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Small, shameful, shy, hiding (poem)
Small, shameful, shy, hiding (poem)
I feel so alive,
Boom Shikha
Nov 15, 2020
Pedophilia Is Normalized in Our Culture (Stop Doing That!)
Pedophilia Is Normalized in Our Culture (Stop Doing That!)
When I was younger, I lived in the Middle East, and I used to get catcalled all the time. I was only 13 at the time, but just developing…
Boom Shikha
Nov 6, 2020
I Wonder What God Thinks of His Children Now (poem)
I Wonder What God Thinks of His Children Now (poem)
I wonder what God thinks of us when he looks at us from wherever he is,
Boom Shikha
Oct 30, 2020
Have You Met Me Yet? I’m a Woman. (poem)
Have You Met Me Yet? I’m a Woman. (poem)
I’m like the moon, I have a thousand different faces, don’t forget to check them all out,
Boom Shikha
Oct 28, 2020
Why Is It a Woman’s Role to Fix Everyone Else in Her Life?
Why Is It a Woman’s Role to Fix Everyone Else in Her Life?
I’m tired of it all. As if life isn’t hard enough for me, as it is, taking care of my finances, my job, my health, my spiritual journey…
Boom Shikha
Oct 24, 2020
Don’t Laugh At Sexist Jokes And Keep Talking When Interrupted
Don’t Laugh At Sexist Jokes And Keep Talking When Interrupted
I love what bimbocracy says about approval from men in the image above.
Boom Shikha
Oct 20, 2020
Why It’s Okay to Choose Your Career Over a Fetus
Why It’s Okay to Choose Your Career Over a Fetus
Career or Kids?
Sonali Dhiwar
Oct 16, 2020
Toxic Masculinity Needs Men Standing up for Women
Toxic Masculinity Needs Men Standing up for Women
Men need to stand up for women when it comes down to it. I know ‘not all men’ and that you are different. But I have noticed that men tend…
Boom Shikha
Oct 16, 2020
Some Parents Can Be Monsters Too
Some Parents Can Be Monsters Too
What Separates a Good Parent From a Bad One?
Sonali Dhiwar
Oct 10, 2020
Why Someone Just Called India a Morally Decayed Country?
Why Someone Just Called India a Morally Decayed Country?
Another Regular Day in India
Sonali Dhiwar
Oct 9, 2020
How Western TV Shows Are Impacting the Mentality of Youth in India With Regard to Patriarchy?
How Western TV Shows Are Impacting the Mentality of Youth in India With Regard to Patriarchy?
Reach of Western TV in India
Sonali Dhiwar
Oct 9, 2020
Can India Ever Stop Being a Patriarchal Society?
Can India Ever Stop Being a Patriarchal Society?
Patriarchy Is a Culture in India
Sonali Dhiwar
Oct 8, 2020
Anger Is Not for Little Girls and Women (poem)
Anger Is Not for Little Girls and Women (poem)
I can’t get angry, I have been told,
Boom Shikha
Oct 6, 2020
Why Are Women Constantly Told Not To Be Angry?
Why Are Women Constantly Told Not To Be Angry?
Anger is such a powerful emotion, and can cause the individual to make severe changes in their life, if used properly. But, as girls, and…
Boom Shikha
Sep 30, 2020
The World Is My Church (poem)
The World Is My Church (poem)
So you think you can just forget, cleanse all your sins. Go to this building every Sunday, and it’s magic medicine. I don’t agree, not…
Boom Shikha
Sep 26, 2020
The State Of Inferno Inside Of Me (poem)
The State Of Inferno Inside Of Me (poem)
Anger doesn’t begin to describe what I am feeling,
Boom Shikha
Sep 24, 2020
I Was Always Told I Was Lucky Because I Was Fair
I Was Always Told I Was Lucky Because I Was Fair
When I was younger, I was tiny and dark-skinned. When I turned 13, all of a sudden, I had a growth spurt, which pushed me from being the…
Boom Shikha
Sep 21, 2020
Not Black Vs. White, But Both Against The System Of Oppression
Not Black Vs. White, But Both Against The System Of Oppression
This is one of the major arguments I get from White people when they are trying to explain to me that the BLM movement is idiotic or too…
Boom Shikha
Sep 20, 2020
I’m Grieving All The Time I Spent Not Loving Myself — Kelly Doran
I’m Grieving All The Time I Spent Not Loving Myself — Kelly Doran
It took me forever to start loving myself.
Boom Shikha
Sep 18, 2020
There Are MANY Things I Hate About The Patriarchal Culture In India
There Are MANY Things I Hate About The Patriarchal Culture In India
As the title implies, I’m originally from India, and I have lived in that patriarchal culture for the last 37 years of my life, which is…
Boom Shikha
Sep 16, 2020
It Starts With You… (poem)
It Starts With You… (poem)
It starts with you.
Boom Shikha
Sep 14, 2020
Do We Really Think This Is Just Temporary? (poem)
Do We Really Think This Is Just Temporary? (poem)
Don’t worry about this pandemic, they tell us, it’s just temporary,
Boom Shikha
Sep 13, 2020
Why Does A Five-Year-Old Need To Cover Up Her Knees?
Why Does A Five-Year-Old Need To Cover Up Her Knees?
Okay, so I saw this post recently on one of my favourite Instagram accounts, Fuck The Patriarchy. At first, I saw the post and I was in a…
Boom Shikha
Sep 10, 2020
If You Are Tired From Fighting Racism, Take A Break, BUT Don’t Give Up!
If You Are Tired From Fighting Racism, Take A Break, BUT Don’t Give Up!
I get a lot of people messaging me on my social media channels about the fight against racism, and the Patriarchy and everything else and…
Boom Shikha
Sep 6, 2020
Dear White Men, Please Stop Bashing Us And Start Using Your Privilege To Support Us
Dear White Men, Please Stop Bashing Us And Start Using Your Privilege To Support Us
Ever since I have started becoming more vocal on my YT channel and my social media about political subjects, like white privilege, Black…
Boom Shikha
Sep 4, 2020
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