Semi-Feminist Rant

I just finished writing exams and got my results back today, so posting has been a little slow on everything but my Twitter. I wanted to talk about something that is bothering me. Today, the 22nd of June, has been dubbed 'No Panty Day'. Let me just say that first of all, I think this is ridiculous, secondly, it's yet another degrading 'holiday' where men get to objectify women and lastly, it shows the lack of self respect women have for themselves if they partake in this madness.

Don't mistake me for a prude, if you enjoy the freedom of not wearing underwear, good for you. But if you're only going commando today because people say that you should, then that's the first problem. If someone said, "Today is Wear A Bra On Top Of Your Head And Wear Your Shoes On Your Hands Day!",  would you do it? Of course not, because it's stupid. So what makes indulging in 'No Panty Day' any less asinine? What makes updating your Twitter, BBM and Facebook with statuses like "No Panty Day! Yay!" sound like a good idea? On any level?

Some girls say that they love their bodies enough to show them off and be very open, but I feel that women should respect their bodies enough to keep them covered - no one will respect you if you parade around in a g-string and bra. I'm just saying. Be a woman that commands respect, not attention. If you want to be taken seriously, don't subject yourself to being a sex symbol, because that won't get you accreditation or respect. Have you also noticed that men don't have degrading 'holidays'? There are things like 'No Panty Day' and 'National Cleavage Day' for women, but I've never heard of a 'No Boxer/Brief Day' or a 'National Abs Day'. Women are being objectified to the extent where we don't even mind or notice.

This all goes back to, not only our priorities in life, but our morals. Would you rather be famous, or infamous? Fame takes time, infamy, less. Would you rather do things the right way, or the wrong way - or have we lost the idea of what is right and what is wrong? The more I observe, the more I see that the justification for doing the wrong thing is "Everyone is entitled to their opinion." I don't believe that that is necessarily correct. We are untitled to an opinion, but that does not mean our opinion cannot be wrong. For example: 'I don't like dogs.' That is an opinion.
'Dogs are the most despicable creatures on the earth and I wish every one of them died.' That may be an opinion, but it is still morally wrong.

With that being said, do you think advertising and encouraging people to not wear underwear is right? Leaving out the decision of women to participate in the activity, is the sentiment morally correct? I think not.

You can argue that this entire post is not based on fact (because it's not) and it's just an opinionated rant (because it is), therefore this post in invalid (which I don't necessarily think it is, but I wrote it LOL), but I just wanted to ask these questions so that it can at least provoke some thoughts about the topic.

Or  not, you know.
Just my random ramblings.

xo, Foyin Og.