Feminists have an incredible ability to turn every occasion into a stage for personal or ideological self-spotlighting.
From Karva Chauth rants on ‘patriarchal fasting’ to Raksha Bandhan lectures on ‘self-protection,’ Navratri reminders of ‘worship vs oppression,’ and Holi reduced to ‘harassment.'
Apart from draining these events of their shared meaning and stirring needless polarization, they also trivialize genuine women’s issues into attention-seeking theatrics, eroding the broader public’s willingness to stand with women who genuinely need help.