Women’s Day
Posted: October 19, 2012 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: amazon, forever21, outfit, thrift 2 Comments »
Tomorrow, October 20th, is Women’s Day in Vietnam, which we celebrate by giving women overpriced flowers and gifts. When my dad found out it was actually the day the Women’s Union of Vietnam was founded back in 1930, he got into this whole rant about how commercialization is robbing these days of their meanings (we also celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, and people give women flowers and cards on that day too.) I agree with him, but that got me thinking – why do we need a day (or two, in this case) devoted to women? Shouldn’t we do that all the time? And don’t tell me it’s for feminism and stuff. If anything, these days only give some men excuses to treat women like crap the rest of the time. Back in high school I always felt so awkward receiving flowers from the boys in my class on Women’s Day. I felt like I was being treated differently because of my gender -the exact opposite of what feminism is about. I would much rather the money spent on flowers and gifts be used to help the women who actually need it.
And that concludes my serious discussion of the day. Though I do find it fitting that this outfit is the most tomboy thing I’ve worn all week (it’s a direct rip-off of this, down to the patent loafers.)
Shirt: Amazon (I think? It was old. I got it along with some books to get the free shipping deal)
Jeans: Forever21, Loafers: thrifted, Bracelets: from Sapa
It does seem very backwards – like you said, getting a day because of your gender and getting treated differently because of it is exactly the opposite of feminism. Kinda silly
I do love this outfit – baseball tees are so cute and comfy!
Hahahaha oh your dad sounds just like my dad. Dads everywhere…they all share quite the common thread, don’t they? This is a great outfit, and it’s in that ironic non-feminine-but-feminist way. In a good way. On Women’s Day. Ugh, I don’t know.