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Just a quick note to let all our readers know that the results for the Mommy Guilt contest will be out in another 2-3 days; we’ve had to take a little time to look through all the entries but we’re almost done now. So, if you’ve submitted an entry (or even if you haven’t!), make sure you check back in here this week to know who’se winning those lovely prizes.
This being the first contest at Women’s Web, honestly, I had not expected the kind of response we’ve received. But what makes me really happy is the number of entries I’ve seen where mothers have written in saying that they were just happy to be able to share on a subject close to their hearts. That writing on this subject made them feel better, for realizing that there are other moms in the same boat.
And of course, there will be many new and young moms who will read these entries and hopefully, feel glad at knowing that they don’t have to beat themselves up for everything.
With that, let me get back to reading the last of the entries 🙂
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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