Friday, December 12, 2008

An Important Day!

I think today should be registered in my life calender.
I was reading and contemplating for my PhD thesis about the consumption of cosmetics in Iran to write a proposal for my department to be approved the topic.
Suddenly, I discovered something that I think is the core of the problem and can be the basis of any related discussion. Maybe in the first glance, it seems simple and not new! But it is a very deep and fundamental.
All women's fashion, cosmetics, and any other body modifications are because of this truth that women are defined by their bodies, nothing else. I think it is a universal concept but there is intensity and weakness in different countries and regions in the world. In fact, in the Western countries, there is more diversity and women's concentration on their bodies is not as strong as Eastern women. But general speaking, there is not special and considerable difference.
So, I prefer to talk about about Iran where I am familiar to it rather than other regions in the world. In Iran, all defined roles for women are based on women's body nothing else; the role of motherhood, the role of spouse which are the most emphasised and defined roles for women in the educational system as well as in the religious, unwritten social codes and in the public. All these roles are related directly to the women's body. Although, all aspects of the roles are not just fleshy and there are relations to the mind and feminine psychology, I think the core differentiation of these roles from men's roles is because of women's difference in the bodies!
So, over the time, the fundamental concepts and social expectations of women are defined woman as the body, nothing else; no mind, no soul, no spirit!
Consequently, a girl is defined herself just as her body, as I do. I always proud of my self to discover my femininity! My reason has been that I discovered my femininity by my body and discovered my body in the bedroom! When I make love I discover myself. Although I enjoy sexual relationship so much, I have not been aware of this fact that I, also define myself, my femininity by my body, not by my mind or my soul. Indeed, when I enjoy my mind or my soul, I see no femininity. It seems the mind and the soul is de-gengered! When I fell the femininity that I feel my body! Strange and interesting! I have also been nurtured in the culture which woman is the body, so my perceptions are not separated from I have learned over my life and now is in my unconsciousness which I am not aware of all.

Thus, naturally, women do whatever they are able be acceptable in the society. The body is the core concept to be adorned, decorated or whatever. A woman knows nothing about herself but the body.

I think it can be the start of many many scholars and research which I can conduct. And it can be a very significant theory which can lead to the practice. With this theory, planning for all practices in the schools, textbooks, NGOs, community activities can be obvious.

Thanks of this moment because of the inspiration.



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