The Adverse Diversity

Over the last decade, everywhere the buzz words are – Diversity, Feminism, Equality. Have we ever
thought how does an average Indian man fit in to the dynamics? Let’s reverse the lens today.
Our educated MEN – ones who have been conscious enough/taught well to understand the worth of
a women (and how oppressed they have been since ages and thus justifying feminism) decides and
determines to be IDEAL and EQUAL from the beginning (they call it being in WHITE ZONE btw- all
Love, Respect, Equality and sharing- picture perfect).
So, it all starts with the Marriage (before that you are always a RAJA BETA- no matter what). At the
very onset he is clear- I will share chores, manage my mom and sister (the roles have reversed by the
way), will pamper my wife and be ABSOLUTELY truthful and honest. Sounds like a blessed world
Ladies- no? That poor MAN is now slogging for living, managing ladies (including PMSs- mind you) all
around and getting appreciated in return (is that what you thought?).
But the new gen ladies seems to have new fundamentals- “Men are like fine wine. They all start out
like grapes, and it’s our job to stomp on them and keep them in the dark until they mature into
something you’d like to have dinner with”. Or maybe PMS have changed definitions to “Permissible
Men Slaugher”
So instead of appreciation- the responses are – This is what should always have been, what have you
done new and different? Poor guy only thought he has to answer these questions only for getting a
promotion in office .
Love conquers all in first few years in the name of unnamed sacrifices and the life goes on. He has
well learned the technique of using the brain as just the passthrough for comments from the ladies
all around. Transformed and matured men (as they proudly call themselves)
And then comes the Stage 2- being a parent, they want to achieve partnership (without realising
that they are competing against pregnancy, morning sickness, labour pain and breast-feeding –
hello)- they decide to do rest of it (is there anything else too- surprise) bathing to feeding to cooing –
wow!! And they do it ALL what is LEFT. Is that really an impact of women being empowered to feel
equal or men being sensible to understand division of work- to the extent possible obviously? In
Return- appreciated by the whole world and should be (we couldn’t even have basic courtesy in
world for ages)– but do they really get it? Rather he is still being pointed for thing he hasn’t done or
having some time and space for himself. Alas, the poor man doesn’t know, he’s wrong for only 4
things in world- for doing things, for not doing things, for thinking about doing things and for not
thinking about doing things.
And then the next stage comes from constant pestering – Frustration? And in that frustration, all
they decide is to kick her off the bed- just to show that even the man of her dreams can’t save her
(laugh). And his mind is still pondering – why did I made such an effort in first place? Maybe the men
were men for ages due to a reason.

And he starts questioning his self-decided WHITE ZONE. Do I need to be go ALL BLACK (be a male
chauvinist, being myself and not sharing). But stuck by morals- the poor chap decides that maybe a
combination of White and Black is the key to survival? And that’s how we discover the colour GREY.
Somewhere determined to now remain Grey for life- even if they pass through the most beautiful
dolled up escorts standing in BLACK and WHITE skimpy clothes- they decide to give it a PASS.
Imagine- a man doing this would definitely have a stallion’s Blinkers installed so firmly. Grey is the
colour after all.
And the story goes a notch higher- when the diversity result in higher pays/better designations for
competing wives. With all due appreciation, there was a so popular- MALE EGO that we inherited as
legacy. Now the one who earns more should get more. Meaning- the world is not improving but is it
just digressing from popular MALE to FEMALE EGO?
And the poor feminist man – who’s being trying to lift the burden of changing the world on his weak
shoulders. Who started from this purest shade of white and couldn’t fit in definition of black has
now settled for a very comforting GREY. But mind you- the shade keeps on growing darker every
time he is being dawned upon and he feels the need to be considered EQUAL.
And binging Netflix on a Saturday- he ponders- Why do we only have 50 shades of grey to look at-
perhaps it’s time for new watch having 500 for the men on journey.