Madness takes a 1000 ney a million forms!!! A piss stain Jeans selling for Rs 50,000/-

We are smart but our ancestors had much more knowledge and wisdom than all of us put together. 

Telugu language has many sametalu. Our elders taught us so. many things using sametalu. So here goes "Verri Veyyi Vidhalu" meaning eccentric behaviour takes a thousand forms. 

Yesterday I read a news item that shocked me. The latest product that is trending is "groin stain jeans" or piss stain jeans. This product first retailed at Rs 67,000/- and later a scaled-down version was sold out at a CHEAPER PRICE of Rs 50,000/-. 

What is incredulous is the audacity of the product. A groin stain or a piss stain is something that most people try to avoid. It is the worst thing for men who tuck their shirts in. If one is wearing light coloured trousers and if there is a piss stain anywhere on the trouser it is a cause for discomfort and embarrassment. 

A man was wearing a shirt tucked in the front and let it loose at the back. One of his friends said, "Wow, you look amazing". "Amazing my foot" his friend retorted". My shirt is torn in the front, and my trousers are torn at the back". So to cover up, he tucked his shirt in the front and let it loose at the back. 

So what is a social shame and deep remorse has turned into a fashionable product. What next!! Poop strained trousers! I even shudder to think. 

Already grass-stained jeans are a big craze. Why do you want to pay for grass-stained jeans? Just go to any park and roll on the grass. You will get grass-stained jeans. Gucci sells grass-stained jeans for US 1200/-, roughly Rs 1,00,000/-. 

Keywords: Eccentric behavior, Ancestors' wisdom, Telugu sametalu, Groin stain jeans, Fashion trends, Social shame, Embarrassment, Grass-stained jeans craze, Consumer behavior, Innovation in fashion

 

 

Drip pricing - Fooling the customer

 

The answer revealed - Only one reader got it right to the dot!!!

Yesterday's post was a huge success. 2000+ readers read it on various social media platforms, and many enthusiastically participated and responded with their ideas, thoughts, and answers. The following is the list of those enthusiastic readers who tried answering:

Ms. Vineela, Mrs. Vasundhara Nanjappa, Mrs. M. Padmavathi, Dr. M. Uma, Ms. Swati Thakre, Ms. P. Bhavana, Ms. Minarva, Ms. Preethi, Ms. Shreya, Ms. Ayesha, Ms. Riddhi Shah, Ms. Nandini Kulkarni and Prof. Poorna Chandrika (my Ex-colleague from CBIT).

Mr. Arvind, Dinakar Garu (IAS), Y. Srinivas, Nagarjun Sir (my ICBM colleague), Prof. Vidyadhara Reddy, Mr. Kunta Madhu, Mr. Yeshwanth Mr. Chandrasekhar (an ex-colleague from SSIM), Mr. Abdul Arquam, Mr. Pranav Pratheek, Mr. Guna Sekhar, and Qutub  (my colleague from ICBM)

Hold your breath!!! Dr. M. Uma (my sister and renowned gynecologist), was the only one to get the exact answer I sought. It may be apt that a gynecologist got it right!!

Many have guessed that it was the approaching Mother’s Day; maybe it was my tribute to my mother who recently passed away, various stages of motherhood, etc.

Women were generally considered weaker and even called “weaker sex." However, research has shown that they are the stronger sex and outlive men.

This is one line/slide I use when I have more women in my training session than men, and even when there are fewer women than men. This is one of the easiest ways to get the women on my side.

So, what were the words?

Mother             -           Mot he r

Women            –          Wo men

Lady                 -           Lad y

She                   -           S he

Madam            -           M adam

Female             -           Fe male

Her                  -           He r

Duchess           -           Duc he ss

So, it was a simple wordplay. In every woman, there is he or a man. No man is complete without a woman or a lady. But we can’t say the same for a man. In no name of a man do we find a lady's name embedded. 

That is why a woman is called the mother, and we worship her as Maa Kali or Maa Durga. All life-giving river names are of women: Ganga, Saraswati, Godavari, Kaveri, Tungabhadra, etc. Even Krishna is not exactly a male name, for example, actress Krishna Kumari.

That is all. Thanks a lot. It was a great interaction. 

Guess why posted this pic - A picture is worth a 1000 words!!!

 

Locks and Mocks: Confronting the Shame of Facial Hair Blame - The sordid case of Prachi Nigam and Bombay Shaving Company advertisement!!!

It is customary for every state board to announce its 10th and 12th school exam toppers. All the state boards do it and most of the time these go under the radar. But this time the announcement from the UP-state board caught the attention.

The 10th topper Ms. Prachi Nigam who scored 98.5% garnered unwanted attention due to her facial hair. Hirsutism is excess hair growth on the body or face. It's caused by excess hormones called androgens. For women, the hair may grow in places where men often have a lot of hair, but women often don't. This includes the upper lip, chin, chest, and back.

Most of us looked at the announcement and ignored it. But the social media netizens did not spare Prachi. They heavily trolled her. The body shaming came as a huge shock as we should appreciate Prachi’s intelligence and not make fun of her body hair.

It was reported that even though Prach was hurt, she was determined to achieve her goals in life despite what people say about her appearance.

When things were settling down an advertisement appeared in the English newspapers. It was Bombay Shaving Company. This advertisement came under heavy criticism for its “insensitivity”.

Shantanu Deshpande, founder and CEO of the grooming brand, shared a picture of the newspaper ad that read, “Dear Prachi, they are trolling your hair today, they’ll applaud your A.I.R. tomorrow.”. At the bottom of the advertisement was the sucker punch “ We hope that you never get bullied into using our razor”

Sharing the picture, Deshpande wrote on his X (Twitter) account, “It was shocking to see the amount of hate targeted at a teenage girl who had TOPPED AN EXAM because of her facial hair. Our simple message to this amazing young woman with such a bright future. Love to see my team ooze class. No opportunistic sale, QR code, nothing. Just a heartfelt message to a fellow Bae.”

Shantanu Deshpande thought he and his company were being considerate. They thought they were supporting Prachi for her achievement. Bombay shaving company was just being opportunistic. They wanted to cash into the hype and the buzz surrounding Ms. Prachi Nigam.

“No opportunistic sale, QR code, nothing”. But the ad is what it is. Exploitative. They take a full-page advertisement at a heavy cost in all the English newspapers and then say it is not opportunism. Also, they include a snide comment at the bottom about the “usage of the Razor”.

If Bombay Shaving Company wanted to help Prachi, they could have arranged for a scholarship and helped her overcome her medical condition. But no, they took the easy way out. The easy way was to be clever and release an advertisement in extremely bad taste. Not done, Bombay Shaving Company. 

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