The topic of Feminism and Discrimination Against has become emerging gradually in China. It is still inspiring although the topic has not involved in extensive participation of discussion. Nevertheless any kind of revolution seems to last forever, it begins to sprout by people’s conscious and awareness of the problem. The doodles according to International Women’s Day in Baidu and Google just like a bomb hit everyone’s heart and compels people to think and discuss.
Baidu’s doodle shows a girl rotating in a music box, while her apparels, toys and jewelries are changing by her side. If you move your mouse to the doodle, a sentence will pop out “Happy International Women’s Day to Every NYMPH”. Not girls, not women, but nymph. The doodle reminds me of A Doll’s House, which is a three-act play in prose of Henrik Ibsen.The heroine, Nora was beautiful and pretty and was taken good care just like the doll on the music box, but she was under an unequal relationship with her husband and was not even able to have her own mail box keys. When we take a look of Baidu’s doodle, the accessories around the girl range from feeding-bottle and toys to rings and necklace. Is that how people treat women? Grow up like a princess and just need to be beautiful and please men?
The theme of Google’s doodle is “Make It Happen”, which depicts those women who are in different occupations and diverse culture backgrounds, and accomplish their personal values through their efforts.
Just as Google says on Twitter that we should respect the diversity of women’s age, occupations, and life styles and celebrate the achievements of women everywhere, and that’s why IWD is worthwhile to celebrate and praise.
2014: A video displaying women who are making effort in different fields
2013: Leading a happy life under different race and language background
2012: Showing respect to women by adding women’s symbol to the logo
2011: Also the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, Google was trying to call on people eliminating the challenges and difficulties what women face with
We have to say Google has a better understanding and description of women, but the discrimination between men and women exists everywhere, even in America, and those who fight for women’s rights are treated as bizarre and impenetrable. BuzzFeed collected a lot of quotes in accordance with feminism by celebrities last year:
Emma Watson
Taylor Swift
Leighton Meester
Lena Dunham
Feminism teaching girls to be somebodies instead of somebody’s. Modern women are independent and no longer under the shades’ of men, and they deserve admission and respect from all of us, so don’t take IWD similar to the mixture of Valentine’s and Mother’s Day, instead it should be the celebration of the fight for women’s rights.
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I like the idea! Happy Nymph Day instead of Women, Ladies or Girls
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