pujitha
disruptive discourse
If there's something you should know about me, it's that I will speak my truth loudly and unapologetically. When it is the truth of so many people, particularly women, who have been conditioned to be unable to articulate their thoughts and experiences in this way (a place I occasionally find myself in but work to get out of), speaking and existing as an unapologetic women who refuses to be small is an act of resistance.
I believe my talent and passion for speaking and articulating my thoughts and experiences is a powerful mechanism for not only self-expression but also empowering other women and leading to change. I call this content pillar "disruptive discourse" because that's exactly what it is. I talk a lot about the things that so many people are experiencing but for whatever reason have been silenced out of expressing. My talking videos are meant to be not only relatable or entertaining but also powerful and galvanizing.
My recent viral series, "Trauma from Brown Girls", which I started after my viral video, "I have no brown girlfriends" (800k+ views), is a perfect example of this. It's a touchy, perhaps even controversial subject, but it's an enormous problem within the South Asian community. Truly, why is there so much jealousy and hatred amongst brown girls? Though it was scary to post, I'll admit I felt liberated owning (through my entertaining stories and sarcasm) my experience of struggling to find genuine, non-toxic friendships with brown girls rather than continuing to hide something that deeply upset me. Along the way, hundreds of thousands of girls who thought they were alone in this experience suddenly felt seen and heard. It sucks that we've all felt this but it's reassuring to know that what we all crave is genuine community with those of our own culture.