Why Milind Soman’s Mother Usha Is A Bigger Fitness Icon Than Him
We are well aware of the fitness icon Milind Soman’s love for running but do you know how much of that comes from his mother? Here’s why you need to know who is Usha Soman.
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Ageism and Reverse Sexism Is More Common Than We Think
The strangest part to see was that the woman who abused the man had herself faced similar abuse just a few debates back.
Why The Double Standards About Age Difference In Bollywood?
Relationships like that of Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas face heavy criticism, trolling and hateful comments. Why do we, as a society, condone such double standards?
Popular Chinese Vlogger Caught ‘Faking’ Youth During Live Streaming
Fans shelled out money to a vlogger because she is a ‘good looking host’. Now that a technical glitch has revealed the reality who should bear the blame for this con?
Have We Truly Come To Accept Ageing And The Changes It Brings?
The world used to go on about ‘don’t ask a lady her age’ when I was growing up. These days, I hear this phrase far less. Does it mean that we are more easy with the idea of being/not being a certain age-bracket? Or have we eased up on hiding our age because we are […]
Women Over Fifty Are Invisible, But Only To A Sexist Gaze
Not many conversations about physical beauty include names of women well into the fifth decade of their lives. Which says so much about our perception of aesthetics, physical attraction and even love. Popular French author Yann Moix in a recent interview said that he was “incapable” of loving a woman aged over fifty. The prize-winning […]
How Ageism Rejects The Natural Course Of Our Bodies And Lives
Of the many places where you expect to face bias, encountering ageism at a pub is not one. Yet a group of 40- somethings were in for a rude shock, at a pub in Goa, when they were denied entry as they were too old. A woman tweeted about how one of her relatives along […]
Are Only Good-Looking Smart Woman Worthy Of Company?
Our obsession with aesthetics knows no bounds. Through an ad in a newspaper, in Chandigarh, someone is looking for a good-looking, smart woman as his companion for morning walks. The job even comes with a salary and specific duty hours. Lord knows who placed this ad and why. While what comes across as merely seeking a companion for morning […]
People Around Make It Harder For Women To Accept Ageing
While women are always criticised for failing to accept ageing gracefully, the attitude of people around them doesn’t make the task any easier. Singer Pink recently hit out at a troll who critiqued her for looking old. Wow Pink looks so old that should be named Purple instead — Huachinango Refrito (@huachinango83) May 16, 2018 […]
World Human Rights Day: 8 human rights India needs to wake up to
MARITAL RAPE: Marital rape is a real problem in India. Women’s bodies are exploited beyond their choice, and they have nowhere to go or nobody who’d give them a fair hearing without asking them to adjust to the given situation. Criminalising the act of marital rape is a human right that women deserve 2. FREE SELF-EXPRESSION: […]
