Today, I attend my first lectures at Oxford. When a woman who literally took a bullet in the pursuit of education heads to college for education, you can't help but feel your heart swell a little, even as it breaks at the realisation that the right and access to education is still such a distant dream for an overwhelming number of girls around the world.ĥ years ago, I was shot in an attempt to stop me from speaking out for girls' education. This one truly warmed the cockles of our heart. Another one that put the idiosyncrasies and entirely pointless moral obsessions of our country - the latest among them being condom ads - into perspective.Īccording to the latest statistics in India, a child is sexually abused every 15 minutes, but, at least, we've saved them from the painful terror of having to watch condom ads from 6am-10pm, I am so relieved. shunali khullar shroff November 20, 2017ġ3. The Crown on Netflix has been filmed while the queen is alive, with some unflattering, very private details scripted into it and no Briton has reacted.Rani Padmavati's existence is in itself questionable and death threats have been issued to actor.Well done India#padmavati This comparison between Padmavati and The Crown made a lot of sense to us. With all the brouhaha and pandemonium about the possibly fictional queen Padmavati and her possibly fictional honour, it was a relief to see a voice of sanity and reason in the ocean of nonsensical noise. We're all unequivocally fed up of the whining.Įvery time a man tells me to stop whining about feminism, i feel like saying "you first"ġ2. Me, and about 99.99% of the feminists in the world. Can't even begin to tell you how much I relate to this sentiment. Even though the original tweet by Donald Trump has since been deleted, the word was all the rage for a few days and the unwitting star on many memes about The Donald.Ī 10-minute covfefe! Gasp! /vnJkz4ILJrġ1. If you missed covfefe, we want the address of the sound-proof rock you were hiding under.
We need to break the stigma and end the silence. Yet, men are less likely to access psychological therapies than women. I really can't emphasise how badly we need to stop asking men to 'man up' or 'stop behaving like a girl'.ħ6% of all suicides are by men, with suicide being the biggest cause of death for men under 35.
Followed by this perfect way to discuss International Men's Day on Twitter. Or, as it's often called on here, #WhyIsn'tThereAnInternationalMensDayĩ. We fell in love with J K Rowling just a little bit more for straightening the record for a tiring number of men we've met - in real life and the Internet. *Webaqoof*: "one who believes every claim or allegation on the internet & social media must be true"Ĩ. Yes, our lives can often revolve around social media, but that doesn't make everything you read true. It's a really simple but definitely a reminder many of us need in today's day. Trust Shashi Tharoor (yes, him again) to give us all a much-needed reality check. PS: To everyone who's been curious as to how I type, do you see that bone protruding from my right hand? That's my one and only extraordinary finger. Just the kind of thing we needed to read at the cusp of a new year. For all the little and big things we complaining about, Malvika Iyer showed us that nothing is impossible, once you tighten the belt and pull up the socks. This one really helped us put things in perspective.
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