Nobody had thought of having a Wicked Pyjama Party on Twitter ever.
When we girls thought about holding one, it somehow felt just right. After four hours of shared virtual pillow talks between the boys and girls of Twitterstan, it felt GREAT!
The Yaymen jury went against all odds- skeptic minds, disgusted looks, terrible internet connections, power cuts, prejudices, wariness, intense criticism, the list goes on and on…
From 11pm on April25 to 2am on April26, the Wicked Pyjama Party held sway over Twitterstan and for a short while more, over the international Twitterverse. A handful of free-thinking girls, even more curious boys and a medium that allowed for maximum chutzpah in minimum space trended the world over within this short while!
If that does not testify for the power women hold, I don’t know what else does.
A lot many people questioned us about the point of WPP and all of us answered them differently. Some beautiful feminine minds on Twitter told us that WPP was akin to an emancipating experience for them and you know what? We couldn’t agree more.
A lot many men told us that they were feeling ever so good to reminisce about their pasts, the sweet things they did for their women, the ugly things their women did to them, and about loving in general.
Regardless of all the fun we women had, try as we might the permanent Damocles sword hanging over us could not be budged.
Not on that night and not for the days that followed.
There were men who did frown over our brazenness. There were women who tweeted their innermost desires and dreams that night only to have to delete them a few days later.
Why?
“Because if my man read this, it would be real bad.”
“Because if any of my relatives ever came across this, I would be looked down upon.”
“Because it is unnatural for women to talk like this.”
“Don’t you think you girls went a bit overboard that night?”
“What if your future boyfriend/lover came across this and saw you for what you are?”
Sad as it may seem, we still hear words like these repeated in the WPP aftermath.
Is this to be our lot forever? Are we to hide forever? Are we to be judged forever? Are we still doing something wrong?
These questions will puzzle and plague us for a long time, and will probably cost us a few nights’ sleep.
So, the Yaymen jury would like to know the answer to one question above any other:
Will you help us change this?
- Ree
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