Hector Abhayavardhana: The Internationalist
Last month the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP),
the country's oldest political movement, celebrated its 70th
anniversary. The founding generation of Sama Samajists encountered a
world that was vastly different from our's. It was a world rigidly
stratified by social class and caste hierarchy.
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Sexualization of women as a form of male
domination
"Societal expectation of woman is one of
feminine charm, attractiveness, obedience, tolerance, quietitude and
listening - the very characteristics that make women vulnerable to
all kinds of dangers. So you see that what is expected of them
itself necessitates a 'be careful' state which puts much pressure on
women".
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