“When the scales tip too far in either direction, even balance becomes injustice.”
In our collective pursuit of justice, somewhere along the way, balance became a casualty.
We live in an age where Women Empowerment is not just a movement—it’s a brand, a bulletproof banner waved at every cultural, political, and economic checkpoint. While its origins are noble—addressing centuries of real oppression—it is also true that power, when concentrated, starts to blur the line between justice and injustice.
Let’s be crystal clear: This is not an attack on women, nor on the idea of empowerment.
It is, in fact, a salute to what women have achieved—breaking barriers, leading nations, commanding respect. Empowerment unleashed the brilliance society once locked away. It gave us world leaders, thinkers, innovators, and artists.
It is, in fact, a salute to what women have achieved—breaking barriers, leading nations, commanding respect. Empowerment unleashed the brilliance society once locked away. It gave us world leaders, thinkers, innovators, and artists.
But here lies the problem: what was once a movement for dignity is now being exploited by minds that know how to play the system.
“Freedom is the opportunity to do what’s right. Power is the ability to escape consequence.”
— Aphorism of the Fourth Estate
Today, we see a new trend emerging—the Victim Card™.
In many social interactions, arguments, and even legal battles, playing the victim has become a tactical move, not a state of reality. It’s a way to win, to silence, to control the narrative. Emotional manipulation wears the mask of feminism, while accountability slips out the back door.
When a woman makes a false accusation—she's shielded by default.
When a man is wronged, he must prove he’s not the monster—and by then, his reputation is often beyond repair.
When a man is wronged, he must prove he’s not the monster—and by then, his reputation is often beyond repair.
The Double Standards
Let’s rip the Band-Aid off.
- Dowry was rightfully criminalized. But alimony, a practice that sometimes rewards irresponsibility and punishes independence, is still celebrated in courts.
- Girls are recipients of “free education” campaigns. Boys? They’re told to “man up,” compete, and “be providers.” How is this equality?
- Teachers silently turn a blind eye to girls cheating, while boys are made examples of.
- Girls are scolded for short skirts (morality policing), but if a boy forgets socks, his parents get a formal warning.
- Women have legal shields like POSH, IPC 498A, and harassment laws—but if a man is abused, harassed, or manipulated? It’s laughed off, or worse—dismissed as weakness.
This isn’t equality.
This is narrative bias.
This is “believe all women” becoming a religion without accountability.
This is narrative bias.
This is “believe all women” becoming a religion without accountability.
“Power is not only the capacity to act but to be exempt from scrutiny.”
Real Empowerment Is Not a One-Way Street!
We must remember: Empowerment without accountability breeds tyranny.
Feminism, at its philosophical core, was a rebellion against gender-based tyranny.
But if that rebellion becomes dogma—where one side is always the victim and the other always the villain—then we haven’t progressed. We’ve just reversed roles.
Feminism, at its philosophical core, was a rebellion against gender-based tyranny.
But if that rebellion becomes dogma—where one side is always the victim and the other always the villain—then we haven’t progressed. We’ve just reversed roles.
Empowerment should not mean a woman can falsely accuse and face no consequences, while a man’s life is shattered before he’s proven guilty.
Empowerment should not mean a woman can opt out of responsibilities while demanding parity in rewards.
Empowerment should not mean a woman can opt out of responsibilities while demanding parity in rewards.
True progress is when both genders are judged not by narrative, but by merit and intent.
“He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
So What Do We Really Want?
We want a world where women are free—but not beyond accountability.
Where men are strong—but not denied vulnerability.
Where laws protect humans, not just one gender.
Where boys and girls are judged by character, not campaign.
Where men are strong—but not denied vulnerability.
Where laws protect humans, not just one gender.
Where boys and girls are judged by character, not campaign.
Because true culture, the kind worth posting about on-chain and off-chain, isn’t built on pity, power, or propaganda.
It’s built on shared responsibility, equal dignity, and mutual growth.
It’s built on shared responsibility, equal dignity, and mutual growth.
Let’s not raise one gender at the cost of the other.
Let’s raise humans.
Let’s raise humans.