Barbie vs Oppenheimer: Toxic Fandoms & Commoditised Identity
#Barbenheimer shows corporations highjacking our very identities. Do you really identify as either Barbie or Oppenheimer?
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#Barbenheimer shows corporations highjacking our very identities. Do you really identify as either Barbie or Oppenheimer?
Salwar kameez, the ubiquitous subcontinental garment has a varied history in my own personal life.
I created this piece for an UnErase Against Drugs event. I wanted to go beyond the PSA-style message and tell a story. What’s your poison?
The 1985 Tamil film ‘Sindhu-Bhairavi’ under a feminist lens shows a nuanced male storyteller gaze and some strong woman tropes. Does that make it feminist?
I come from musical history. I trained in vocals & an instrument. I’ve won prizes, performed concerts. But music is not my identity.
Each time I perform this, men tell me, “You really understand how a guy feels.” I still feel wrecked by my custody battle.
Reading SUGARBREAD was like eating a whole green chilli. It made me feel like I’d been punched in the gut. Satisfaction came after tears.
You’re out to dinner on Friday night. It’s nothing exciting, nothing new. Till you look over to the next table.
We treat infidelity differently depending upon the gender of the cheater. How can we hold a uniform idea of justice across genders then?
Versova is one of the oldest fishing villages in Mumbai. It is also home to Bollywood hopefuls. And there is a beach, less glamorous than Marine Drive, less known than Juhu.