If people of color ruled the world, white people would curl their hair and darken their skin.
—Chandler Owen, editor of the Messenger1
(Denise H. Sutton, Globalizing Ideal Beauty)
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The obstacles to the equality of women created by stereotypes, perceptions of
and attitudes towards women should be totally removed... Report UNITED NATIONS DECADE FOR WOMEN
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Between the Two, a film by Tanvi Talwar
Discussions with Sneha, about Beauty, Gender, Identity
The filmmaker Tanvi Talwar and her protagonist Sneha
From this session, I think how ever an individual is today, is because of what that person wanted to be. Sneha Prabha is today what she is because she didn’t comprise on her feelings. Sometimes the society creates an atmosphere where you have no option other than to compromise on your aims for the society. In that case may be your looks, dressing style is set by the norms and other influences around you but sexuality is completely an individual’s choice.
From this session, I think how ever an individual is today, is because of what that person wanted to be. Sneha Prabha is today what she is because she didn’t comprise on her feelings.
ReplyDeleteSometimes the society creates an atmosphere where you have no option other than to compromise on your aims for the society. In that case may be your looks, dressing style is set by the norms and other influences around you but sexuality is completely an individual’s choice.