On Women's Day, cover your mouth

He sign The celebration of Women's Day in Castellvell del Camp shows us the portraits of eight women, cut outs on a lilac background. There is a young woman, with dark skin, with a hairstyle on her head (a bun) that suggests an afro. One who looks like a child, with – I would say – a veil. Another, also young, with her eyes closed and smiling, with blonde hair. Another with a veil, who also has her eyes closed and is smiling. One with dark hair, with bangs. One with a high-necked sweater and curly hair, with a serious demeanor. One with medium-length hair, with clothes that look like an office outfit. And one with a burka. We don't know if this one is smiling or not.

Of the eight women, there are three with their hair covered, two of which, most certainly, for religious reasons. The girl, honestly, could be dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood, which could be anything. Neither any old woman, nor any young man too uncovered, tattooed or with piercings. Of course, everyone can represent that day, which is obviously ours, however they want. But, of the eight, there are at least two that do not show part of their body because of their (same) religion. Would a nun or a woman with a mantilla have seemed okay to us? A Jewish woman with a wig? I find it very difficult to understand that a woman who covers her mouth in public is the vindication of feminism, because covering a woman's mouth (in no religion do men cover theirs, of course) is a declaration of intentions. In public she will not be able to speak, and I am not even talking about kissing, eating or drinking. Horrified by the sight, I have seen some, it is true, that in the restaurant are caught by the husband, and they make me think (with shivers) of domestic animals. Now you can talk about cultural reasons and tell me that Western beauty is also a tyranny and that there are many of us and with many sensitivities. My sensitivity prevents me from claiming women with their mouths covered on March 8. If they were going to do it, they could have included the father or the husband in the drawing, which would have made it more realistic.