GIVE ME THE FREEDOM TO DRIVE ----WITHOUT YOUR COMMENTS !!!
Something all the females who drive would agree to, is that we get all kinds of jokes targeted at us, by all most everyone. I have been driving for almost a decade now, have no tickets issued in my name, still the kind of comments I get to hear from people make me wish that I smash their heads. But I let that feeling go – after all who can fight with morons.
Do we judge a doctor by gender? Then why target a female driver? Now you would ask what is the connection? Its simple – like a doctor saves life, a good driver saves lives. I wonder how can driving skills be dependent on gender? Either a person can drive well or not, it is a skill learnt through practice, where did the question of gender arise? Just think about - How many massive accidents have been caused by a lady driving the vehicle? You would be able to name maybe 1 or 2, if you try hard, really hard. And this is because we follow traffic rules and not break them, we are not speed freaks and we do not have to show off our skills to anyone. We allow other to drive without fear. So, are these a reason to crack jokes or to admire us?
A dear friend of mine, well educated and modern told me once – “ I stop and park my car aside if I see a woman driving the car in front of me” and started laughing. I was shocked, this coming from a guy who had always respected a girl’s intelligence and is one of the most intelligent person I know, the statement was( %^^&&^) really offending. Another incident(though nothing new but was catalyst) that really hit me was last Monday – I was driving back from my office , the car in front of me was being driven by a lady. She was a little slow at pick up when red-light turned green. Everyone around including the rickshaw wala(who himself breaks all traffic rules) stared at her as if she was retarded. Stuck at the next signal, same thing happened but this time the person driving was a male, the same people just passed by without a sniggering glance or comment. What was the difference in both situations? Just that when a female drives it’s always her mistake and with man it could be anything and anybody except him. The irony is that even some females are a party to it(Aurat hi aurat ki sabse badi dushman hoti hai).
I take offence at any such stupid male chauvinist remark, I do not mean that all guys drive badly or all girls drive well. I know of some guys who should have never been given the car's keys and some girls who should only sit on the driving seats for photo shoots only. On the other hand I know a lot of people with great driving skills not withstanding their gender. My intel inside mind asked a question, then why this discrimination? The answer is so stupid but then what else to expect from MCPs. Some guys feel more mannish only after putting a girl down. Crude jokes , typical comments on a girls’ driving skills are a pre requisite to entry into this out dated and disgusting male moron group. A lady can run your home well, hold a job along with all family concerns, remain smiling inspite of all tensions and be a role model to her children but…….some men( not all , some are real gentlemen) get a kick only after putting the lady down. And this is the easist way afterall driving was male domain we ventured into.
For me a generalized comment on a girl’s driving skills " just because she is a girl she does not know how to drive"……lessens the respect for the guy who speaks it aloud. So you better not speak such idiotic comments around me…you would lose a part of my respect for you each time you speak like a moron.
So, to be a Man act like one and not like a male chauvinist creature.
