What's up with Women's Day? Why are there discounts on stuff for women for simply being...well, women? Does the fact that girls are generally undervalued make society feel guilty enough to give us a 15 percent discount on one effing day of the year? Why is there no Men's Day? (Whew! That's too many questions. Even for me.)
Women's Day originally had political roots. It was a socialist movement by working women to break out of the cooking and child bearing mould they were forced into. It was a sign by the women that they wanted to be treated equally no matter what the other male half of the planet thought about them.
If they wanted to work, work they would. If they wanted to vote, they were going to get that vote. If they wanted to bring up their kids teaching them to respect and not deify women, by God those kids came out of their vaginas kicking and screaming and they would, thank you very much.
Today, Women's Day is a more like Valentine's Day and an end-of-season sale rolled into one.
Buy that special woman in your life a diamond ring.
Treat her to a facial at our salon for half the price!
Show her you care by getting her the best kitchen gloves. Buy one, get one free!
On this special day, ABC&Co., applauds all women for their vague moral attributes.
Yeah, nothing spells equality like a diamond ring and hair straightening.
Yeah, nothing spells equality like a diamond ring and hair straightening.
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