Understanding The Women S March




Kuala Lumpur saw hundreds of people gather for the annual Women’s March over the weekend and, predictably enough, this drew derision from some quarters due to certain perceived abhorrent acts
In this article, I shall try to shed some light
Firstly, the Women’s March exists as a platform to put forward issues relating to women that needs addressing. These can range from concrete demands, such increasing the minimum wage, to more abstract questions relating to how women fit into the social fabric of Malaysia, which can include questions challenging the definition of femininity or even critiquing language that may impart a certain dominance of men over women
It must be noted that issues that are important to one group may not affect another or may not even be important to those observers outside the sphere of concern in the Women’s March, yet it does not take away the fact that these are issues that have to be tackled
Many are finding certain demands in the Women’s March unpalatable. One such picture that has been shared a lot on social media shows a woman carrying a placard stating ‘Let My Nips Be Free’ alongside a drawing of nude breasts. The outcry was focused on pictures such as these, decrying feminists for not talking about proper issues during the march
However, issues were raised during the march. There were demands that minimum wage be increased to RM1,800; homemakers’ contributions be made visible in the GDP; equal rights accorded to domestic labourers; and underage marriage be made illegal. Refugees, migrant workers, disabled women and indigenous women were not left out
Yet none of these makes a significant part of the discussions
The crux of the matter is this: women’s movements and feminism in general are alien to most in Malaysia. When something is alien, we tend to reject it. We find faults in it, however minuscule, and blow it up to be so prohibitive the whole picture gets thrown out. This is unfair to the movement
To those who put on the guise of being progressive and pro-women, I advise you to practise what you preach. These women who come out to protest and bring their struggles to the public eye do not deserve your scorn just because some of their points rub you the wrong way
Simply put, if you care, do something about it. Otherwise, don’t comment
With that out of the way, let me wade into the more obvious waters - the presence of pro-LGBT rights groups in the march. What we might not understand about women’s marches is they are almost always intersectional. This means all women from all walks of life get to participate
As I had mentioned before, the march included Orang Asli women, refugees and the like. This is usually an open platform for a variety of women to put forth what they are fighting for
Hence, for trans-women and lesbian women to be there is not a mistake or as Mujahid Yusof Rawa and Wan Saiful Wan Jan put it, a deliberate attempt at usurping the open space available for women on the part of the pro-LGBT individuals. They were supposed to be there and they were fighting for their rights
Obviously, this would not be acceptable for a lot of people, even some women who are against LGBT rights. Should their space be corrupted by these individuals? This is not the right question, simply because the space is large enough to include both struggles. For example, there may be some women in the march who do not agree with refugee rights. Would this invalidate the march in any way or should the refugees not be there in the first place
There may be women’s marches in other countries where Muslim women’s struggles may be pointed out to be against their cultural norms. Should they be excluded
What do we gain by excluding individuals from expressing themselves openly in a peaceful manner
They are simply exercising their democratic right, surely. What is Malaysia if not on open democracy? When the government of the day speaks of democracy being abused simply due to the inclusion of certain individuals they do not agree with, where are we heading with Malaysia Baru
Let’s stop to think about this for a bit. The government is saying anyone can participate in democratic acts, except those who they deem cannot. Is this what we call democracy
One can reject certain individuals and still accept they have the right to state their case peacefully. This is exactly what happened in the anti-Icerd rally organised by PAS and Umno last December. Many people, me included, did not support their cause, but respected their democratic right to gather peacefully
I even congratulated them on a rally well-done afterwards. This is what civility is. What it isn’t is shoving people we don’t agree with away from their democratic space
I am disappointed for two reasons. One, the myriad of issues raised by the Women’s March fell on deaf ears for more sensationalised, politicised talking points. Two, even those points which were sensationalised were dealt with without any finesse or nuance such that truly ignorant views became the mainstream
The ‘Let My Nips Be Free’ placard was taken to mean that feminists are asking for bare breasts to be allowed to be shown in public. Is this view correct? There are many ways that phrase may be uttered. Maybe it is a critique of the imposition of bras on women to be worn constantly, even when they hurt them or cause discomfort
Maybe it is tongue-in-cheek where the nipples themselves are used as a shock factor to disturb conservatives, but the message is meant to say let women be free. Even if it was part of the Free The Nipple campaign, the whole point of it is to show the hypersexualisation of a female body part associated with breast-feeding. Are we having these conversations to understand each other
The demonisation of certain women and the pro-LGBT rights groups shows an inability to rise above one’s own bias to look at the matter in its entirety. It shows an inability to try to understand, learn and grow
There are those who say they are pro-women and anti-violence against LGBT individuals, but only seem to fixate upon parts of the demonstrations that irked them, while not paying any heed to the other parts
In fact, there has been so much focus on why "real issues" were not addressed by certain individuals and that the individuals focusing on these issues never got the attention they deserve. The word for this is "hypocrisy." There is no other
There seems to be a huge disconnect between real-life struggles of women and minorities such as the LGBT. As such, I am obligated to attempt a course of education. Please check out organisations like the National Council of Women's Organisation, Malaysia, Women’s Aid Organisation,Tenaganita and Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor for women’s issues. For LGBT issues, try Pelangi Campaign, PT Foundation, KRYSS and Justice for Sisters. 
I have also provided some analysis in Liberasi, but bear in mind they are preliminary. In any case, please approach this issue with compassion and understanding. We owe that at least to each other
ARVEENT KATHIRTCHELVAN is chief coordinator of #Liberasi, an organisation committed to revising outdated perceptions on certain social issues. - Mkini

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