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8 Jun, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Allow me to 'unpack' the selfie manufacturing industry.

Since front cameras don't do much justice to human beauty, these tech giants introduced those fancy filters that made us look tolerable. But even those filters could only do so much. (1/4)
So they later allowed us to add a sweet song along with our selfies so that people checking the selfies can mistake the song's pleasantness for our face's pleasantness. (2/4)
At this rate, these tech giants might soon introduce jasmine/lavender/denim or some such smell to accompany our selfies.

When that gets repetitive, they could consider giving away a free pizza to anyone checking our selfie. (3/4)
Because that would sure improve the overall satisfaction of seeing our faces. 😕 (4/4)

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9 Jun
A thread on the politics of 'Family Man - Season 2'.

(Fairly long, so bear with me!)

The creators of 'Family Man - Season 2' might be South Indians, but the series essentially panders to the insecurities of the North Indian Brahmin man - both at home & the nation.
At a household level, the Brahmin protagonist is living in an almost dead marriage. However hard he tries, his wife seems to block him out & he is unable to ignite any intimacy in the relationship. His wife probably slept with her colleague.
To compensate for what is lacking at home, he unleashes his aggression & focus at work as a TASC agent.
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26 May
A thread on the Savarnisation of Twitter and Insgram.

For the past 3 months or so, I have been trying to use Twitter and Instagram a little more frequently than I generally do.
Particularly because Twitter connects you to a variety of fiction writers and Instagram to film technicians and actors. And I was hoping that it could come handy for work purposes.
But I must confess that even though both these apps are pretty cool in terms of their interface and functions, the discussions that happen in these spaces are dull as fuck.
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26 May
In light of the social media discussions around Brahmin/Savarna stand-up comics' casteist 'jokes' and the sexual harassment cases at PSBB, several enthusiastic Brahmins seem to be busy calling out other Brahmins. (1/4)
Probably hoping that it would automatically give them some spontaneous clean chit.

Here is a polite reminder to all such well-meaning maama-s and maami-s. (2/4)
Irrespective of your upside down posturing and convincing performances, we are sorry to say that there is no overnight remedial process available. Don't forget that you have accumulated the same set of privileges as those you are calling out. (3/4)
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25 May
A thread on the myth of 'safe spaces' in a caste society.

In a caste society, what people consider as a 'safe space' is primarily a caste endogamous space. Individuals feel safer in spaces that are populated by those belonging to their own caste or similar castes.
Which is exactly how most institutions are built in this country - on the basis of caste. And that includes these popular Chennai schools like PSBB.

The school positions itself as a Brahminical school meant for Brahmins.
By doing this, it deliberately keeps non-Brahmins out of its premises. But at the same time, Brahmins families feel safe and proud to send their kids to the school. The students too eventually grow up to become agents of Brahmanism.
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22 May
One thread on sir-ing and anna-ing people.

There is this strange and amusing phenomenon I have noticed in the Tamil film industry networks. And in fact, this is true for the Tamil political circles as well.
Whenever you meet someone who is even slightly younger to you (or sometimes even older than you), they always begin addressing you profusely as 'anna' or 'sir'.
But because I have been uncomfortable with both these terms, I often tell them that they could just call me by my first name. They initially hesitate to do that. But after repeated nudging, they agree to address you by your first name.
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20 May
A thread on Savarna standup comics and their supposed 'jokes'.

The debate around the casteist 'jokes' or tweets of Savarna standup comics has deliberately been reduced to arguing if one should 'forgive' them for something they did long ago or not.
I just want to say a few things in this regard.

The English standup comic scene in India is an elite space that is entirely monopolized by the Brahmin-Savarnas. That includes both the comics and the audience.
Which is why when Neville Shah made those casteist 'jokes', he wasn't rebuked by the audience. Instead, they lovingly lapped it up. So it is not true that Neville Shah cracked those 'jokes' because his mom died or something.
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