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We often don't recognize the privileges that shape our lives, but when I saw this viral tweet of man's daily schedule! Realization hit me, and I understood what a privilege it is just being a man!
More than often, we don’t recognize the privileges that shape our lives, but when I saw this viral tweet of man’s daily schedule! Realization hit me, and I understood what a privilege it is just being a man!
Recently, a tweet went viral. It showed a daily schedule of a man. Apart from the typo that everyone pointed out (we are all humans and typos, like viruses, do sneak in), what stood out was that the schedule was totally focused on the man and his work.
The replies (predominantly by men) to the tweet showed they too followed a similar schedule. Days filled with workout/meditation/work/nap and me-time.
Looking at the thread, I remembered my friend, who worked in a corporate office. I am sharing a broad outline of her schedule.
Most of the women I know follow a similar schedule. Women barely have time to catch their breath, let alone find me-time.
There are endless chores to finish, along with minor tasks that no one sees or, even, acknowledges. They need to plan menus for healthy meals while making sure everyone’s taste buds are also happy.
There is a running inventory system in a woman’s brain, where the contents of the fridge and pantry are constantly updated. The chore of ordering or buying groceries also falls on women most of the time, taking up more precious minutes.
Women need to make sure laundry is done on time so that the family doesn’t run out of clean underwear. Plus, the ironed clothes from the presswallah need to be put in the closets. Beds need to be made, and closets organized. And woe-betide, if the house is untidy when guests pop in, guess who will be blamed?
Of course, one might argue, why do all these pesky chores that eat up valuable time? One can easily hire help and outsource. But guess who handles and deals with domestic help? Women! They are the ones who supervise, direct them and bear the brunt of the help taking the day off.
Later, the man did justify the schedule he followed on his privilege. And I agree.
He is privileged because he is a man.
Image source: Screengrab from Twitter, and Billions photos, free and edited on CanvaPro
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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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