Kanaga Varathan
“My body is my politics, my actions are my movement, my life is my statement,” everyone was astonished when the firebrand activist stamped their authority.
“We need to educate people on how important it is to learn from black women and intersectional movement to strengthen anti-caste struggles,” the casual coffee shop conversation suddenly got serious and grabbed everyone’s attention
“I am into development sector but don’t work for an NGO. We sensitize marginalized communities on the importance of gentle parenting in holistic development of children.” She calmly introduced when her turn came in a poetry reading club.
“As a queer trans activist I talk advanced politics,” announced the speaker as their opening statement in a political event organized as part of alternate pride.
“I am focusing my energy on intellectual spaces,” a feminist I know was proud about her involvement and validation in academia.
“Surprising you haven’t read Butler yet, it is important to know theories to fight against all forms of oppression. Why don’t you start with Simone de Beauvoir’s Second sex. I also highly recommend “Feminine Mystique.” A friend was kind enough to suggest and condescend.
“Thirukkural is homophobic, We need to queer our icons. Periyar should be next in line after Ambedkar,” a young gay man set twitter on fire and the comment section couldn’t handle it.
“Our goal is to be carbon neutral and build a community,” the off-grid couple focusing on sustainable lifestyle was beaming with pride in their YouTube interview.
“How do we create safe spaces in the time of genocide?” Ted-ex talk by multi-award winning sex positive, mental health expert got everyone’s approval followed by a networking event.
“I eat Beef, I shout Jai Bhim, I post about caste and call out people, I fight with my family and I am angry all the time why don’t you still take me seriously?” The brahmin liberal arts kid was confused and vented it out on social media.
“I am a vegan and a communist, both are equally important to me. I am a communist because I care for people and I am a vegan because I care for animals.” A random stranger walking next to me in a protest opened the conversation and I couldn’t remember his name.
“She is 19 and not a child. What is wrong in having a maid so I can focus on my career, family and have a quality life. The patriarchal society can never tolerate a self-made, independent woman breaking ceilings,” the pet parent influencer began her response video after getting cancelled for posting multiple reels about her newly appointed domestic help.
This society has no respect for art, they never support talent and will never grow. The disappointed filmmaker released a statement after her newly released alternate film got poor response. “I spent three years with the community and gave voice for the voiceless and now I give up my fight,” she concluded.
“All characters and incidents described above are fictitious. Any resemblance to any person living or dead is purely coincidental and unintentional” (“Reference: Saripodhana Sanivaram” disclaimer card from Netflix , 2024).
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Kanaga Varathan is a Tamil techie who happens to be a Trans woman and is itching to quote Oscar Wilde “Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but the highest form of intelligence”.
