The Sisterhood of humanity understands men
far better than men understand women.
There is no better-studied subject on Earth
than sexism, both academically and privately.
The shared experience of womanhood
runs deeper in humans than religion and culture.
Women know that there are no good Sisters
and bad Sisters.
Women understand that it is wounded men
who need to see women as angels or devils,
rather than simply human beings.
Men fear women,
women understand this.
Men lust after us
and then act repulsed by us,
half the men, or more, stalk us,
in their minds at least,
and attempt to rape us
and the other half aren't protecting us well from the bad guys at all.
Women of this World understand these things,
up close and intimate.
Christian women, Buddhist and Sikh women and Muslim and Hindu;
women have common experience,
that is BIGGER than religion.

And it is so boring and predictable.
Men who feel threatened by women
all over this World
start spouting the same silly talk;
they say that we women claiming equal power and authority with men
are trying to set up Matriarchy (women ruling men)
when women aren't into "archys"
and never have been.
Then they say two things at once
in the kinkiest way;
men afraid of women's power
say that feminists are unattractive and masculine.
And they say we are sexually loose.

Guru Amar Das succeeded in his time
in getting gender equality up and running within Sikhi.
It didn't stay that way.
Women's Studies Departments of this World's Universities
do not yet teach the great early feminism
within the great religion of Sikhi.
The voice of Sikh women
has not yet been heard much
on the World Sisterhood stage.
I sincerely can't wait for Sikh Sisters to speak.
It will be a great day
when Sikh women find their voice,
and tell the story
of their Grandmothers noble fight
against sexism within Sikhi!

Kamalla Rose Kaur is a professional writer, theater director, workshop and seminar leader, publicist, events planner and singer.

USA born of Irish descent, Kamalla Rose Kaur embraced Sikhism in 1972 at age 18. She tried everything for over twenty years, including frantic practice of Yoga, until she learned "why Sikhs are so adament about having the Sri Guru Granth Sahib as their only Guru."

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