The Paradox of Commercialized Body Positivity
Published On :
15th June 2023
Posted by : Pari Adhikari
Category :
Gender and advocacy
All bodies are beautiful! Love your body! Be confident!
These are messages we see everywhere these days: on social media, in magazines, in beauty product advertisements; everywhere. By rejecting society’s rigid standards for beauty, body positivity campaigns have long empowered thousands of women across the world to feel better about their bodies, and continue to do so.
But is that still the case? Is the movement still breaking boxes like it once advocated for or is it instead just creating a bigger box in disguise? And is the movement still rooted in its essence of empowering people to feel comfortable in their skin or has it changed its original.....
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Men’s Role in Menstruation
Published On :
3rd April 2023
Menstruators' body physiology has long been ignored despite the fact that it is vital and significant. If one is unaware of his role in maintaining it, males' concealed role worsens it. Because boys don't bleed, and because they've been made to feel as though they have nothing to do with it while they have bigger roles to perform, the culture we are linked to has made men's roles in menstruation invisible.
Men’s role in menstruation is basically reflected in three interlinked tiers i.e. nation, community, and family. At the national level, men play an indirect role in making menstruation easier and healthier, they are responsible to develop menstrua.....
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‘My Period, My Pain’
Published On :
23rd March 2023
And I crumple down in my bed,
The very moment feels like, it’s not the other day I used to live like,
My stomach burns like a larva in a volcano,
My breast sores like a tender wound,
My back aches like a torn ligament,
My mood swings like monsoon weather,
And the hot bag in the corner of my bed becomes my best friend,
And I crumple down in my bed,
The very moment feels like, it’s not the other day I used to live like,
My nights are incomplete of sleep,
Cause the discomfort to find my way so easily,
My days are gloomy,
Cause my mind is not free of pain,
And the bed in the corner of my room becomes my best friend,
Yet………
Yet, I believe m.....
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