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Women are body shamed, slut shamed, for everything that has to do with the male gaze. Victim blamed for it too! Here's powerful poetry that speaks of this.
Women are body shamed, slut shamed, for everything that has to do with the male gaze. Victim blamed for it too! Here’s powerful poetry that speaks of this.
I’m sorry, I couldn’t cover you up completely. But I didn’t think that was my job, cried the bikini.
I’m sorry, I exposed your legs to prying eyes, cried the shorts.
My mistake too, I let them get a view of your midriff, said the crop top.
I’m sorry, said the skirt, I think the slit was way too long.
I’m sorry, said the jeans, I shouldn’t have been so tight.
I’m sorry said the top, I let your bra peep out.
I’m sorry said the dupatta, I shouldn’t have slipped. But believe me it was the wind.
I’m sorry said the saree, I flaunted your curves.
I’m sorry said the burkha. The guy could see your eyes.
I’m sorry said the universe. I let you believe you were equal.
I’m sorry said the mother, I should have killed you while you were in my womb.
I’m sorry said GOD. I’m ashamed I created MEN.
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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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