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Objectifying women has a toxic effect on audiences and creates many real-world problems for women , in general.
‘Tu cheez badi hai mast mast,
Tu cheez badi hai mast.’
i.e, ‘You are an awesome thing.’
No, that’s not about any food. It’s not about a thing the singer loves. It’s about a woman. A woman he adores.
That’s the ideology of Bollywood. Objectify women to please the audience, even the women. Hyperbolized masculinity to be applauded. It is not just wrong, it’s unethical and sickening. The more shocking fact is that this is not just a practice of the 80s or 90s, but it is still prevalent. Bollywood influences Indians the most, and the way it still objectifies and disrespects women is giving the youth of India a reason to do the same.
The industry should take advantage of the effect it has on the people. It holds the power to change the mindset of society for the better, and if those in power stop the disdain of women, and start revering them, people will be inspired by Bollywood to do the same.
But is this mentality limited to India? Ed Sheeran begs to differ because he’s ‘In love with the Shape of [You].’ As the entertainment industries all over the world evolve, the mindset is regressing. I can’t imagine Madhubala or Sharmila Tagore dancing to the beat of ‘Gandi Baat’- if we’re not changing for the better, we should at least try to go back to the ideology Bollywood followed till the 70s. Change ultimately improves us every time. So, change.
Nazariya toh badlo!
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Paakhi is a nineteen-year-old published author, blogger, and the founder of "An Insipid Board of Ideas", a storytelling NPO. Amidst the hustle of teenage life, she confides in writing and math; both of read more...
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Neena was the sole caregiver of Amma and though one would think that Amma was dependent on her, Neena felt otherwise.
Neena inhaled the aroma that emanated from the pan and took a deep breath. The aroma of cumin interspersed with butter transported her back to the modest kitchen in her native village. She could picture her father standing in the kitchen wearing his white crisp kurta as he made delectable concoctions for his only daughter.
Neena grew up in a home where both her parents worked together in tandem to keep the house up and running. She had a blissful childhood in her modest two-room house. The house was small but every nook and cranny gave her memories of a lifetime. Neena’s young heart imagined that her life would follow the same cheerful course. But how wrong she was!
When she was sixteen, the catastrophic clutches of destiny snatched away her parents. They passed away in a road accident and Neena was devastated. Relatives thronged her now gloomy house and soon it was decided that she should be married off.
Women today don’t want to be in a partnership that complicates their lives further. They need an equal partner with whom they can figure out life as a team, playing by each other’s strengths.
We all are familiar with that one annoying aunty who is more interested in our marital status than in the dessert counter at a wedding. But these aunties have somehow become obsolete now. Now they are replaced by men we have in our lives. Friends, family, and even work colleagues. It’s the men who are worried about why we are not saying yes to one among their clans. What is wrong with us? Aren’t we scared of dying alone? Like them?
A recent interaction with a guy friend of mine turned sour when he lectured me about how I would regret not getting married at the right time. He lectured that every event in our lives needs to be completed within a certain timeframe set by society else we are doomed. I wasn’t angry. I was just disappointed to realize that annoying aunties are rapidly doubling in our society. And they don’t just appear at weddings or family functions anymore. They are everywhere. They are the real pandemic.
Let’s examine this a little closer.
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