Quotes

[Nira Sun]

I was very intrigued by the quotes presented by Prof. Tran. One of it said:

“the family is the origin of all evil. Because of the family, people become selfish. Because of the family, women are increasingly controlled by men… because of the family, children – who belong to the world as a whole – are made the responsibility of a single woman”

I didn't get the time to write down whose quote it was. It had quite an insight on how women have been tied up to family and all the responsibilities that came with it. We don't normally blame family for anything. Instead, we saw family as a place where cooperation existed. Is that the fact at all? Since when was the image of housewife imposed on women? How come there was never a saying of househusband"?

It is indeed true that a lot of women sacrificed their dreams and careers for children and family. After quitting the jobs, women inevitably became dependent on men who provided them food and money. What's around a woman's life is the house and children only. How was such situation justified throughout the history?

Meanwhile, I also wanted to point out that family is not really the fundamental issue here. The philosophy that molds the dynamics of a traditional family is the root of the entire issue. In my opinion, the belief of women being in the position of assistance to men is to be blamed. If it wasn't for that belief, women didn't have to take the sole responsibility of raising children. Nowadays, women are promoting the idea of being independent which comes from having one's own career and holding one's own thoughts. He Zhen was way ahead of her time to practice such idea. This is something that we are still fighting for today.