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A contrary view by the author on the controversial statement by Manohar Parrikar that has most feminists in arms against the stereotyping.
Yes, I enjoy a drink But it’s more than the sip For I really have no taste for it But it makes me feel hip
I love the swirl of liquid The way the bubbles in my mouth pop And the warmth burns down my throat Like a summer that won’t stop
But my dad does frown on it Though he himself enjoys a drink Would he do it if I was his son I don’t really think
Does that make him parochial I don’t feel it does he never frowned upon my other whims So why should I fuss
He indulged in all that mattered to me My ambitions and my dreams He does get concerned if I take after him For all his vices, I mean
If I was a son Perhaps he would worry a lot less But it’s certainly not prejudice Like we worried at the start
Is it something to do with gender Or may be alcohol But it’s certainly not prejudice Like we took the call…
First published by the author as a comment on someone else’s Facebook post.
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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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