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Does the perfect woman really exist? Metroplus checks out
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A PERFECT 10 Nadia Comaneci
In the whole wide world, if there was one woman you could have traded spaces with, who would it be? An interesting question meant to trigger interesting views. All it did was create confusion, arguments and indecisions. Sania Mirza, Jayalalithaa, Indira Gandhi, Mother Teresa are all briefly mentioned. But no one wants to be them forever. Maybe for a day, but not more than that.
Why is it so difficult to zero in on the perfect woman? Is there a perfect woman at all?
Is she the working woman or the homemaker?
Writer-columnist Shobhaa De nails it when she says, "Just as there is no perfect man, there is no perfect woman. Media generated tags like `superwoman' are unfair, because there is ridiculous expectation from women. Perfection is unattainable," she says.
FOR ME, M.S. SUBBULAKSHMI EMBODIES ALL THAT IS PERFECT KAVITHA KRISHNAMURTHY
Perfection is evidently a myth and not even such a good thing says Siruthuli managing trustee Vanitha Mohan.
For her the thrill lies in constant reinvention. "The day a woman thinks she is perfect, it is doomsday. She has to constantly reinvent herself, explore and improve."
Firebrand lyricist Thamarai wants the phrase `perfect woman' eliminated.
JUST AS THERE IS NO PERFECT MAN, THERE IS NO PERFECT WOMAN SHOBHAA DE
"It is not even scientifically possible. So, why think about it? All have strengths and weaknesses. By calling someone perfect, you are only adding to the person's burden."
Not everyone thinks that the perfect woman is a myth. Singer Kavitha Krishnamurthy firmly believes in her and enumerates a number of women who would fit the bill. Indira Gandhi, Asha Bhonsle, Shabana Azmi are some of them.
"We have had lots of women of the best kind possible ... they have been wonderful wives, mothers, and entrepreneurs. For me, M.S. Subbulakshmi embodies all that is perfect."
THE DAY A WOMAN THINKS SHE IS PERFECT, IT IS DOOMSDAY VANITHA MOHAN
Perhaps if one could have the culinary skills of Tarla Dalal, the selflessness of Mother Teresa, the voice of Subbulakshmi, the physical attributes of Venus de Milo and the courage of a Laxmibai or a Helen Keller and the sense of humour of a Erma Bombeck, may be then there would be a perfect woman. Till then...
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