Rhea Writes

The memories of the most infamous goal in the history of football World Cup, scored by Diego Armando Maradona, against England in the 1986 FIFA World Cup semi-finals at the Aztec Stadium in Mexico City, resulting in Argentina's Victory (2-1) seemed to be just like yesterday's when history repeated itself, this time in the history of Cricket at the Mecca of Cricket in the ICC World Cup Final 2019. When English all-rounder Ben Stokes secured controversial 6 runs in the fourth ball of the final over, turning the table in England's favor, the fans cheered euphorically across the stands. With New Zealand bowler Trent Boult bowling in the final over and 15 runs needed off 4, Stokes swung his bat to smash a sixer over the mid-wicket. Now, 9 needed off 3. The big moment arrived when the fourth delivery turned into a 2+4 miraculously. After Stokes hit the ball, he ran to secure a double while opponent Martin Guptill went for a direct hit. The throw hit Stokes’s bat as he div...

Objectification of humans on the basis of their gender is a common issue in recent times.  Female objectification by male involves a woman being primarily viewed as an object of male desire, rather than as a whole person. Even in commercial media and advertising, their depiction is limited to that of girls with low self-esteem using beauty products, mainly skin whiteners, to boost their confidence and become beautiful to get the man of her dreams. Fairness creams are known for building self-esteem of women since eternity. India got its first commercial fairness cream as early as 1919 in Afghan Snow, manufactured by E.S. Patanwala. The era of Feminism led to women’s sexual emancipation ushering the phenomenon of role reversal among women and men whereby women view men as sex objects, in a manner similar to what they criticize about men’s treatment of women. Because of the society’s accepted contemplation about the objectification of women, the new-found objectification of men ...