ADVERTISEMENTREMOVE AD
Members Only
lock close icon

Hey SuiStudio, With Great Power Comes Greater Need To Not Bash Men

Bashing men is NOT the solution. Ever. 

Published
Gender
2 min read
story-hero-img
i
Aa
Aa
Small
Aa
Medium
Aa
Large
Hindi Female

Dear Suistudio,

What makes a woman a powerful dresser?

A sari or a sharp suit?

A man’s clothes have always been correlated with power. Can the traditional tools of power be appropriated here? Can a woman dressed in a man’s clothes project the desired image?

Maybe.

Possibly, the sari can prove to be an impediment here, given how years of patriarchal stifling have reduced it to symbolise the weaker sex.

But, do women need to wield a masculine image to command respect?

You have launched an advertising campaign that seeks to NOT dress men. #NotDressingMen seeks to dress women in clothes traditionally associated with men, relegate men to the background in the process, and turn the tables on the historically favoured sex.

To be noted: The men in the ads are naked and invariably placed in spots that one would deem subservient.

Bashing men is NOT the solution. Ever. 
“Enjoy this power suit ladies. After all, we’re not dressing men’’, says Suistudio. 
(Photo: Twitter/Suistudio)
Bashing men is NOT the solution. Ever. 
‘’If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em’’, says Suistudio. 
(Photo: Twitter/Suistudio)
ADVERTISEMENTREMOVE AD

So, here’s my question. How can a woman amass real power if she recycles the very tools that were used to oppress her?

The power binary needs to NOT shift. It needs to be DONE AWAY with. Men aren’t the perpetrators here. Regressive schools of thought are. Do we want to put men through the same ordeal we have been put through?

We don’t.

Women want to be treated equally. We don’t want to one-up men. That would never lead to an equal treatment.

Yours sincerely,

A Woman Who Seeks To Be Treated Equally

(At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member. Because the truth is worth it.)

0

Read Latest News and Breaking News at The Quint, browse for more from gender

Topics:  Women   Feminism   Gender 

Speaking truth to power requires allies like you.
Become a Member
3 months
12 months
12 months
Check Member Benefits
Read More
×
×