Kannammaa Writes

In today’s world, more women than ever are claiming their space as professionals, creators, leaders, and changemakers. But even as feminism rises, one question keeps surfacing: Can a woman be both feminist and religious? The short answer? Not without a fight. Because religion, in most forms, has not empowered women; it has historically restricted them . Women have had to push back hard against religious institutions, teachings, and expectations to win even basic rights. Which raises a deeper truth: Feminism and women’s rights have manifested despite religion, not because of it. 🔥 Why It Feels Like an Impossible Mix Many feminists today feel that the most effective way to fight for gender equality is outside of religion-some even say you must be an atheist to be fully free. And it’s easy to see why: Most major religions limit women’s leadership. Sacred texts have been interpreted for centuries through a male-dominated lens. Traditions often justify inequality as divine will. So when ...

Contrary to popular belief, people don't become atheists overnight. It is not like waking up one day and deciding to become a non-believer - it is a gradual process, propelled by the hunger for reason and initiated by critical thinking. I find being an atheist awesome for many reasons. I hope those reasons explain why I am steadfast with an atheistic lifestyle. You pray and believe in God, da. Why me? One has to be a realist before becoming an atheist. So, an atheist is totally in touch with ever-changing reality. Atheists evolve; theists stay stationary. They are stuck in a time warp called religion and believe that their religion is the true religion. If they do progress, it's very selective. They also falsely attribute the progress to their religion, hijacking the long and laborious battle of modern movements like feminism and social justice that fought for equality and human rights.  It is indeed brave of theists - they don't worry if they go to hell in afterlife for wo...

  My Top 5 Impactful Moments in Tamil Movies Tamil movies play a huge role in shaping my worldview on a lot of aspects. In this blog, I will share five moments in Tamil cinema that left a lasting impression in me. 1. Avvai Shanmugi on Brahmin hypocrisy After finding out that Baasha the cook is a Muslim, the "pure vegetarian" Brahmin household gets antsy. Then, Shanmugi pinpoints their cow skin shoemaking family business, and hooks the oppressive castes' hypocrisy.  India is one of the major exporters of beef. The meat businesses are predominantly owned by "upper caste" Hindus, including the "pure vegetarian" Brahmins. Meanwhile, poor, oppressed caste Hindus mobilize the Gau Raksha (Cow Protection) movement to harass and even kill Indian Muslims under suspicion of beef possession, consumption, and cow slaughter, not growing economically themselves or letting others grow. As these Gau Raksha groups live hand to mouth, those oppressive caste beef busin...

    How Religious People Behave Like They Know It All about My Experience A Hindu religious twat took upon himself to diss me in the comment section of my first blog, 'Karma is Not a Bitch. Karma is Bullshit'.  He superimposed his beliefs as the supreme truth, ignoring my questions about universality. Anyway, I am used to such twats of all religions - they think the beliefs and Gods of other religions are wrong. I just say all of them are wrong.  Many people have the habit of dismissing your reality, pain, and situation and lend toxic positivity. Don't get me wrong, I am not talking about putting forth your opinion/experiences and making it sound like your opinion/experience represents everyone's in a situation where others cite their opposite opinion/experience. I get this a lot from the followers of my Facebook page - self-absorbed people are not exactly sparse.  This is from my Tumblr Don't Invalidate. Just Listen and Acknowledge - It Saves Liv...

Disclaimer:  I am only expressing my thoughts on this blog. I am neither imposing anyone to follow my atheism nor ordering anyone to stop believing in whatever they want to believe. You don't have any fucking right to invalidate my thoughts and impose your religiosity on me in the name of commenting. There are thousands of religious faith belief based blogs - go and croak there. I had written in my high school autograph that God is one of my favourite things. I would like to go back in time and slap myself silly for being such a dork.😂😂 My atheism kicked in as my rare genetic illness’ ( Wilson’s Disease , a copper metabolism-related disease) symptoms kicked in. It is not driven by anger coz of this disease’s debilitating manifestation or the question of “Why me?” It is driven by logical thinking and rationalism that built upon themselves gradually.👧👧 At the onset of my illness, divine intervention was the first choice for my family to cure me. It was in accordance with...