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Don't worry about your flaws and imperfections, says the poet, because these very imperfections make you what you are!
Don’t worry about your flaws and imperfections, says the poet, because these very imperfections make you what you are!
Sticks and stones have broken my bones But words have broken my heart When someone’s told me I’m not pretty It’s torn my world apart
We’ve looked at all those pretty girls On covers of magazines All we’ve said then is I wish I were as pretty, as lean
Am I really beautiful? Often we’ve asked ourselves We’ve let our minds deny it Without listening to what the heart tells
It says that beauty is acceptance Being comfortable in our own skin It isn’t measured by the makeup on our faces But by how radiant our hearts are within
Let people say what they want to We’re way above what they do I’m my own version of pretty You’re the best version of you
So lets join hands and hold our heads high And put on a strong front We’re pretty, we’re beautiful, we’re bold But the best thing is – we’re confident
Lets accept ourselves for what we are Our little flaws and imperfections Because these little things are what make us unique Make us see beauty in our reflections.
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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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