Grilled Retard Says

She undresses it, very clumsily A burden she carried reluctantly Nothing compared to her marriage though She wanted to take the blouse off Since the punishing afternoon that tanned her skin And made her sweat after an enduring day at work Where saree was a compulsion And so was not raising any voice against it For them, saree prevented rape It is what temples see fit to be worn Did they ask gods what they want? Gods want to see her in clothes that fit comfortably And that is it. Full stop. In fact, naked is the ideal apparel for gods Like they had made us in the first place But knowing how corrupt the society has become They have to settle for the cloak She wants to get rid of this saree It has dust of the streets And lust of men from work, from shops From trial rooms at shopping malls Who have fancy for her bra O fab India! And ladies who talk of her backless blouse Behind her back It has to be behind her back Her carefully disclosing cleavage and deep ne...

Now I can’t define feminism or call myself a feminist, but what I practice has to be feminism and what I am, has to be a feminist. Feminism is about equality of all genders. It is fighting for the rights of an individual and denouncing the dominance of one gender over the other. It’s about doing what you want, irrespective of what this society asks or expects you to do. Society should never decide for you. I don’t understand what role does one’s gender play in determining things a person is supposed to do? There shouldn’t be a limit to what a woman can do. She shouldn’t be punished for realising her abilities and crossing the lines set by this patriarchal society; she shouldn’t be hated just because she did not conform to the role we had asked her to play. Just because feminism and female have first three alphabets in common, doesn’t mean feminism is for females alone. It is a movement for every gender and physical orientation. When feminism is associated with equal rights for wom...

One doesn't become a social worker by self-proclamation of the same. Social work is not just orchestrating candle marches which die down as soon as the flames extinguish or sending invites to participate in a tree plantation activity. It is more than just throwing verbose at Municipal Corporation for not cleaning up the streets or garbage dumps. It is nowhere close to putting up an anti-rape display picture on our Facebook or WhatsApp accounts, or posting comments and sharing videos related to some burning social issues. Abusing and remonstrating against the Government and plutocrats, the aristocratic group of people for turning a blind eye to the woeful plight of the poor and needy is too good to be termed as a social work. On the contrary, social work is going out there and taking part in the protest/march yourself, burning your hand with the melting wax of the candle and ensuring that even when the flame dies down; it continues burning in our actions henceforth. It is putti...