I Bet You Can’t Figure Her Out- Breaking Stereotypes

I have a strange ability. They say everyone has something unique about them. For some it’s their talent, some it’s inborn. For me, it’s a God gift and yet an odd one. I can look different in every picture of mine and have often heard from acquaintances that I look different each time I meet them. I don’t think I have any inherent style, I usually dress to my mood and sometimes get influenced by people around me.

If you’re a little-lost as to what I am blabbering, let’s have a look at the many ‘avatars’ I don!

Being a woman I love to dress up. I love my western outfits and even though I am a mom to two boys (almost 10 and 4.5 years of age), it has never hindered my spirit to dress up. I love to look pretty! I am a fashionista!

Fitness is foremost. A fit mind and a fit body is what gets me through most of my days. I am a fitness enthusiast!

Aha! Got you there! And you thought you had me all sorted out, a mom, a fitness enthusiast, and a fashionista. There is a lot of Indian culture influence in me. I might wear western clothes, might run marathons and go for international trips, but I am very deep-rooted. I am all the above avatars rolled into one! I am not unique, I am but a face in the crowd, yet holding my own. I am a modern Indian woman!

Let’s break the stereotypes!

I can wear shorts and still be an awesome mom! 

I can run a marathon and still be lazy! (haha…this wasn’t what you were expecting here!)
I can wear a saree and still have a very modern outlook!
I can be anything I want to be, wear anything I want!

Don’t let my clothes or my looks define me.
I am me, I am unique!
I bet you can’t figure me out!

#IAMCAPABLE 

That’s Mary Kom…she is a mom and a boxer!

She is fat and huge !! I bet she never exercised in her life!

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But she can do some yoga poses that would shame you and me.

https://www.instagram.com/p/99VR7MOmTE/?taken-by=biggalyoga

There are many such examples in our lives!

We just create stereotypes in our minds ;

She is a model, so she must be smoking!

She is from India, so they must be riding horses and elephants to school! (seriously have heard this one a lot)

He is poor, so he may not have seen the world! (have you heard of backpacking?)

And I am not pulling these things out of thin air, let’s look at some statistics:

Take a look at some of the startling figures that the Nihar Naturals #IAmCapable survey conducted by Nielsen India reveals:

a. 69% of men agree that their judgement of women is based on their looks.

b. 64% of women agree that the judgments passed on them have affected their ability to reach their true potential.

c. 70%of women agree that majority of judgments on women are from family members or friends rather than strangers.

d. 72% of women agree that working women face more judgments on their looks or their clothes than housewives.

 

STOP JUDGING PEOPLE….!! WE ARE CAPABLE OF MORE :)!!

“I’m breaking stereotypes based on appearance by sharing my experience for the #IAmCapable activity at BlogAdda in association with Nihar Naturals.”