angry. Breaking the eggshells of childhood, and emerging into the adult world, we need women in newer roles. As a friend, as a girlfriend, as someone to drool after and flirt with, as a soulmate and finally as a wife, to live with for the rest of our lousy lives.

And then, our attitude takes an about turn. We no more need the women. It is like we have suddenly woken up from some hidden confinement and decide enough is enough. Henceforth, we shall make do with males alone. And so, every one of us wants a male child, a Son. A son who will sit on your shoulders, lovingly boisterous and take on the world for you. A son who will make his dad proud one day and take forth the 'khandhaan parampara' (family surname and tradition) and business into the future. And the sad part is that the wife or the mother in the family feels the same too - 'I want a son, just like his papa!' or 'I want a grandson just like my son!'

I quote from that article the view of a woman from a village in Gujarat, "Raising a female child is like watering your neighbour's plant". There are some things that can be slowly amended with time, for instance education for women or abolishing child labour. But with this basic attitude towards bringing up your own daughter, I doubt if anything can even be attempted on solving this issue. On a lighter note, being the perpetual bachelor, my main worry is if there will be any women left for me to marry. Even more worrying is if there will be a girl to marry my son to (yes, I'm aware I mentioned son here, but please note that given a choice, I'd go for a daughter). The funny part is gay relations and marriages among men are more prevalent in those other countries where the sex ratio is hardly a problem, while in our country with such a sad sex ratio, guys just can't seem to get enough women.

So, what is the reason for this attitude towards the female child? Obviously it is the maintenance costs of a female (sorry for putting it so bluntly ladies). Honestly in any society, the female child digs a bigger hole in the pocket than the male. Fashion accessories for the female body are a hundred fold more than the male version, both in quantity and cost. And in our Indian society, we still live with another old evil called 'dowry' (the bride's family compulsorily having to give money or expensive gifts to the groom's family at the time of engagement or marriage). Therefore, the family of the girl child needs to start saving with these in mind, right from the day the daughter is born. Then there are the social stigmas and safety issues of women, what with all those desperate male bastards galavanting the streets. Anyway, the problems are another whole issue by themselves.

And the solution? Abolish dowry for starters. Guys, shouldn't you be ashamed at taking money from a girl? Comeon, where are your male egotisms when needed? And thinking about it logically, shouldn't you be the one paying something to the girl's family in return for taking away their daughters?
Secondly we could educate the women about their rights in all those far flung villages and make life for women as good as it is for the men (I know the respective bodies have already started out on these). I'd even go on to suggest government sponsored, free porn shows for those desperate male bastards like us to reduce those desperation levels somewhat. And while we are at it, let's get more men to have gay relationships in ou country, and lets get those lesbian women out there to consider us perpetual bachelors for a change. Yeah, I know these are some crazy ideas, but atleast the point is made.

PS: Please do not let the humour and the quips divert any attention away from this serious issue. A female child is as good as a male child, if not better. Please do not kill our future lovely ladies.
Here's the link to the article -
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=393896&in_page_id=1770&ct=5