Throughout history, women have always had the short end of the stick. In today’s society, we as women are supposed to believe that we have no issues now, that all problems are solved, but that is simply not the case. All over the world, especially on social media, women have always been the topic of discussion, whether it’s about a woman’s body, how she carries herself, or how she decides to handle certain situations. Recently, popular rap artist Megan Thee Stallion has been the main topic for these irrelevant male podcasters and unemployed Twitter pages.
You’d think, because of some crazy controversy, maybe she attacked someone or said something offensive, well, no. Megan has recently announced her breakup with NBA player Klay Thompson because of his cheating. She took to social media, calling him out and telling the world the kind of man he really is. Instead of standing with her through this hard time, people (mainly men) have taken to social media congratulating and celebrating Thompson for his actions, claiming Megan deserved it.
I’ve had conversations with people who just don’t care, claiming that because of how she talks in her music and acts “sexual,” that this was inevitable. These kinds of words are just nasty and honestly disappointing. Men have used music to objectify and speak down on women for years, but the moment a woman decides to flip the script and take the lead, now she’s a ho and for the streets.
The reality is that men have always been the problem; we as women are our own people. Why do I need the irrelevant opinion of a man in my ear on a situation he knows nothing about? Of course, Tompson hasn’t spoken about the situation whatsoever because why would he? He’s already being validated online and clearly does not respect Megan enough to defend her so of course he chooses to stay silent.
The poor treatment of women has to stop. Why has it been so normalized in our society to treat us with such disrespect? We’ve dealt with issues in the workplace, not being taken seriously or having to prove ourselves in spaces we know we belong in, dealing with sexual harassment, and many other challenges.
The thought of us having to continuously climb a higher ladder just to get back to square one is tiring, as a young woman seeing things like this discourages me to even try to reach for my dreams, especially if I will have a man constantly in my ear telling me how I don’t deserve to be where I am. I think it’s time for the world to have a reality check. If you treat a woman with respect, it will be given back to you; it’s as simple as that. If you don’t, prepare to be given the biggest eye roll every time you open your mouth.
