We live in a patriarchal society where women are shamed for living life on their own terms. Recently, when the relatives shamed a woman for wearing red lipstick, the incident left us shocked and disgusted.
Society hates red lipstick as much as it hates a woman living life on their own terms. Doesn’t matter if you are a young lady or a middle-aged woman, many of us have been told that red lipstick looks supposedly “slutty”.
When this 54-year-old woman was slut-shamed by their close relatives for wearing red lipstick at a family gathering, her son, Pushpak, came back with the perfect revenge from his relatives.
The next day, in response to their hostile behavior, Pushpak wore red lipstick and sent a picture of himself to his relatives writing, “Good morning. Get well soon.”
Here’s a perfect message that he drafted:
“My mother, a woman of 54 years, got slut-shamed by some of our nearest relatives for wearing red lipstick at a family get-together. So yesterday, I sent all of them this picture with a ‘Good morning. Get well soon.’ message,” he writes.
He further added:
“What baffled me the most is that some of these relatives have children, who are super ‘woke’ on social media and were present when this ‘gossip’ was happening but didn’t say a word.”
He stands for each one of us, who has had to suppress their desires for a toxic society.
“Here I am, a man with a full face of beard and red lipstick. Here I am, standing up for all the mothers, sisters, daughters, non-males and all the womxn who have had to suppress their desires because of the toxicity of an insecure society. Here I am, standing up for all of them and asking my fellow brothers to stand up for the womxn you know, in your own way, when you see your loved ones getting bullied.”
And, this powerful post went viral in no time. Netizens applauded Pushpak and his perfect reply to his relatives for shaming his mother. Many showered him with messages of support. Have a look:
At IFORHER, we applaud every parent, who is raising kids to take a stand against the regressive society, be it their own relatives, that shames people for living life on their own terms. We hope Pushpak inspires many more to do the same!