N🧋🫧 🇵🇸
@badassflowerbby
Followers
5K
Following
166K
Media
2K
Statuses
24K
come for the political and philosophical ramblings, stay for the skincare 🧖🏽♀️ freelance writer & beauty blogger 👩🏽🎤 demi
she/her
Joined May 2011
Not getting married before 30 used to be my biggest anxiety. Now, 4mo from 30 w/o marriage on the horizon, I TRULY see why women are conditioned to feel that way. I’m SO much more developed as a person than I was 5 years ago. I have clear boundaries and a vision for my future.
14
54
1K
Are y’all seeing what I’m seeing
109
234
4K
There’s a visarjan procession passing by my house that’s playing Doobey from Gehraiyaan I cannot make this shit up.
43
177
4K
Private colleges in India are a giant money making, blood sucking, mental health ruining, caste privilege furthering racket. You can't change my mind.
50
459
3K
Indians as a people are absurdly attached to the Indian taste. So much that many prefer Indian food even when vacationing abroad. The survival of international chains here depends on how well they Indianise their menu. We *refuse* to leave our comfort zone when it comes to food.
334
176
3K
If you're a privileged Indian who's posting about racism in the US, but have never said a word online about Kashmir, the Delhi pogrom, or institutional casteist murders, you really need to introspect.
53
664
3K
Just thinking about that one time on Twitter when a dude mansplained a woman about the topic she had a PhD in, refused to listen and kept recommending resources for her to "educate" herself on the topic, and ended up recommending to her the book she wrote.
47
378
3K
9
12
3K
A lot of women are posting for #ChallengeAccepted, so here's a post that talks of the origins/purpose of the challenge. Turkish women are murdered at an alarming rate. Everyday, a murdered woman's B&W pic appears in the media. The challenge aims to bring awareness to this issue.
21
2K
2K
@bimboyugari And the fact that they’d asked OP to be exclusive with them a few days prior! Wild.
2
14
2K
Having to give exams like IELTS and TOEFL that cost a bomb even when you've completed your education in English, just because you're from a third-world country.
6
426
2K
Long-distance CAN work; it’s just that it needs real, sustained commitment from both partners. The reason “long-distance never works out” is such a popular take is because it often ends up shining a light on the weaknesses of the relationship, or one partner’s lack of commitment.
Unpopular relationships opinions that would get you in this position?
12
279
2K
The most unrealistic thing about TV shows and movies is how women NEVER pee after sex.
29
70
2K
Took me less than 10 seconds to answer this
Who's the definition of a 'stupid person's idea of a clever person'.
18
276
2K
This shit is so weird? Just compliment the woman like a normal person and go
10
103
2K
Cam from Modern Family is great on television but would be a nightmare as a partner lol.
26
88
2K
School done? Worry about college. College done? Worry about job. Career settled? Worry about marriage. Married? Worry about kids. Kids settled? Worry about retirement. It never ends. We've literally been brainwashed from childhood to never enjoy life the way it currently is.
17
280
2K
4
13
2K
A friend went to a gynaec because their 🩸 was super late. Gynaec responded by telling them to “stop eating carbs and take a walk everyday”. When they told her they’re an intermediate level dancer who does 5 two-hour classes a week, she straight up didn’t believe them 😃.
10
110
2K
My mind was BLOWN when I found out that “prepone” is an Indian word.
78
60
2K
So apparently D*lhi P*lice are now threatening people who are amplifying COVID leads, telling them to stop or have a case against them. I have no words.
35
310
2K
Got my bf to do skincare with me last night. Later when I kissed his cheek, he said he didn’t want us to kiss each other’s hydrated faces. I’m not even mad, I was so proud.
5
45
2K
All the str8s missing the joke and thinking I’m making fun of her for losing her nails 💀💀💀.
15
37
1K
Tell me why I’m 28 years old and still think twice before drinking water immediately after eating a banana just because someone told me 20 years back that it’ll give me a cough.
41
65
1K
A lot of Indians have no understanding of the appropriate time to respect someone’s privacy v/s when to step in and help. The lives of young single folks living in your building = the whole community’s business, but the neighbour being abused by her husband = a private matter.
11
244
1K
Abhi and Niyu when an opportunity to lick the boot presents itself
Cannot believe it that Indians are celebrating the invader, calling him a "legend".Offering to represent him in court pro bono.And then the same would turn back and ask - why are you questioning our loyalty?.*and ask for donations*.
2
88
1K
Someone told me about a stray cat named Mirchi who lives near their building. Mirchi just had a litter of kittens and her baby daddy is named—I kid you not—Haldi.
25
69
1K
Too many parents are okay with their kids watching them fight, but won't be affectionate with each other in front of them because they think that's "inappropriate".
5
270
1K
I cannot believe he denies getting a chin implant like…do celebrities think we don’t have eyes
43
61
1K
There are too many girls and young women who feel the need to become financially independent asap just so they can escape their fathers and take their mothers with them.
14
121
1K
My bf said the recent reel of Sid Kiara wedding has been shot like a Manyavar ad and I can’t unsee it.
9
30
1K
Did you know that when a woman gets diagnosed with cancer, her husband leaves in 21% of cases? When the genders are reversed, that number is only 3%. Despite the fact that men whine about not receiving unconditional love from women, their love is far more conditional than ours.
11
197
1K
You know what weirds me out about Indian Matchmaking? Whenever they take you to a city in the US, they show the cityscape and surroundings, whereas for an Indian city it’s poor folks on the street right before you jump into watching rich Hindu UCs in their expensive homes.
12
86
1K
The fact that this person is getting dragged by hundreds of strangers for simply trying to start a conversation about something innocuous he perceived to be a mutual interest shows me that y’all have lost your damn minds.
13
68
995
Demisexuality is being perfectly fine with a 2-year “dry spell” when single and having the sex drive of a teenage boy when in a relationship.
12
91
850
Why do men feel compelled to behave like every woman on social media is a dunce when it comes to the most basic tech-related stuff? I know how VPNs and torrents work but thanks for your condescension, Rohan.
6
53
825
Date a man who agrees with you when you say men are trash.
44
116
783
I respect people who are on Twitter simply to tweet shit with no context, and don't care about gaining followers. Just vibing.
8
71
818
You haven’t felt pain until you’ve had a period in a country that doesn’t believe in jet sprays.
12
35
812
Why do Indian boomers have absolutely no concept of how rude it is to play music/videos on your phone out loud without earphones in a crowded public s space??.
27
74
768
Gotta love it when men on social media come at women with "What about your father? He's a man. Is he trash too??" and think they played some kinda trump card. Like. yes, Suresh, how else do you think I realised men are trash in the first place?.
11
122
761
A person who maintains a small collection of fast fashion clothing and makes maximum use of all their pieces is far more “sustainable” than a person who shops for multiple clothes from “thrift shops” every month. This is a hill I’m willing to die on.
5
75
773
The female neurodivergent dilemma of wanting to use noise cancelling earphones in public places to get some quiet, but being too uncomfortable with the idea of losing awareness of your surroundings.
5
125
749
So apparently WhatsApp is going to roll out a log out feature soon and all I can say is THANK FUCK.
5
39
745
A thread on all of the proof I could find about the ansel elgort / ltsGabby / ItsGabby.
1
21
674
Imagine being so bitter that seeing a bride happy and dancing at her wedding pisses you off.
8
10
674
People who wish to remain child-free: would your decision change if you had generational wealth and never needed to worry about money again?.
119
23
687
I'll never get over how when someone dies by s*icide, you inevitably hear opinions about how "selfish", "cowardly", etc. they were, and never a word about how deep in a pit of despair they must've been to give up their own life. We as a society are shockingly lacking in empathy.
7
175
665
FATPHOBIA DIRECTLY HURTS THE HEALTH OF FAT PEOPLE! EVERY fat person—hell, even slightly plump person—I know has had at least one experience of being fat-shamed by a doctor. We end up avoiding doctors even when we need medical attention. Because we know our concerns will be-.
2
60
660
There is no need for professional communication to take place over WhatsApp at all. There’s email and apps like Slack for a reason. Indian organisations really need to get better at drawing workplace boundaries.
1
97
661
Characters from different universes who would be besties
2
58
652
Texting someone because you're craving their attention and affection, knowing even as you type that you're not going to get what you want, but not being able to stop yourself.
9
150
635
Upper caste Indian vegans really need to check their privilege when promoting veganism.
28
133
635
Fat people: "All forms of body-shaming are bad, but we experience systemic discrimination that compromises the quality of healthcare we receive, robs us of career opportunities, and more". Skinny people: "Do you have any idea how painful it is to be called chopstick and haddi?".
13
104
638
Someone who collated a list of COVID fundraisers is claiming the list as their "intellectual property", and telling artists to take down Instagram posts containing a link to the list. Clout must be one hell of a drug 🤡.
15
49
650
I can guarantee you that no one googles the meanings of basic words more than people who write for a living
8
58
643
I feel bad for any bride who’s even slightly dusky and has to deal with an Indian wedding MUA.
10
26
643
I just want to know WHAT prompted Tejasvi Surya to open the emergency exit in an airplane? Like… what was the train of thought that led him to do that.
59
20
646
Dear @amazonIN, why haven’t you removed a seller who’s been scamming buyers for over a year? My mom ordered an Oral-B electric toothbrush worth ₹12k, and received 4 boxes of MDH Chat Masala instead! Turns out seller MEPLTD has done this to dozens of customers since Jan 2022.
41
154
632
1
0
583
TW// sexual harassment . This is why “woke” dudes are scarier. They know the right buzzwords to avoid accountability & deflect blame onto their victims. This creep sexually harassed a woman who came to him for a tattoo, and is basically saying she’s lying because she’s white.
13
134
618
For someone who claims to hate socialism, sanghis on Twitter sure do seem to enjoy being publicly owned.
8
58
618
It seems like this needs regular reminders, so here we go again: the "A" in "LGBTQIA" does NOT stand for ally. It stands for asexual, agender, aromantic. If you're a cishet person insisting the A is for ally, you're not a true ally, you're just using the community for clout.
12
126
582
The fact that the RW is so convinced that protesters are all "paid" is so telling. They can't even fathom the concept of having convictions and standing up for something simply because it's the right thing to do.
6
156
611
Just found out my college bestie got married two months back. We’ve been in intermittent touch since we graduated, and wish each other on birthdays and stuff. Is it weird that I feel bad that let alone inviting me to her wedding, she didn’t even tell me she’s getting married?.
15
1
607
Most meals eaten regularly in desi households are low in nutritive value - sabzis are overcooked and therefore sapped of nutrition, way too much oil/ghee, not enough vegetables.
What’s that one opinion on desi culture that would have you in this position.
13
41
578
Udit Narayan's voice is SRK's voice, and Shaan's voice is Saif Ali Khan's voice. No one can convince me otherwise.
24
38
593
Read this in an article about friendship breakups and it…caught me off guard
6
80
581
Love how sanghis all love to put a 🚩 emoji in their bio because they know they're all walking talking red flags yes hunny flex that self-awareness.
4
55
563
Not to subtweet anyone but is there a single person here who is not obsessed with rajma chawal.
138
29
561
Yeah sex is great, but have you ever finally quit a job where a crusty man was being a dickhead to you, and detailed every last bit of his bad behaviour in your resignation email?.
12
18
574
Most families looking for “independent, educated” wives for their sons are lying. They don’t actually want a woman who will use her education and be independent. They want to find a woman like that and then crush her spirit and put her in her place.
7
84
542
Interning under a divorce lawyer really showed me how no one can hurt you more deeply than someone you once loved. They know exactly how to hit where it hurts most, and most people no qualms about using the most intimate knowledge of their exes to fuck them over in court.
1
35
569
I want to see more fat protagonists in movies and shows. The fat ones are always side characters like the goofy best friend. I want to see fat people as real people with real personalities, outside of the purpose they serve to the life of their thin friends.
19
51
557
I've been running @badassbrownactivist on IG since '17. My following used to be 86% women. Activist pages were typically run by noncismen. Since the CAA-NRC issue has blown up, however, there's been a steady rise in men following pages like mine, & creating activist pages. (1/4).
1
44
544
Boohoo, the cheese dripped a little from one side. How does this make the pizza any less suitable to eat?.
16
17
545
Imagine getting removed as student body president for calling Malaysians "ching chang", making Holocaust puns, and being transphobic, and somehow spinning it into a book about being bullied for being Hindu. The delusion is staggering.
What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger!. At 22 years of age, as the first Indian Female President of the Oxford University Students Union, my historic election victory rapidly transformed into a distressing nightmare of bullying, harassment, & threats. It was declared that
6
68
551
I hate the fact that upon hearing of a woman’s story of sexual harassment, most men’s first response is to ask whether she filed a complaint about it. Whereas in my experience, women typically show support for the victim’s feelings and trauma as their first response.
4
44
537
Oomfs when Spotify Wrapped tell them their music taste is giving Noida
4
35
524
More than 99.9% of people of the country are opposed ot "the idea of same sex marriage" in our country - Bar Council of India. #SupremeCourt #SameSexMarriage.
3
47
535
What TV show did you love but the current generation won’t have any idea what it was
What TV show did you love but the current generation won’t have any ideas what it was?
12
42
533
Thinking about how an aunty highly recommended us a specific tour operator for Europe based solely on the fact that they served Indian food throughout the tour. Imagine going all the way to Europe only to eat paneer makhani and naan.
18
16
523
My mom once casually told me that her twin cousins swapped babies after both their wives delivered for the second time within the same month 😶. The one with a son had another son, and the one with a daughter had another daughter. So they just…swapped.
the way my mom drops the most traumatic family lore so casually is so insane how am i supposed to normally interact with these people now.
13
33
534
Made a list of popular Irrfan Khan movies that are available on major streaming platforms for myself, and thought I'd share for anyone else who might find it useful
27
92
495
Hot take: you can criticise the history behind and misogyny of the institution of marriage whilst still wanting to one day get married on your own terms.
2
26
489
What's the worst way you've ever been dumped? I'll start: I asked my bf of 4.5 years "Do you want to break up" after he spent months ignoring me for days at a time, and he responded with "I'd like that".
40
11
474