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The first boy who held my hand told me boys don't want to hear about vaginas bleeding.
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Younger me could smell the misogyny.
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Vaginas only meant to be fucked.
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Breasts only meant to be sucked.
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Mouths only meant to blow.
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It's true, I know.
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My waist meant to be compared to an hour glass.
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My voice only meant to quiver. "Ugh, please, fast."
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Yet, I am silenced.
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For all we boil down to is sexual interaction.
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Not just me. My mother, sisters, friends all quicken their pace post 8:30 in the evening.
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My mom telling me to wear skirts out less often.
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Nirbhaya and more left forgotten.
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We don't want to be another of India's daughters, do we?
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So I wear my jeans long and wear my tops high.
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Don't show my cleavage or a hint of my thighs.
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Don't want to be mistaken for wanting it.
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Cause if I wear less. I'm more than just flaunting it. I'm risking it.
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Risking not my virginity, but my life.
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My hymen seems to be sacred, told to keep it till I'm a wife.
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If not, I'm a whore, a slut, a skank and more.
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Not as pure as I was before.
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15 year old Laxmi didn't like 32 year old Guddu back and Guddu dealt with it real maturely.
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He made her the victim of an acid attack.
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Laxmi could be your sister, your girlfriend, your cousin.
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We're girls, women, human. Not a burden.
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So I ask my male friend to drop me home because his privilege will protect mine.
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I'm sorry dad, I was catcalled in my uniform at the age of 9.
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This isn't an all men thing I know. Trust me, I do.
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But the men I can trust are only a few.
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At the age of 12, my bra straps were sexualized.
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At the same time, we don't get damn sexual rights.
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My aunt raped by her husband, but marital rape is fine.
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Pucker up. It's a mad design. Get in line.
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So what I'm trying to say here tonight is,
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I'm sorry I was brought up in a family where my brother taught me wrong from right.
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Where my mother believes in our generation to better the world
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and make it slightly easier for each and every girl.
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Thank you.
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For I see men in this room.
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Reaching out for help, realizing the bane of the womb.
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Being saved by the sane of a few.
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We're all collectively reaching out for you.
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Thank you.
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Give it up for Aranya, guys! Give it up for Aranya!