Bad men should be hated by all. But at what point did all men turn evil?
Now, a low-cost airline in India has implemented a policy that validates a view that has been permeating our political discourse and simmering in our communities for a while.
IndiGo has made the decision to give female passengers the option to sit apart from men.
This implies that women will be able to see which seats have been reserved by other women when they check in online.
According to reports, men will be able to identify which seats are empty but will not be able to determine the gender of the people occupying those seats.
Lost trust?
Even if it is just one company's decision, the message it conveys is far more significant.
IndiGo is propagating the message that no man can be trusted and that everyone should be treated as such by operating more than 2000 local and international flights every day.
How come we do not claim that this is discriminatory?
That it is unjust to those decent sons, brothers, fathers, and grandfathers who celebrate the accomplishments of their female counterparts and who are not deserving of widespread censure for the transgressions of a select few?
This has nothing to do with women-only train cabins or even gyms. This implies that we should be suspicious of all males as we are unsure of which ones to trust.
A brave call
Is not it preferable to empower women, especially the weaker ones, to speak out against inappropriate behavior?
According to recent studies, adolescent girls and young adult women are genuinely reluctant to criticize their male friends' inappropriate behavior.
They might not be learning how to do it, is that possible?
That since they have not been taught how to handle it, students, especially those from all-girls schools—I really like that school model—find it difficult to cope with the inappropriate behavior of young male adults at work or in college?
An angry response
But this is not the only problem. Blaming every young man has led to a resentful mindset, and as a result, we are witnessing young men demanding the space they once held.
As a result, young males in Australia are showing a remarkable amount of support for the extreme views of misogynist influencers such as Andrew Tate.
Donald Trump, perhaps. Take a moment to forget his politics. This man has called women crazy, dogs, and lowlifes, and he has called them fat pigs, bimbos, pudgy, and ugly.
According to this man, Hillary Clinton cannot satisfy America if she cannot satisfy her spouse. or the idea that men should "push back on these women."
"If you admit to anything and any blame, then you are dead," Trump famously declared. You must have aggression. You must firmly push back. Anything that has been stated about you must be denied. Never confess.
Horrible statistics
And young men wearing caps will be trying to Make America Great Again at parties this weekend in Melbourne, Brisbane, and other Australian cities. Few of them care about politics; instead, they are drawn to Donald Trump's evangelism.
Men are typically the ones who commit violent or sexual assaults.
There is no question about that. In fact, according to a report released last week by the Australian Institute of Criminology, nearly 25% of Australian adults had committed sexual violence, and they were more likely to be males than women.
However, that does not imply that all men commit crimes. And even though such viewpoint is promoted by the public conversation, our daughters will find it difficult to defend themselves.
And the tiny percentage of guys who are unworthy of respect will discover that they have a fan base that will only encourage their actions.
If you go with IndiGo, it might be worth the chance.
You may find yourself sitting next to one of those decent men—the brothers, sons, and partners that the majority of us have—who are being smeared with a brush that none of them deserve.
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