00:10girl not girl enough girl not girl enough bloody hysterical hard to keep too deeply steeped in too
00:20many ideas for change difficult to engage with too smart too stupid too pretty too plain untamed
00:27what a shame the way she walks down this lane her hot pink bra strap is to blame for slowing
00:34people
00:34down or or what a shame the way she dresses it's far too conventional doesn't show enough skin
00:43even oils her hair like who falls for a girl like that girl not girl enough because she is always
00:50is either too much or too little bohot zyada fancy yaa fir bohot hi simple girl not girl enough laughs
01:01too much cries too much too expressive hurt too easily bohot hi zyada emotional or holds too much back
01:11matlab iske feelings hain kaha yaar too loud too soft too pretty too fair too not fair unfair not brown
01:21rung enough not blue eyes enough girl not girl enough because she burps too loudly after heavy dinners what a
01:29sinner
01:29didn't we tell our women that to be winners all you have to do is sit back keep shut and
01:36look pretty
01:36that does the job but girl not girl enough because she doesn't like this job at all
01:44girl not girl enough she hasn't waxed for months on end she hasn't waxed for months on end and even
01:53the parlor auntie's friend who's a friend of her mother said the other day with a terrible shake of her
02:00head
02:00she's growing up she's growing up she's growing up which can easily translate into
02:06won't ever find a man will never be good enough in bed but growing up never meant less hair on
02:13your body
02:13girl not girl enough because she's hell bent on breaking these rules
02:19what a fool
02:20girl not girl enough can't twirl or swirl or be regular dignified
02:27no cute pins in her hair or a wardrobe aligned with conventional aesthetics
02:33most likely to panic when you tell her beta we are going for a wedding tonight
02:39no the food is exciting for her but she has absolutely no motivation otherwise
02:46girl not girl enough because she's too easily awkward in social settings
02:51can't make small talk and dreams only big dreams
02:58girl not girl enough because it's clear how she's made to steer the ornate vehicle of her fragile
03:07womanhood in the broken terrains of a society that teaches women to value their inner voice inside
03:14classrooms but forces them to follow auntie's advice outside auntie's advice that always comes
03:22comes in the form of lovable rhetorical questions like beta
03:27notice ...
03:27...
03:27...
03:29...
03:29...
03:30...
03:31...
03:57As girls, we are told to be quiet.
04:00Because girls don't make a noise.
04:04Girls don't make a noise when the first time that old uncle touches you in the staircase.
04:10You go back home running looking terrified.
04:12You look at your mom but don't utter a word.
04:15Just go to your room and cry.
04:18Girls don't make a noise when the man in the bus presses your tiny breast.
04:22You look at him but the lady in front looks at you and blinks her eyelashes as if commanding your
04:27silence.
04:28You go back home but keep scrubbing yourself to get rid of that touch.
04:34Girls don't make a noise when your 50-something tutor gets friendly with you and moves his hand under your
04:42skirt.
04:42But you lose your voice.
04:46And after days you gather pieces of courage to tell your mom you don't like science.
04:57Girls, all the girls in this room know that touch that comes abruptly without a notice or noise.
05:03And how disgusting it leaves you feeling but you stay quiet.
05:11Girls, don't make a noise when someone brushes his hand on your ass in a crowded place and when you
05:18turn back he disappears.
05:19It feels worse to be quiet because you couldn't see his face.
05:26Girls, don't make a noise when you're sleeping at your cousin's place and your uncle comes and touches you at
05:33night.
05:34You go numb.
05:38Girls, don't make a noise when your PT teacher grabs you from behind.
05:42You run to the classroom looking pale but just put your head down on the desk saying that you have
05:47a headache.
05:48But this headache never ends.
05:52When your partner forces himself upon you night after night after night after night, you stay quiet.
06:00And don't tell anyone because your parents ask you to be calm because women don't make a noise.
06:11Don't you wish to scream loudly when that old man touches you?
06:16Don't you wish to break that hand that moved under your skirt as if it was his territory?
06:21Don't you wish to catch the man in the crowd and tell everyone around and just give him one below
06:27the belt?
06:29So next time when your PT teacher grabs you, just gather all your courage and scream.
06:34When your partner forces himself upon you, tell him to stop and let everyone know about it.
06:41So next time someone touches you without your wish, your desire, your consent, just make a noise and let that
06:47noise be heard.
06:47What?
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