Men & Relationship Conflicts: Adapt Or Fall
Assertiveness is easy when it comes to rivals, opponents and competition. But men seem unable to bring it to the fore with someone they care about, especially if that someone is a woman.
Politics & Feminism
Commentary on current social affairs. Intersectional feminism examining questions of gender, sex, sexuality, caste, class, race, religion & other discriminators.
Mr.Modern Man, Get An Identity!
There’s a strange character out on the loose. He calls himself the Modern Man. I don’t like him very much.
Does Tanishq GlamGold’s Advertising Understand Women?
I’m not sure what to make of Tanishq GlamGold’s current ad campaign. Do they think women’s insecurities should be pandered to or gotten over?
Girlfriend Or Single Mum?
I wonder if, at some point in the relationship, a woman feels more like a single mother than a girlfriend/wife. I know I certainly do. And I have one of the better ones. He doesn’t cheat, he doesn’t force sex on me. And yet, here I am. I’ve refrained from…
The ‘Modern Woman’ Is Not Another Gender Stereotype
The Modern Woman is a work in progress. She’s what’s left after the brutal resistance against archaic social structures.
Quoted In Sunday Mid-Day – ‘Why Men Won’t Let Women Speak’
I was quoted in a Sunday Mid-Day story about gendered harassment online titled ‘Why Men Won’t Let Women Speak’.
Size Zero Is About Self-Esteem, Not Body Measurements
Body image is all over social media. I saw a meme depicting a curvaceous cartoon woman with the caption: “To all girls who die for a ‘ZERO FIGURE’, Sweetie remember real men go for curves, only dogs go for bones.” I looked it up and found a Facebook page dedicated…
What To Do When A Woman Says, “Do What You Want!”
I’m following an extremely entertaining conversation on Twitter. It all started with, @dharmeshG: When a girl says “Do what you want.”, what should you do? We all know what’s coming, don’t we? For your entertainment value, here are some of the responses that followed that tweet. First, the funny guys…
The Cages That Women Live In
The most burdensome, about my gender is the black-and-white nature of options available to women.
The Mind Of A Not-Single Man
Never mind the mind of a married man, dramatic sulking is the prerogative of any man that’s not single. Well, at least he’s got imagination.