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Get ready for Thunder Thighs by Miss Eaves, a new summer anthem which puts sundresses, chub rubs and body positivity in the same song.
In times when body-shaming is rampant and widespread on social media and real life, Miss Eaves, a Brooklyn based rapper brings to us a music video which features everyday women flaunting their ‘thunder thighs’ and dancing their hearts out. The music is edgy and attracts attention; the lyrics are snappy and the kind which get stuck in your head for days on end.
The video shows women embracing their bodies and owning their ‘chub rubs’ and ‘mom jeans’. It is inclusive of all body types, shapes, colours and ages. And that is where its speciality lies. We don’t see any photoshopped models, but everyday women around us dancing to the energetic tune and enjoying themselves. The video is a slap across the face of body shamers and talks about all those things that are not supposed to be talked about. Things that make a woman feel less confident about herself. This video helps them embrace all of themselves, become comfortable in their own skins and ignore the haters.
In an interview with Jezebel, Miss Eaves states that “This track is really about me embracing my body but also finding the humour in issues thicker people face. (“Mom jeans all day, why you mad tho?”)”. In the same interview, she talks about her project Feminasty, saying, “Feminasty is an exploration of my feminist feelings and sexuality, covering themes like: female masturbation, men telling me to smile, Tinder f-buddies and shaking off internet trolls. It includes a collaboration with my friend MC Frontalot on “Boyfriend Material,” a track about creating the perfect mate…literally, with a drill and a saw. ”
I like the way that the video acts as an inspiration for women and at the same time does not pressurize them to be a proverbial ‘something’. It just encourages them to own their bodies and love themselves, however hard it may sound. To be themselves with all the confidence in the world.
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Neena was the sole caregiver of Amma and though one would think that Amma was dependent on her, Neena felt otherwise.
Neena inhaled the aroma that emanated from the pan and took a deep breath. The aroma of cumin interspersed with butter transported her back to the modest kitchen in her native village. She could picture her father standing in the kitchen wearing his white crisp kurta as he made delectable concoctions for his only daughter.
Neena grew up in a home where both her parents worked together in tandem to keep the house up and running. She had a blissful childhood in her modest two-room house. The house was small but every nook and cranny gave her memories of a lifetime. Neena’s young heart imagined that her life would follow the same cheerful course. But how wrong she was!
When she was sixteen, the catastrophic clutches of destiny snatched away her parents. They passed away in a road accident and Neena was devastated. Relatives thronged her now gloomy house and soon it was decided that she should be married off.
Women today don’t want to be in a partnership that complicates their lives further. They need an equal partner with whom they can figure out life as a team, playing by each other’s strengths.
We all are familiar with that one annoying aunty who is more interested in our marital status than in the dessert counter at a wedding. But these aunties have somehow become obsolete now. Now they are replaced by men we have in our lives. Friends, family, and even work colleagues. It’s the men who are worried about why we are not saying yes to one among their clans. What is wrong with us? Aren’t we scared of dying alone? Like them?
A recent interaction with a guy friend of mine turned sour when he lectured me about how I would regret not getting married at the right time. He lectured that every event in our lives needs to be completed within a certain timeframe set by society else we are doomed. I wasn’t angry. I was just disappointed to realize that annoying aunties are rapidly doubling in our society. And they don’t just appear at weddings or family functions anymore. They are everywhere. They are the real pandemic.
Let’s examine this a little closer.
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