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To make patriarchy, you don't need much- just a woman, a man and a marriage. And for the rest, do follow the recipe to patriarchy right here!
To make patriarchy, you don’t need much- just a woman, a man and a marriage. And for the rest, do follow the recipe to patriarchy right here!
The making of patriarchy requires, a woman from the equal stature who is brought
And wedded to a man whose price is set With a shiny car, a coloured television, A motorbike, countless clothes And a bag full of bundled paper.
It is then made to simmer with, No woman’s place on the table, Not sitting on the same couch Followed by not allowed to speak, unless asked.
Some people even season it with A little violence behind the doors, Stuffing a piece of cloth in her mouth And then beating, slapping, or even burning her.
Well, if you prefer a little more spice, Do not un-voice her Let her scream, yell and cry in pain You stand and watch how patriarchy is prepared.
Then to lower flames of violence, You impregnate her, being gentle until the final trimester And lo! She doesn’t bear an heir to your throne.
So you continue to simmer the dish, You sauté it with taunts and torture, Continuing the violence, this time louder. Colouring her skin with bruises from belts To make your sweet dish look sweeter You make your way into things, Even if they don’t want you to.
So your little patriarchal progeny Is prepared when she finally Opens her legs for the birth Bringing the essence in your life (And proving to the world that you’re a man) Whom you bring up with what you had been brought up. A little humour, a little action, and a lot of inhumanity.
You serve your son to someone else’s daughter, A price for your dish is set. And like how everything is cooked, Patriarchy is prepared and to the society, it is served. Savour the dish, I know you’ll help prepare some more!
A version of this was earlier published here.
Picture credits: Still from Bollywood movie Thappad
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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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