The Beast of Beauty
Unveiling societal norms: Beauty expectations tie women to impracticalities—long hair, flowing garments, uncomfortable footwear, and jewelry.
Womanhood
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About-Turn!
Flashback to about 10 years ago.Scene: The end of an all-important talk about the facts of life to my uninitiated-and-eager-to-learn friend. Me: Yes, so that’s how it all happens. I thought you should know.She: Sounds horrible!Me: It gets better with time.She: No way! I’ll NEVER get used to that idea!Me:…
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Female Bonding Vs Male Bonding
Yesterday I was thinking about snobbery. I sometimes tell people, “Some women are snobbish about looks, some about money…Me? I’m an intelligence-snob.” What that translates into, my dear men, (the women never need to have things explained in simplistic terms!) is what traits we consider the ‘differentiating factor’ between us…
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The Modern Woman
Who is the Modern Woman?
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A Gal’s Retort To The Guys’ Rules
I used to be one helluva firebrand. So of course my friends had to be people who enjoyed playing with fire. Once a guy friend forwarded a mail titled “Guys rules” to his entire address book with a comment “Now what?”. I took one look at it, started smoking at…
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Female Bonding
Met an old childhood pal this weekend. A female friend.Looked in at a sale, saw the prices and raised serious doubts about the shop’s touch with realityEnacted a little charade to get another counter to exchange a lipstick that she changed her mind aboutBrowsed a bookshop and giggled over the…
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Superwoman
The Superwoman origin story:
I am the only kid on the tree in pigtails
I am the daughter who will one day be the ‘man of the house’
