Feminism
A Brown Odyssey
For the longest time I had this question brewing like a storm in the farthest corner of my mind – Why are we, as brown people, so hostile to the colour ‘brown’? Why do we feel the need to overstep…
The Two-Tiered Nature of Beauty Standards
Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor busting the myth of “Celebrity Perfectionism” on Buzzfeed in 2016 impressively stirred us up as the trendy topic then. Casually talking about having dark circles, scars, cellulite, body hair, etc. I don't remember anyone normalizing it…
What We Get Wrong about Male-Female Friendships
This article was co-written by Fariha Lamisa and Feda Al Hossain In Bangladesh, friendship between a man and a woman is often shunned by society. Oftentimes, these types of friendships would either be scorned for its perceived lack of morals…
Sexual Repression in Bangladeshi Men: A Precursor to Violence
Warning: Mentions of rape and sexual abuse A few days ago, I was on a public bus, which was extremely crowded as usual. I was standing, and a middle-aged man stood beside me. After a while, I felt that the…
Are We Ready to Talk About Birth Control: A Bangladeshi Stigmatized Perspective
During the COVID-19 pandemic, I developed what was commonly referred to as ‘mask acne’. My face got worse and worse over time, to a point where I no longer cared about what I looked like but rather, I wanted the…
The Little Mermaid – Swimming in Controversy
Anyone who has spent any amount of time on the pop-culture side of the internet recently knows that racist people are being, well, racist again. The recent publication of a teaser trailer for Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid,…
Why Sexism in Ads Still Persist Today (in a Different Way Than You Expect)
Sprite’s 2016 ‘Brutally Refreshing’ ad campaign brutally offended women with lines like “She’s seen more ceilings than Michelangelo” and “You’re not popular, you’re easy”, the 2020 Peloton’s holiday commercial portraying a Black Mirror version of the happy housewife and the…