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Watch this adorable video about a single father talking about *whispers* Menstruation with his daughter and making it clear why it isn't that big of a deal.
Watch this adorable video about a single father talking about *whispers* Menstruation with his daughter and making it clear why it isn’t that big of a deal.
Menstruation, colloquially known as periods in most houses, is an extremely hush-hush topic which is reserved for the female population of the house. Even this female to female interaction, about the most natural thing about their bodies, is often done non-verbally. Eye signals, hand movements and wiggling of brows like we are neanderthals who haven’t developed a full-fledged communication system yet. Even in the 21st century.
Naturally, the ‘period-talk’ is what mothers are supposed to have with their daughters but what about the situation when the mother is absent? This video depicts the same.
They make it crystal clear with their body-language and vague dialogue without once mentioning the very thing the whole video is about. It sweetly depicts that menstruation is not an alien concept and it is okay to talk to your fathers about it. They know. They can help. If we just go ahead and talk.
With Father’s Day just gone and Phullu coming soon in the theatres, and a petition to de-classify sanitary napkins from the luxury tax bracket, it is essential that we too begin the conversation at our homes. Make it normal. Not only will it lead to ridding of the taboo around the word but also to a better awareness and sensitivity about the absolutely natural process that the female sex goes through every month. And this is what will ultimately make the world a better place that understands women and what they go through.
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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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