鄧永鏘（DavidTang）中國會、上海灘創辦人
IwasonceaskedonaBBCprogrammeifIfearedpowerfulwomen.Isaiditdependedonwhethertheywieldedgreatinfluence,oriftheypossessedgreatbulgingbiceps.
Butitmakesnodifference:Ifearbothkinds.Indeed,Iadmittogynaephobia-thegeneralfearofwomen;andinparticular,venustaphobia,thefearofbeautifulwomen.Butallofmyfearsariseoutofadmiration-justasIwould"fear"theawesomeintellectofEinsteinortheawesomewonderofEverest.Womenputmeinawe,butIadmirethem.
SoIhavealwaysthoughtitludicrousthatthefeministmovementshouldaimtomakewomenequaltomen.Clearly,theyarenotequal:menaredefinitelyinferior.Wemenalreadyhavetoletwomenintolifeboatsfirst,opendoorsforthem,havethemservedbeforeusattable,andwaitendlesslyforthemtogetdressedandmadeup.
Theoldsayingthat"thereisalwaysawomanbehindapowerfulman"isanotherexampleofwomen'ssuperiority.Historyisstrewnwithseminalexamples:Anthony'sCleopatra,Napoleon'sJosephine,KingEdward'sWallisSimpson,andofcourseAdamandEve.AndthenineMuses,whobroughtinspirationtohumanity,wereallfemale.
Sowhyshouldwomenwanttobethesameasmen?Itispreciselythedifferencesandinequalitieswhichmakewomensomuchmoreinteresting.Thisviewisnotcondescendingnorpatronizing.Mengenerallyadorewomenforwhattheyare,andthatiswhyweaccommodatetheirirrationality,intuitionandfemininity.Thatiswhywedonothitthemeveninanger,aswemighthitaman.Thatiswhythereisalimony,andalltheconventionswhichareclearlyprejudicedinfavourofwomen.Thereislittledoubtthatwomenarethesuperiorsex.
Feminists,usuallyuglyones,alsotendtoarguethatawomanbecomesdegradedwhenturnedintoa"sexobject".Ihaveneverheardanargumentmoreridiculous-thebeautyofawomanisandshouldbeawonder.Justthinkofallthebeautifulandwondrousfilmstars:SophiaLoren,RaquelWelsh,BrigitteBardot-thereareenoughofthemtomakemescream!Whypenalizepeoplebecausetheyarebeautiful?Personally,IwishedIlookedlikeBradPitt;butIdonot,andgoodlucktohim!
Thefeministmovementshouldalsobearrestedifonlybecauseitisathreattohumour.Humourisoftenaboutlaughingatotherswhoaredifferent,orevenourselvesbecausewearedifferent.If,coupledwiththeequallymoronicmovementofpoliticalcorrectness,feministsweretobanjokesaboutwomen,astheydo,theworldwouldbeamuchpoorerplace.Ican'tlivewithouthumourjustasIcan'tlivewithoutwomen.
SoIsalutewomen!RememberwhatOthellosaidofDesdemona:
Theworldhathnotasweetercreature!Shemightliebyanemperor'ssideandcommandhimtasks.
PowerfulDesdemonaindeed.Mindyou,Othellomurderedhershortlyafterwards!
P.S.Christmasishere,andtheHongKongGovernmenthasnotemployedonesingleDownSyndromepersonasIbeggedthemto-asdidtheentireDownSyndromeAssociationwithalltheparentsandfamiliesandfriendsoftheDownSyndromecommunity.Whatmakesmeangryisthehumbugandthesanctimoniouswayinwhichcivilservantsreactedtoourchallenge.Theypontificateabouttheirsympathy,buttheydonotact.Theygooutoftheirwaytoseempassionate,buttheydonotact.Theykeeptellingusthattheywillinvestigate,buttheydonotact.Iamsadandangryanddejected.It'sthiskindofgovernmentthatmakesuscitizensfeelcynicalandcontemptible.Suchasmallthing,andtheywouldnotact.Allthecivilservantsseemtocareaboutisshow.Whenwewenttothemeetingwithgovernmentofficials,theytelephonedseveraltimestomakesurethatallthespellingsandtitlesofall5ofuswhowent.Whenwearrived,ournamesandpositionswerebeautifullyandmeticulouslystencilledoncrispcardsinfrontofourseats-asthereweresimilarcardsinfrontofthe5governmentofficials.Whyarewespendingsomuchexecutivetimeonsuchsuperfluousthings?Whycan'ttheyuseitonthingswhichmatter,likesettingagoodexampleinemployingaDownSyndromeboyorgirl.WhatamiserableChristmastheGovernmenthasgivenallofuswhocareaboutDownSyndrome.ItmakesmeillwhenIseethatofficialChristmastreeinCentralasitremindsmeoflamentablehypocrisy.Itisnotonlyanuglytree,butsymbolizesanuglygovernment.