Monday, 5 August 2024

On the Basis of Sex

 

On the Basis of Sex

By: Gil Camaymayan

 

The film takes us to the journey of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg from his heartbreaks and struggles up to her success as a woman in the profession of law during the times wherein opportunities and rights given to women are frowned upon by the dominant populace. The film also showed us the challenges that a wife with children face during the time when the United States of America was still in the transitory period where right of women recognize but the opportunities available was somehow limited for majority of the society has still not accepted such radical change. It showed us that persistence, aspiration and character can overcome any adversity at the right place and time with a little help with luck, anything would be possible.

 

What this film tries to show us is that no form of disability in this scenario being a woman, I am not saying it’s a disability but for the context of this film it was shown to as such given that rights and opportunities were not equal between a man and a woman during this time period, would hinder someone from achieving his or her goals as long such individual has the right mindset and argument to raise his or her claim. Rights are formulated by men/women to empower its citizen in the form of law, but even if such law exist implementation of which is still within society and with the government to respect and adhere to such rights. It is an obligation within each and everyone of us to abide and respect such rights in order to have equal protection and opportunity for all. Atty. Ginsburg was fortunate enough to be in a situation where she has the appropriate circumstances (such as education, connections, people and on the correct era) to fight for such right. It was not only an obligation she has on herself but to all the woman during that era and to the next to defend such right in order to achieve the equal protection clause provided for under the first amendment. Atty. Ginsburg is an aspiration to all not only for women but also to men, to fight for what is right and to protect rights of every person without discrimination not only for the benefit of ones self but for the future individuals in the future who might be on the same situation.

 

What I would criticize on this film would be on its title given that it was a bit misleading and would give a different perception on plot of the film given that they use the word “sex” which even during the course of the film was later on tagged to be not appropriate and would rather make use of the word “gender”.  This also showed us that during those times the United States of America was not really a land of the free for discrimination during such era were rampant and opportunities were not equally given to all.

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