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What it is like to be a man in India today

perplexedm

March 8, 2017

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Title	What it is like to be a man in India today
Author	perplexedm
Upvotes	4
Comments	1
Date	March 8, 2017 9:03 AM UTC (9 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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[–]perplexedm[S] 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

"Earlier being a man meant being strong physically. Now, strength of a person is determined by his/her brain. Today, even a woman can be a man. But some roles have changed. In our village, earlier it was a woman’s responsibility to take care of the diet of the livestock, while men took care of the farm. Now that women are more educated and have become modern, they think cow dung stinks, while men continue doing what they were doing. "- Om Parkash Dhankar (65), coordinator, Om Parkash Dhankar

"It’s no more about men or what is to be man-like; it’s about what feminism wants men to be. Masculinity is no more about joining the army (that women should do, it is applauded) for example, but it’s about changing diapers. Masculinity is not about honesty of a role but about role reversal."- Chandra Shekhar Agarwal (39), convener of Save Indian Family, a men’s rights group, in Karnataka

"Society puts a lot of responsibility on men. Women can also take responsibility, but for them it is a choice. The fear of failure in men is more because the expectations are so high."- Gopal Jha (26), taxi driver in Darjeeling