‘Badhaai Ho’ – Mom, Dad, That’s Just Gross! A tricky theme in the garb of wit and humor, the film Badhaai Ho tackles the apprehensions regarding sex and pregnancy in the most Indian and relatable way ever. There is no false trope of empowerment, no long feminist narrations, or any kind of overzealous attempts at …
Parents and ‘The Talk’ It all starts when dads smartly reach for the television remote as soon as Cameron Diaz starts kissing Tom Cruise passionately while the entire family is enjoying movie night on the couch. The moment her lips wrap around Tom’s, your dad’s fingers wrap around and clutch the remote quickly as he switches …
Stereo about the Stereotypes At the very onset, this article will clear certain preliminary points. First, the treatment of stereotypes is not based on the clinical, ‘authenticate’ definition of any manual of psychology. Second, the article does not claim that there has not been any progress, but only highlights the underlying forces, parallel to the definition of …
Surveying Sex-Ed in Public’s Secret Thoughts “You can read that part on your own, at home,” said most of the Biology teachers while we were in school. “You’re a kid. You’ll understand it once you get married”, said mom and dad. Intrigued by this shady and obscure world, we all did our bit of research …
Sex on my Mind It is unfortunate to realize that we have been so conditioned to thinking of sex as a primal instinct, we forget that it is far less mechanical than we sometimes assume it to be. Sexual arousal is not just about the right aphrodisiacs, a phenomenal drive, or, if you’re fortunate, love. …
Let’s Talk about Sex, Baby Puberty is a word we’re semi-unacquainted with. Contemporary education has made us remember all the characteristic features of puberty such as breast growth, menstruation, and growth of pubic hair in women and development of the penis, deepening of the voice, the emergence of defined Adam’s apple in males, and whatnot. …
Bras: to wear or not to wear? Written by- Medha Sharma and Suhasi Dewan Breaking the Myths around Bras There are ample amounts of myths about going braless that dictate our lives since time immemorial. The sociological constructs are so rigid and programmed in our society that it gives little to no space for a conflicting idea …
What a Slut! Written by- Abhivyakti Gupta & Vagmi Sharma Who is a Sex Worker? “Unethical! Illegal! What a disgrace! This is socially unacceptable!! Shameless!” These are often the words that come to one’s mind when they hear the word ‘sex worker’. According to WHO, sex work is defined as the provision of sexual services for money or …
Benevolent Sexism Written by- Aadya Gupta and Nandini Shukl The Uglier Side of Sexism Sexism has two sides, the hostile and well recognized, which consists of denying women access to areas deemed ‘important’, and the other (falsely) benevolent, which involves praising their skills in traditionally feminine and undervalued tasks. These two sides combine to form ambivalent …
Self Pleasure: A Freedom Yet To Be Known Written By – Saumya Khatri Most parts of our lives are engulfed with binaries, good and bad, angelic and satanic, hot and cold and many others. It leaves almost no room to think otherwise. It forces us to perceive ourselves in these binaries and others too. One …