sexism Archives

Is Going Blonde The Secret to My Success?

The perfect hair colour is like a unicorn, just as mythical. Usually you fall between “Are you fucking mad?” or “I can’t see a thing”. But the secret to a woman's success is going blonde. At least that's what Google tells me.

Richa Sahu July 27, 2016

Gender

#BringOnTheGirls: The Concealed Sexism of India’s Music Scene

Given the gender diversity seen in music festival audiences, the lack of it onstage often goes unnoticed. Male-dominated concerts are so normalised that the lack of women artists is rarely paid any attention.

Abhilasha Sinha July 26, 2016

Culture

The Last Jedi is 2017 in a Nutshell

Star Wars isn’t about aliens fighting each other with fluorescent tube lights and spaceships blowing each other up. There’s nuance behind all that CGI, and themes that ensure The Last Jedi is a fine example of art imitating life.

Damian D'souza July 16, 2016

Love and Sex

Why I Choose to Be a Reluctant Monogamist in An Age of Right Swipes

Monogamy today has become as outdated as hair scrunchies and tamagotchis. After all, how are you supposed to experience all that life has to offer if you’re stuck with one person? Yet, I find it difficult to commit myself to not committing.

Kahini Iyer July 15, 2016

Pop Culture

Revisiting F.R.I.E.N.D.S: The One Where We Defend the Sitcom

Even as the sitcom makes a comeback, F.R.I.E.N.D.S is the subject of our generation's biggest polarising pop-culture debates. The criticism of the sitcom accuses it of being sexist, unfunny, and even bland. But I often wonder if using a 2020s lens to critique a TV show that is not from this time, a valid critique of it.

Priyanka Aidasani July 15, 2016

Gender

The Gurgaon Woman’s Misogyny is a By-Product of Slut-Shaming in Schools

In a now viral video, a Gurgaon woman is seen slut-shaming a girl, saying she and her friends “deserved to be raped” because of the clothes she wore. It reminded me of the culture of aunty establishment that has always been prevalent in our schools, where girls were reprimanded for the length of their uniforms.

Jackie Thakkar July 14, 2016

Pop Culture

Pixar’s Purl and Why Women Should Not Have to Act Like Men To Succeed at Work

Pixar’s short film Purl is a commentary on bro culture that thrives at workplaces. It is a story that most working women today know all too well, where they devise ways to be “accepted” in offices often dominated by men. But why should women have to dress like men or crack crass jokes to fit in?

Sanjukta Bose June 30, 2016

Gender

The Fault in Our Bollywood Bodies

Back in the ’90s, Bollywood actresses had bodies that were whole, full, and jutting out in parts. At that time, we could be them and they could be us. But the perfectly crafted bodies of younger actresses have stripped us of that joy.

Pooja Das June 27, 2016

POV

Is Marriage Where Feminist Dreams Go To Die?

Kareena Kapoor in her progressive Veere Di Wedding avatar is enjoyable if you can forget the fact that a few weeks ago, the actress did a U-turn on her character’s seemingly feminist stance. What happens to feminists after marriage?

Kahini Iyer June 25, 2016

Bollywood

Pati Patni Aur Woh Review: Can Kartik Aaryan Do Something Other than Pretend that Men are Victims?

The biggest takeaway of Pati Patni Aur Woh is that director Mudassar Aziz has a worse understanding of the relationship between man and woman than Luv Ranjan. Bhumi Pednekar is the only bright spark of this supremely pointless outing, but even she loses interest in the proceedings midway.

Poulomi Das June 19, 2016