Commentary on current social affairs. Intersectional feminism examining questions of gender, sex, sexuality, caste, class, race, religion & other discriminators.
For Shreyasi, who understands what I don’t say as well. And for the person this conversation happened with. ~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~ How are things? What things? You know…are you dating anybody? I haven’t heard you talk about any women. I haven’t liked any women. Turn left here, it’s around the corner. What…
I might have missed this news if Best Friend hadn’t told me about it. I was horrified. I knew her when she was still a starry-eyed teenager. She was one of those tall, slender girls who carry themselves straight-backed and everyone else thinks they’re being snooty. But she wasn’t. She…
Being single in the city – by gender.
What is up with the sudden fascination with the child-woman? Is Lolita really what the Modern Man wants?
I saw a re-run of Koffee with Karan‘s show with Ekta Kapoor. I had read Sakshi’s observation on the first viewing already so my curiosity was piqued beforehand anyway. I have to say, I was mighty surprised. Somehow, I’ve always carried an impression of Ekta Kapoor as a rather maudlin,…
A Build-a-bear shop had me re-examining my own childhood and my notions of maternity. A dream in my 20s also changed my outlook.
This I so have to write about, if for nothing else, but as a rejoinder to women who think like this, that there are women like me too!!!!! SNC opens the morning boasting about his upcoming alumni meet in Goa. PJ Rani cuts in claiming to be his date and…
So I asked for a new fairytale….and I got one! There is a reason this review appears is categorised Feminism and it will be immediately evident when you watch the movie. Once again, I’ll not be a spoilsport and ruin the movie for you. Let me just say though, that…
I ponder the allure of flawed men in Spiderman 3, from Peter Parker’s internal battles to the captivating darkness that surrounds the man behind the spider.
I have been pondering the meaning of commitment. Ha. Today’s thought for the day says,
Honesty is not something to flirt with. We must be married to it.