BOTH: Good morning, Nalanda! SAMIKA: Swara, you know what’s been flooding my ‘for you page’ lately? Aside from those endless dance reels… SWARA: I know, I know, it’s those ‘she’s a 10 but…’ videos. Like, rating girls as if we’re objects or something. SAMIKA: Ugh, exactly! They seem like harmless fun, but really they feed into the same old stereotypes about how boys and girls are supposed to be. And honestly, that’s toxic. SWARA: For boys, it’s the “alpha” and “sigma” kind of rhetoric….don’t cry, don’t feel, just hit the gym. Because apparently ‘abs are the solution to every emotional problem’. SAMIKA: And for girls, it’s the other extreme. Influencers will preach body positivity, but only when it’s aesthetic enough for likes. SWARA: Exactly. And then you get trends like “girl math.” Sure, it sounds funny at first….like making excuses for spending money…but underneath, it furthers the stereotype that girls are bad at finances, careless, and irrational. Basically, it makes patriarchal norms go viral in a “cute” way. SAMIKA: And social media amplifies it. Boys scroll through endless reels that mock emotions. Girls scroll through content that tells them their worth, lies in looking effortless but perfect. Everyone’s watching highlight reels and comparing them to their messy real lives. SWARA: Which is why so many teens feel alone—boys are told not to feel, and girls are told how to look. Different rules, but the same pressure. SAMIKA: To dive deeper into this, we’ve invited our friend and guest on this show, Prithvi Sawant, for his view on this topic. GUEST (Prithvi Sawant) : Thanks for having me. What I see is that social media has turned gender into a race—who’s stronger, who’s prettier, who’s “enough.” But life isn’t about fitting into those boxes. Real confidence lies in our ability to break them. SAMIKA: Exactly. When you stop chasing roles and start being real, that’s when you truly stand out. SWARA: So, if there’s one thing we want to leave you with, it’s that sometimes you have to be the odd one out to be the number one. SAMIKA: Well said! Thank you, Prithvi, for joining us and adding your perspective. SWARA: That’s it for today’s episode. BOTH: Until next time, sayonara! We are your House Editors, Swara Suryawanshi and Samika Kanani signing off!
BOTH: Good morning, Nalanda!
SAMIKA: Swara, you know what’s been flooding my ‘for you page’ lately? Aside from those endless dance reels…
SWARA: I know, I know, it’s those ‘she’s a 10 but…’ videos. Like, rating girls as if we’re objects or something.
SAMIKA: Ugh, exactly! They seem like harmless fun, but really they feed into the same old stereotypes about how boys and girls are supposed to be. And honestly, that’s toxic.
SWARA: For boys, it’s the “alpha” and “sigma” kind of rhetoric….don’t cry, don’t feel, just hit the gym. Because apparently ‘abs are the solution to every emotional problem’.
SAMIKA: And for girls, it’s the other extreme. Influencers will preach body positivity, but only when it’s aesthetic enough for likes.
SWARA: Exactly. And then you get trends like “girl math.” Sure, it sounds funny at first….like making excuses for spending money…but underneath, it furthers the stereotype that girls are bad at finances, careless, and irrational. Basically, it makes patriarchal norms go viral in a “cute” way.
SAMIKA: And social media amplifies it. Boys scroll through endless reels that mock emotions. Girls scroll through content that tells them their worth, lies in looking effortless but perfect. Everyone’s watching highlight reels and comparing them to their messy real lives.
SWARA: Which is why so many teens feel alone—boys are told not to feel, and girls are told how to look. Different rules, but the same pressure.
SAMIKA: To dive deeper into this, we’ve invited our friend and guest on this show, Prithvi Sawant, for his view on this topic.
GUEST (Prithvi Sawant) : Thanks for having me. What I see is that social media has turned gender into a race—who’s stronger, who’s prettier, who’s “enough.” But life isn’t about fitting into those boxes. Real confidence lies in our ability to break them.
SAMIKA: Exactly. When you stop chasing roles and start being real, that’s when you truly stand out.
SWARA: So, if there’s one thing we want to leave you with, it’s that sometimes you have to be the odd one out to be the number one.
SAMIKA: Well said! Thank you, Prithvi, for joining us and adding your perspective.
SWARA: That’s it for today’s episode.
BOTH: Until next time, sayonara! We are your House Editors, Swara Suryawanshi and Samika Kanani signing off!