What’s With Marriages And Body Shaming? PRE-WEDDING SCENES: “This might not fit you. Sorry, your size isn’t available right now.” An overweight girl’s life is filled with these words. Gradually, when she starts dating; her partners always compliment “You’re so cute!” but deep down she wants to hear the words “You’re beautiful!” Indian Weddings; also […]
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Discriminatory gender norms are upheld through gender stereotyping not only at home and in the workplace but also by wider social institutions such as the media, traditional social structures and the education system.
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Excerpt – Be it the uniform policing of every school girl ever, body shaming women, costume shaming of the women’s sports team, or taking control of Britney Spears’ autonomy — women are dehumanized, sexualized, and disrespected day in and day out.
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The dual problem of misrepresentation and lack of it sandwich those who orient themselves with the bisexual community. Let’s see how!
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No Pride Without Prejudice Vibhuti focuses on how the essence of ‘Pride’ in society derives its foundation from the prejudices that precede it. Pride is not understood independently of the compound beliefs that misguide the being of it. Even after each landmark judgment, there are legal shortcomings that further fuel these biased notions and prejudices that
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What Is It Like Being A Pansexual? Parnika believes that sexual attraction can be either simple or complicated to figure out. For some, it becomes simple as they love regardless of the other’s sex or gender. This is what it is like being a pansexual. Let’s understand it better, shall we? To lay down a definition, pansexuality is
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Homophobia and HIV: How Stigma Fuels The Epidemic The AIDS epidemic brings along with it painful stories of people who were cast away, ignored and discriminated against; the homophobia that was rampant before was only fueled further by the moralistic high-ground that the AIDS epidemic conveniently provided it with. The fueled discrimination and prejudice placed
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Myths and Cysts: Demystifying PCOD Leela Moza writes — for a disease that is so widespread, PCOD is not often discussed in mainstream media. In fact, around 200 million women worldwide have been diagnosed with PCOD. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or PCOD is a hormonal, reproductive and metabolic dysfunction which leads to irregular menstrual cycles, acne, hair loss, weight gain
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Let’s Face it, Healthcare in India is Expensive! Sayandeep contemplates – ‘Healthcare’ is one of the most fundamental aspects of a society’s well being. In fact, ‘healthcare’ is taken as a very important factor signalling how a country is performing. But not everything is merry when it comes to healthcare in the Indian context. The
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Early Detection Saves Lives Arshia Bathla writes, the National Breast Cancer Foundation reminds us that 2020 has been a year that has made us realize, now more than ever, that we’re all in this together, and our choices and actions help us protect each other. This rings true in the theme that ‘Early detection saves lives.’ The National Breast
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