gender
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India before the binary
Quoting an article that blames British colonialism for erasing Indian trans histories, the author likens the claim to saying the British invented caste and argues that Indians are merely instruments…
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The ghost of empire and the origin of all repression
Responding to a New York Times op-ed on British feminism and empire, the author argues that progressive claims that binary gender was imposed on South Asians by the West are…
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The unsex appeal of Asian Men..
Reacting to a video arguing white people fetishise Asian women and de-masculinise Asian men, the poster says much Asian male dissatisfaction is really about the ‘white’ dating market, and adds…
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When writing about India is actually just writing about America
Razib Khan argues that a Slate piece on the show Friends, billed as about India, was really about the worries of Western liberals, since the show has little influence on…
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Dads and daughters
A light commentary on fathers and daughters, quoting an Independent report of a financier who left a fund after his daughter listed 22 life events he had missed.
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First time for a woman (2)
Commenting on a woman sentenced for harming children, the poster argues that true equality means the law applies equally to women, who can be as ruthless as men, and recalls…
