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On current trends in androgynous fashion
The current trend in androgynous, and even "gender-fluid", fashion generally gives preference to traditionally masculine attire draped on female bodies with barely-feminine, prepubescent physical characteristics.
On one hand, these are essentially male apparel; therefore, it risks erasing femininity and female gender identity by embracing and ( Read more... ) -
When your parents are never proud of you
I was thinking about how odd it is. My parents have never told me they're proud of me. They brag about my accomplishments to their colleagues and acquaintances and distant family, but they never bother to tell me that I've done a good job. Why? God knows why. Typical toxic South Asian parenting style, I guess. They have always made me feel that I'm ( Read more... ) -
Why the Pill causes Hair Loss, or, "No, You are not Delusional, it's definitely the Pill"
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional/ practitioner, and I have no medical degree. Some of the information comes from my own experience. Anecdotal evidence should not be confused with universal fact. Most of the facts I have stated here come from scientific studies - take it with a grain of salt, as there are always newer studies coming up ( Read more... ) -
nostalgia
I feel the way I felt a decade ago. Life was an emotional roller-coaster of severe angst and giddy joys. I devoured sports and fanfics, and daydreamed about escapes. And now that the escapes are closer than ever, I seem to have gone back to those days. I'm reading a lot of fanfics again - Wolfstar, Fedal, Stevie/Xabi. I'm watching old matches. I'm ( Read more... ) -
Is it real?
Sometimes I read something moving or watch something beautiful, and I am gripped by a sudden sadness, a feeling of something constricting my chest, an inexplicable fear. I become so afraid. Good things, beautiful things, they frighten me so much. I watch a sunset - nothing fancy, just an ordinary one I have seen a thousand times before - and I want ( Read more... ) -
inclusivity vs fair play
Navratilova is right. She could have expressed her opinion more gently, indeed, but she is right nevertheless. Trans (male-to-female) athletes do have physiological advantage over women athletes, and these advantages are not removed merely by hormone therapy. Sports should be inclusive for trans athletes, but not at the cost of women athletes.
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Marveling at Marvell
"These weeping eyes, those seeing tears"
