oh!!! wo-(man-ia)
edition 5 july‘2014
BODY SHAMING
We are a society of perfect people. We all
weight slightly over 60 Kgs, we are tall,
we are fair, and most of us have abs that
we can at least count on fingers of one
hand. At least. We all love to flaunt our
hair - voluminous and shiny.
The women are more than perfect with
their thick eyelashes and naturally
bestowed eyebrows, and bow shaped
lips.
The men flaunt the quintessential
chutzpah which is enhanced with
moustache and gotis on the face. All of
them live in a perfect world, where
features are carved, physiques –
structured and images – impeccable.
few celebrities insist on healthy living
and healthy thinking, most of them are
into quick-fix methods. There are
shortcuts to saggy flabs, non-pouting
lips, dull hair, flat hips, anything, and
everything. You name it and they have
solution for it. Liposuction, laser
treatments, plastic surgeries, and all
unnatural ways of making things look
beautiful, so that we polish the exterior
and put it on an exhibition.
expecting others to approve of our
appearances.
We are not proud of our bodies. Some
may be upset because of oversized
bottoms, some may be unhappy with
clunky calves, some may want broader
shoulders, and some may want sexier
backs. The list is endless. We want to fix
so many things that we deem imperfect
in our body.
Body shaming is a very serious issue.
With new-age parents pressurizing kids
to maintain weight and join gym at the
age of 13-14 years, the idea of “healthy
living” per se is going for a toss. We are
not interested in maintaining healthy
weight, or healthy body composition. We
are more into looking better physically,
even if that means undergoing
operations, or treatments, or starving
ourselves to extremes.
Irony, ain’t it?
Let’s break it.
What needs fixing, if we may ask? We
want breasts like Kareena Kapoor, abs
like John Abraham, biceps like Salman
khan, waist like Deepika Padukone, smile
like Priyanka Chopra and hair like
Aishwarya Rai. Everything is tagged. We
aim, not for a healthy lifestyle, but we
aim to b