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Strong women are here, and they will do what they want to do, without your permission. Get a life of your own!
Beware, ladies! Get the consent of unknown people first and then wear what you want and hang out with whom you want. Because otherwise, your image will be tarnished in seconds; in just the way Mahira Khan has been facing so much hatred.
When I saw Mahira Khan and Ranbir Kapoor together in those now well-known pictures, they were casual happy pictures. It brought a smile on my face seeing two people casually chilling around. It’s rare to see such pictures like this because what we see are more of party pictures of people posing together with a pout.
So when I saw two beautiful people together, it felt nice. Rather, I’d say I am hoping to see them together in a movie.
But here comes the sad part. Because we have the habit of making an issue out of everything, we pick anything and popularize it for no reason.
Actor Mahira Khan faced a lot of flak from people apparently, for all these reasons:
Yes, she was with a guy. She could be with anyone she wants to be with because she can decide for herself. She is above 18 and that gives her right to do whatever she wants in her life.
She wore a dress. If a man roams around in just boxers, then it’s fine. If a woman wears a short dress then it’s a sin. Get a life. Keep those double standards inside you.
And lastly, she is a woman. She is aware of that. That’s why she chose to be an independent and strong woman.
I was shocked when I heard some conjecture that it was all part of Mahira Khan’s plan to get herself placed in Bollywood. Damn. Who would have thought that casual hanging out could mean this much!
I think we should get over this and stop targeting women who like to live their life on their terms. Because they are no more damsels in distress.
And to be honest, better put your energy into something more worthwhile rather than letting it go waste.
Yes, I am sure it may hurt a lot of sentiments out there. But we better accept the presence of independent women and make peace with it.
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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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