Big Flattering

I saw a scene from the recent edition of Big Boss. One participant was asked to describe his other inmates in a single word each. The words he chose were interesting. I noted that he used very flattering words to describe each lady inmate. He used words like “naughty”, “kind”, and even “angel” for them. For men he was blunt and used words like “double faced”, “back stabber”, and many other negative words. Though there were one or two ladies he criticized and men he hailed too, the pattern was so clear. All women in the house couldn’t be only nice, and most of men couldn’t be only of negative character. The way he described them also clearly indicated about his own approach and his own character.

I think to treat a woman nicely, just because she is a woman, is also an injustice to her. It is high time people like the participant described above learn that ‘flattering women’ is not a necessary or sufficient criteria to be called a ‘gentleman’.

- Rahul