Monday, August 01, 2005
empowerment gone wrong?
she and her other teammate, stressed out by the entire week of client politics and brahaha, decided to take off from work early last friday and headed down to dhoby ghaut for last minute event checks (for sat) and then to the Manhattan party at Living Space compliments of the partner. the chichi food was kinda weird so they trooped over to wine bros round the corner of hong kong street for dinner and wine instead. she had no idea how the conversation ended up on cheating women ...s: "hmm, but aren't you being judgmental? i'm all for female empowerment so XX should take her time in deciding which partner (A &B) is best for her."
b: "it's different cos guy B is my friend and i hate seeing him that way."
s: "then wouldn't it be his fault for being silly in hanging around a married woman?"
b: "yeah, true. but situation's different if the woman is single ala samantha in sex and the city. i'm all for empowerment for single women in such contexts but to have engaged or married women caught in such similar predicaments where they can't decide if guy A or B (or C at times) is best for them, then i'm sorry, it's pure selfishness cos you're trying to hang on to as many as possible in case your selected one turns out less worthy? these men have feelings too you know. jeez."
s: "hmmm. it's different for women now you know, if men can be bastards and string several women at one go, women can do the same and not feel guilty about it."
b: "so equally speaking, if these men are bastards, the women are bitches i reckon. equality right?"
bee wrote this at 8:49 AM
