If your friends make sexist jokes, treat women badly, praise movies like Animal or display any kind of misogynistic behaviour and you simply ignore it because “bro code”- you’re an active part of rape culture. You are part of the problem.
courts say pouring kerosene on wife, setting her on fire in a fit of rage is a mistake. govt says women can’t go back to their maiden names after divorce, ncw chief victim blames a r*pe survivor publicly.. all in a week’s time. wishing India a very happy women’s day indeed. ♥️
When I step out of Bombay is when i realise Bombay is an anomaly. People are nicer and not looking at every opportunity to take advantage of you. Taxi, auto all go by meter mostly. Generally people are less hostile and more helpful. The city just let's you.. be.
One time my mom tried to set me up with a boy. He said i love my parents hence I want my to-be wife to also love them and stay with them. I said I also love my parents and would want my husband to stay with them.. maybe we can all stay together. Never heard from him again.
Hindus want govt employees to remove their skullcaps meanwhile I see them wearing bindi, sindoor, mangalsutra, tilak kadas etc. to work everyday. Govt offices have Hindu idols displayed everywhere. Why not stop that also? But no, some poor man wearing a cap is the problem.
"hang them" is the laziest, most ineffective solution to India's r*pe crisis. Literally every survey shows d*ath penalty does nothing for deterrence. It's just a way of shrugging off responsibility of bringing in actual reforms.
Apparently
#RheaChakroborty
was SLAPPED by a CBI officer? If this is true, the officer should be removed from the investigation and suspended immediately. Systemic brutality is not a joke!! And people are cheering for this madness??! Rabid assholes
Indians are obsessed with Pakistan. There are 193 other countries in the world and 110 of them are doing better than us in the World Hunger Index. But no, let’s make some more silly lil propaganda movies doing imaginary dhishoom dhishoom with the enemy state.
400 per shot. 4 people in a family. Rs.1600 for a person who earns Rs.10,000 or less per month is a huge deal. This is majority of workers in India. Having to pay for a life saving vaccine is a human rights violation.
In a strange turn of events, my mom was bamboozled when she got mutton biryani and fish curry as prasad in a temple in Assam (she's a vegetarian). When she said she can't eat it the religious people got offended. How the turntables 😂
People who are saying Anjana Om Kashyap was "heckled" by a group of men and making it a gender and "freedom of press" issue-- AOK is a hate mongerer and not a journalist. She does not get to "use" feminism to get away with what she's done. She deserves this.
Indian moms will go on and on about how much they had to endure for their family and in the same breath tell their married daughters “that’s just the way it is, you have to make sacrifices.” No thank you, this ends with me.
Woke up in a jiffy thinking "shit, I missed my exam!!" Except I have been working for the past three years and today is a holiday!? The Indian education system has traumatized me for life
Men are like kindergarten kids. They want a gold star for every act of decency. Picked up your own plate? Star. Didn't make a sexist joke? Star. Didn't beat up your partner? 2 stars. Didn't leak nudes? 5 stars. Didn't r*pe someone? Ohho that toh deserves a medal.
"women have ruined cricket" okay Akshay, men have ruined our collective existence and mental health so I'm sorry if we ruined your cute little make belief game go cry in a corner you asparagus dildo
Recently overheard someone say "they are servants. You can't be nice to servants. You have to be strict with them" in a posh sobo cafe so yeah don't tell me education helps change mindsets or whatever.
Incels frothing at the mouth because Deepika said she was seeing other people before committing to Ranveer is so funny. It goes on to show no one has ever dated them, they don’t know how modern dating works and that they will only ever find a partner through arranged marriage.
When I was going out late, my mom asked me not to step out because she was worried for my safety. I told her internet uncle has assured me not all men are bad and I should not worry. Immediately my parents relaxed. Thank you MRA uncle ab hum bahaut safe feel karte hain 🙂🤲🏽👍🏽
When I was first diagnosed with anxiety/depression I used to break down every 5 mins. Had no will to live.
Today my doc said "you're absolutely fine. If I ever need a lawyer, I'll definitely call you."
Whoever you're, you're going to be fine too. Hang in there 💕
I think I witnessed the most Delhi thing ever. An argument broke out between two groups and one of the guys said "yaar main nahi kuch bol raha, 3 din pehle hi jail se nikla hu" 😭
Hate being a lawyer and having to answer questions like "will rhea chakraborty go to jail for doing black magic?" This is not why I studied law Didi pls
Do people really not see what's wrong with darkening your skin, acting like a poor person and appropriating poverty for clout? There are so many things messed up with this I cannot even begin
Recently, I was interviewing someone for an internship. Discussed all details and at the end of the call, he suddenly says "are you wearing a nose-pin? It looks good."
I was taken aback coz 1. it was a work call, I had never spoken to this guy before 2. I was so uncomfortable.
Hass lo guys bada funny joke maara hai bhaiyya ne 🙏
These are the kind of men who shouldn’t even be allowed to sit near women, trivialising sexual harassment is nothing but propagating r*pe culture. Gross.
There will be a special place in hell for all famous brown folks who use Indian culture for brownie points but won't even acknowledge what is going on in India. Fuck you and your chai tea related first world problems. The country is burning.
"Class" is not an exaggeration, i have seen kids in my school bully a boy because his father was a milkman and another girl because she was dark. Kids don't know what they're doing is casteism and discrimination. It's what they've learned at home. The girl quit school eventually.
I got 47 in math in my 10th boards and 95 in social studies.
While I can grasp a lot of complicated issues quickly, I had serious trouble comprehending math after 8th std. I should have never been forced to study it. I wasn't dumb, the education system wasn't built for me.
Of all the things I've lost to my mental health, the ability to read books after books is the one that pains me the most. I haven't read a book in two years or so because I don't have the attention span. Someone please tell me that it gets better someday?
Ever wonder what our moms could have been if they weren't our moms? Hadn't married and had kids? Makes me sad thinking about it. So many lost dreams and ambitions.
I’m getting married in a week and my biggest flex is not giving into the weird “shedding for the wedding” diet culture that everyone tries to impose on you (especially if you’re a woman).
An NDTV anchor just addressed the male panelist as "Dr. xyz" and the woman panelist by just her name even though she is also a "Dr." There are sexist microaggressions wherever you look.
Looool offended Indian men in comments saying "tHeN hoW iS InDIa sO pOPuLatEd" really have NO idea how sex works, do they? If women had to orgasm to have kids none of you would be born
Dating apps are not for me. It feels like an unhealthy competition- to be the best looking, most intelligent, wittiest person around. I'm not a product. I'm barely getting by. I'm not a selfie neither am I my bio. I refuse to bottle up my ocean of a personality into a tiny bottle
India is not safe for non-Indian women who travel here alone. Heck, India isn't safe for women in general. I would not recommend other women solo travelers to visit without company.
Korean blogger harassed in Jodhpur India.
She was stalked until the man flashed his genitals at her.
He wasn't arrested until the video went viral and activists called out to the police to take action.
Not proved≠ false. It means there isn't enough evidence.
About 30 men accused Spacey of some form of inappropriate behaviour. The men who take every opportunity to ask women "what about men who face sexual harassment?" are the same ones celebrating this verdict. Heartbreaking.
To the girl in Zara who tried that green dress,
You looked absolutely adorable in it. I'm sorry your husband said you don't. Please don't be sad. Your husband is a turd custard with no taste.
XOXO
Why is dating about "playing it cool" these days and not about "making the person never have to second guess what you're thinking about them so as to reduce their anxiety and making them feel safe"?
Instagram: I use this 700$ eye cream imported from Honolulu
Twitter: eye creams are a capitalist agenda created to increase consumerism
Facebook: 12 home remedies Modiji uses to activate this third eye
When my Pakistani friend's mom called I said namaste and when my mom called she said salaam but both our mothers said the same thing- "khana theek se kha rahe ho na sab?" 😌
The wedding industry has gone (more) bonkers since insta weddings became a thing. Wedding invites now demand you wear a certain colour palette for a function, every service provider wants to make reels, exorbitant expenses on aesthetics. Mad.
My mom made me put the extra ketchup sachets from McDonald's in my purse in case I need them in an emergency. What type of emergency involves ketchup???
Our billion dollar wedding industry does not care about the realities of marriage. Sima aunty and her constant shaming women into adjusting and compromising leads to exactly this. Do not compromise ladies, dip at the first red flag. Like if he has his own photos on his doors.
I don't care how passionate they're about their company, founders need to understand that employees come to work to earn a living. They shouldn't have to quit their lives to drive *your* dreams. Work-life balance isn't just a buzz word, it's how you create sustainable workplaces.
Someone tell Tulsi Gabbard that the hate Hindus are getting is their own doing, it's not Hinduphobia (??) it's the world waking up to the genocidal mania running through gaumutra drinking hindutvadis
"if women don't want to be harassed they shouldn't put sexy pictures online"
I have seen 100s of topless dudes on my TL but I never felt the need to slide into their DMs, send them unsolicited pics and call them a slut when they don't reciprocate. Just say you hate women and go.
I hate this trope of "naari shakti" and how a woman can handle anything because she is "janani". Women are actual human beings who deserve breaks, rest and care. Not some superhumans who have eight hands to do all the work while you glorify them overworking.
A protester can:
Wear a hijab
Not conform to gender norms
Roll their own cigarettes/support legalization of marijuana
Use s*x toys/carry condoms
None of that is your business. Don't impose your stupid sense of morality on others and don't derail the conversation.
I am not a strong woman.
I am a woman who freezes around violence because I know, physically, I will never be able to tackle an attacker. So stop putting the onus of "being strong" on me and ask the men to do better.
I can't trust guys because I have a feeling that y'all slut shame us women behind our backs and this feeling has been proven right time and again for me to believe otherwise.