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The celebrity culture in India needs to be studied fr.
"hot girls do this" "hot girls do that" you bore me. ugly and cold women rise
liberals disappear so fast when you want to criticize islam instead of christianity or when you want to talk about arab colonization instead of european colonization
I can’t believe we live in a time where I am a racist because I don’t fuck with honour killings, the taliban, women being forced to cover up, children being married off because they’ve started their period, women being told that if they deny their husband sex angels will curse them when they sleep and a woman’s testimony being half that of a male.
None of you care about women and instead you’re too busy dyeing your fucking armpit hairs than talking about the real oppression out there that women are facing.
Somalia is almost entirely muslim. They recently attempted to change the age of marriage to 18 to prevent child marriage. It was overturned within 24 hours because so many men were against it and it didn’t align with islamic teaching.
I’m honestly confused as to how and why your feminism stops when it’s for women outside the west.
I can't really read books that use the dead wife trope because I always end up relating to the dead wife, not the main character. It’s a common theme: the widower, the second wife. The first wife is gone, almost saint-like, hanging over everything like a weather system. I always end up focusing on the dead wife. I notice how she’s still present in the house — the empty spaces she left behind. She’s the benchmark for the second wife — always a bit lacking, always a bit too much in her own skin to be the ghost the house needs. When I see the dead wife, I think she’s the one who was loved first, the real one. And then I realize: I’m the first draft. Just like the dead wife.
Women are often seen as easily replaceable, a reality evident in many media portrayals. For instance, in the entertainment industry, once a woman is considered too old, she's replaced by younger, more marketable stars. This pattern is observable in Bollywood and South Indian films, where actors in their 60s often appear alongside much younger women. When actresses marry or have children, their perceived sex appeal diminishes, and their careers often end. In contrast, men's standards are quite different. In real life, it’s often easy for men to replace women in their lives—as one woman leaves, another quickly steps in, ready to assume the role. Women are undervalued, reflecting a societal tendency to see men as inherently selfish. Even when men treat women well, it’s usually because they like them or see a benefit. For example, saying "my man is rude to everyone but me" suggests he treats others poorly but behaves differently toward her because he likes her. Once he’s satisfied, he may move on to another woman and even treat her better. Ultimately, how a man treats you depends on how he feels about you, revealing how much power we’ve given men and how society is centered around male perspectives.
If a religious group is forcing their beliefs on someone, is not banning child marriage, or treating women worse than animals, or is treating any other religious groups or communities with brutality and cruelty, and your first instinct is to defend your religion by saying that it's not the religion, it's the culture, then you are a piece of shit. Because the fact your first instinct is not to criticise and stand against religious extremists or religious dogmatism or even be empathetic towards the victims says a lot about where your priorities lie. Religion and culture are intertwined. Religion influences culture in ways you can't even comprehend.
Stop being the grass that hides the snakes. Anyone can see right through you.
And fuck you.
Your feminism isn't genuine if it excludes Savarna women, nor is it complete if it leaves out Dalit women. Both face sexual exploitation, and their suffering is equally valid. Comparing severity based on caste or privilege is unfair; feminism should pursue equality and justice for all women, regardless of social divisions. Its roots must be free from caste, religion, or community biases. True feminism is about liberation and dignity for every woman. We can't be feminists if we practice selectivity. No one is truly free until all women are. Exploitation or violence against any woman affects us all.
Criticising your own country is needed. The citizens must criticise so as to grab the Government's attention. But criticism and anti-nationalism are whole two different worlds.
We can say and support the verdict "Government should open their eyes and do what is needed". But "Bharat tere tukde honge" is clearly anti-national and promotes terrorist mentality. I don't care if you support left, right or anything in between. But supporting CJP means you're directly or indirectly funding AGAINST your own country. I did like their idea when they started, they had an impressive manifesto and they highlighted the important topics. But now they simply are Dhruv Rathee enthusiasts and AAP supporters who doesn't give a damn about the country and only want popularity to highlight how they want to "break" India.
I feel people like Saurav Das, Abhijeet Dipke and others should be banned. I think Government should start a rule that if you support anti-nationalistic thoughts and fund it, your citizenship will be seized and you won't be getting any of the facilities which comes with the citizenship.
Overall, I am upset that our generation, who is famous to be practical, is supporting a group of people like CJP. I am not promoting BJP, Congress or anyone else here. All I am trying to say is, do not support someone who will break your own house one day.
In India, that is how politics begin. They would initially act as though they are concerned about India's youth before disclosing their actual motivations. The party account is being followed by Bangladeshis and Pakistanis. It's also amazing how simple it is to fool this generation into following you like sheep. It is important to research Indian mob mentality, particularly with regard to the current generation. For example, why is brainwashing you folks so simple? I had assumed that GenZ would be different from other generations, but it seems like we are becoming worse than them.
The series I used to watch back then with my mother were so good, unlike today's generation, who are so fascinated with Pakistani and Turkish serials. They have no idea of the aura of Indian TV shows from before. Pavitra Rishta? Yeah, that show made me romanticise the Mumbai local train and poverty. Iss pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Wattpad could never. Jodha Akbar? Once you see Rajat Tokas as Akbar, you can't go back to Hritik Roshan. Ek Haseena Thi? Revenge done right. Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai? Pure 90s romance. Even Naagin season 1, with Mouni Roy and Arjun's sizzling chemistry. Kaisi Yeh Yaarian? Seeing Manik and Nandini on screen always made me blush. Even the Hindu mythology shows were so good that we all used to watch them together as a family. Horror shows? I loved them so much. Aahat, Ssshhhh...Koi Hai, and even Fear Files episodes with Ladakh specials, the school episode, the Bhangarh one, and that Jauhar episode. I could talk about the era all day because I miss it so much. Sad that we don't see those kinds of shows now, and also that Indian TV shows always start so well and don't end. Why drag it out? End the shows when they are at their peak.
Also special mention to CID and crime petrol cause why was I so obsessed with them? The episodes were so good back then.
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What do you mean there are no kids-focused movies these days? I grew up watching films like Oh My Friend Ganesha, Return of Hanuman, Chillar Party, Stanley Ka Jaabaa, Boothnaath, and many others. While most of these movies faced commercial failure at the time, today we have numerous platforms where people can watch films from home. So, why not create quality movies with kids as the main characters? Why sideline children in cinema? Bollywood and Indian films are for everyone, so they should be inclusive. Kids deserve to see movies too. Kids deserves to be in the movies too as central figures. Kids should grow up watching themselves through the lens of Indian cinema as well.
When I was in second grade, I had a class teacher who didn't like kids having Maggi or other junk food in their tiffin. But I had to bring Maggi one day because my mother had her eye surgery and still made Maggi for me. However, this teacher dared to tell me, "So what? Her hands were working right? She should have made something else." For a moment, I remember feeling pure rage, but I was only in second grade, so I couldn't say anything. Plus, after that, I never had a single good interaction with any of my teachers. My attitude towards them was always lukewarm. When I scored well and was very quiet, they made me sit with misbehaving boys so I could fix them. When I wasn't doing well academically, my character was questioned, so spare me if I have no respect for teachers or any authority in general. Like, you want respect? You can't even give basic respect to others but want the utmost for yourself? Yeah. In your wildest dreams.
Colourism in India is so severe that we don't have any dark-skinned or even brown-skinned actresses in Bollywood. Don't tell me we have Kajol, Rani, or Priyanka; I am talking about the current generation. Also, don't say that the West is representing us brown-skinned Indians; well, they shouldn't have to. We shouldn't rely on the West for representation that makes us feel seen—our own country should bear that responsibility, and our industry should know better. Besides, let's be real, we can't relate to the Indians they represent in the West anyway, because they don't represent the ones who live here in India. We need characters who are brown-skinned or dark-skinned and live in India, representing our generation in today's world.