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She wished to have a word with God, but she was asked to stay away from the prayer room.
She wished to eat some ice-cream ,but she was barred from entering the kitchen.
Do you know why ? Because she was bleeding.
She wished to eat some pickle with her dal chawal, but she was stopped from touching it.
Do you know why? Because she was bleeding.
She wanted to sleep besides her little sister, but she was told to sleep alone in one corner.
She wanted to snuggle in her daily blanket, but she was told to use a ragged bed sheet.
She wished to prepare some food for herself but was told she would contaminate the food and utensils.
Do you know why? because she was bleeding.
She wished to sit by a plant she has planted years ago but she was asked not to touch it.
She wished to wash her long hair and keep it open but she was asked not to do so.
Do you know why ? because she was bleeding.
She wished her clothes were washed with the clothes of the entire family, but she was asked to wash her clothes separately.
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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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