#TeamLightSkin
July 10, 2014
Who thinks ‘beautiful’ when they hear the word ‘wheat’? Combine a fairness fetish with body image ideals and you’ve got a generation of women up against their own genetics.
Who thinks ‘beautiful’ when they hear the word ‘wheat’? Combine a fairness fetish with body image ideals and you’ve got a generation of women up against their own genetics.
What happens when you can’t find happiness as defined by South Asian society? As a modern woman walking on the eggshells of a traditional culture, you’ll find your stilettos in a mess!
Like women, men get jealous of each other; but to what extent are men jealous of women? How many men actually agree with the whole ‘ladies first’ thing?
I’ve typed myself into trouble more than a few times. As for body language, I’ve been forced to use emoticons, the majority of which resemble the offspring of a hostile alien race.
Can you have good intentions when hurting someone? There is an art to maintaining the title of ‘Ex’ without it becoming the devil’s stamp on your forehead.
Population statics prove there are not enough men on the planet to provide women with a steady stream of unabashed adoration. Is that why attention is so coveted?
When lying is as common as breathing, and every type of ‘fake’ is available for purchase, why do we accuse each other of not keeping it real?
Now I’m not asking for permission to stick my tongue down my hubby’s throat while granny watches over the edge of her paratha, but why is showing affection still so taboo?
Whether arranging a love marriage or loving an arranged one, etching out the details can raise some awkward questions.
How did we go from the Kama Sutra to being ashamed of sex to Bollywood item songs?
My mother did her yelling in Gujarati. My father played leap frog between Urdu and broken English. We prayed in Arabic, and sinned in all of the above.
According to the handbook, saying no without good reason (love and mutual attraction don’t count) is like asking karma to come slap you in the face.