Rio de Janeiro's carnival is also a place for parents to get involved in caring for their daughters and sons. This is what blocks have been showing that have used the festivities to discuss the topic.
The “Let me take care of it!” parades this Carnival Tuesday, February 9th, and wants to leave a very important message – taking care of children is also the responsibility of parents. Created to celebrate parents’ commitment to care, “Let Me Take Care!” It will feature toys, games, soap bubbles, balls and whatever is necessary to let the children have fun safely and freely. The block takes advantage and gives the message – it is an opportunity for fathers to start questioning and giving up their privileges, and mothers to be able to enjoy carnival too, since, in general, men are still not seen socially as responsible for taking care of their children. daughters and sons, which ends up overloading women with domestic and care tasks.
The initiative was so well received by movements involving men in fatherhood and care that it was even “proposed” by the virtual block “Suga, mas não bite”, on the blog Aleitamento.com , which established pre-conditions for accepting this commitment , a questionnaire available in a blog post .
In this whole game, which is basically very serious and seeks to promote the importance of care on the part of men, and the promotion of gender equality, it is still worth keeping an eye on the “Bloco do Slinga e Vem” , a type of occupation of the blocks children in Rio de Janeiro by fathers and mothers with their daughters and sons in slings, baby carriers. The block will hold a costume contest and in its Facebook event it is posting a series of inspirations, with reduced paternal presence, but there is still time for parents to take advantage and “sling” too!
Also in this line of discussing rights in the middle of the festivities is Comuna que Pariu , which this year has as its samba-plot Na race, contra oracismo!, which denounces racial prejudice in Brazil. Last year the block had machismo as its theme with the samba “A woman's place is wherever she wants”. The block comes out on February 9th, at Alcindo Guanabara, Cinelândia, at 3 pm.
Comments