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Why is a 'period stain' such a big deal? The author shares her experience. Read on!
Why is a ‘period stain’ such a big deal? The author shares her experience. Read on!
I stood up and went towards the lav, And felt all the eyes on me.
I still got inside and checked for the scars, Found none on my face but just below the tee, A small red spot on my pants- Smirked at me from the other side of mirror.
I pulled the t-shirt down just over the stain, But, all in vain when I saw the rear- I said, “f*ck it!” and stepped out, But,couldn’t avoid the mocking stares.
With clumsy steps as I reached my place, A peer called and hushed about my stained pairs. I packed up and walked towards the door, With more stares than before and some whispers. Thus, by the time I punched out from the place, Almost everyone had gasped, “Whoa! the period stain.”
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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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