I was watching Law and Order SVU the other day and on this particular episode there was an African man who had three wives. One of the wives killed the other wife and while getting investigated about the murder the wife made a comment along the lines of "In Mozambique women can have as many husbands as she wants"....
Huh? (scooby voice)
So me being me, I had to research that fact. Needless to say, I found nothing on that...maybe I didn't search hard enough. Or maybe...no, I definitely got distracted by the number of cultures that allow polygamy. I was astonished. I knew it existed but...man.
In African cultures it is still allowed. Men can have as many wives as they want because in their culture the more woman and children a man has the wealthier he is considered to be.
hmmm...interesting right? Stay with me.
Woman on the other hand, aren't allowed more then one husband, even if their first husband dies. Adultery on the woman's end, is punishable by death, where as its consider OK for a man.
So, my fellow friends, here's my issue....whats with these double standards?
They have existed for entirely too long. Though polygamy is against the law in America, you would really think it wasn't. It's OK for a man to have more then one girl. But if a female has more then one mate...she's consider to a hoe. When a man acts foolishly in public, its accepted and blown off with a simple, " he's just being a man". When a woman mirrors the same actions, she is, and I'll say it as nice as possible, considered unlady like.
Seriously society...grow up.
Its time for a change. Now I'm not saying I want to act out all willy-nilly or lay down with whom ever I meet at the club, But I am saying that I don't want to be judged through the eye of double standards. If you must judge at all, judge me on my character, do my actions reflect the person I desire to be or the person I say I am? If not by all means, call me on it...but if not don't hit me with the "you can't act that way because you are a female". I'm not having it and I most definitely won't entertain it.
Just a little rant, but please take heed to it.
peace
