Tight and lovely

It was always going to be a momentous week for Indian women when Mary Kom from Manipur became the firstever Indian woman and mother of two to boot to win a bronze medal in boxing at the London Olympics lsquoLet me jump into the frayrsquo is what we imagine Celina Jaitley best known for championing gay rights when she wasnrsquot acting in a few forgettable films must have thought Why else would she suddenly shift focus to women instead and lend her credentials to a campaign that launched 18 Again a lsquovaginal tightening creamrsquo Clearly dressing modestly for our own safety and being white isnrsquot enough we must now be tight too Whose pleasure The attempt to market yet another beauty product that snidely pushes women to better themselves for men couched in the garb of a lsquohealth initiativersquo is not lost on womenrsquos rights lawyer and writer Flavia Agnes Outraged she asks ldquoWhose pleasure is this product for We all know the pleasure of a woman does not come from the vagina Such campaigns make women feel unhappy about their body and then sell them products Why do women want to be what they are notrdquo Indeed we wonder But not Dolly Thakore theatre veteran and communication consultant who was present at the launch ldquoThis product is a result of evolution and advancement We have been performing The Vagina Monologues for 10 years and one of the reasons we supported this product is because it is about what women want Is Viagra sexist Is Botox sexist How can a vagina tightening gel be sexist Today there is an acceptance of the problem and women are open to such productsrdquo Mahabanoo Mody Kotwal producer of The Vagina Monologues who was also at the launch says ldquoA lot of research has been done before launching 18 Again Those who are slamming the product neednrsquot use it They are just smart Alecs who want to say something that sounds funnyrdquo she fumes Are they really For the question being asked by most of these people is the logic of forcing mdash via a cringeworthy ad campaign masquerading under the antiseptic smell of lsquofamilyrsquo values mdash yet another set of abysmally consumerist and sexist demands upon the Indian woman Her desires be damned mdash her men need her to uphold the family honour be pure virgins no matter how many people they sleep with look beatifically perfect mdash and white and tight mdash while theyrsquore at it Healthy and tight Rishi Bhatia chairman and MD Ultratech India Ltd the company that launched the product says ldquoThis is a firstofitskind product for women from puberty to menopause It is completely herbal Out of the 250 women that were part of the clinical tests conducted over 8 to 10 weeks 90 per cent were satisfied with the resultrdquo Just what are these results The triumphant smiles that their fervid romps in bed mdash no doubt brought on by this miracle product and its resulting elasticity in their nether regions mdash plastered upon the faces of their male partners Sumit Chawla director Prolife Products Ltd the company which manufactured the product tells us ldquo18 Again removes dead tissues improves blood circulation hydrates the area with ingredients such as pomegranate aloe vera gold and Vitamin Erdquo He adds that the product is FDA approved ldquoThe idea is to give the vagina a better tone and bodyrdquo While Chawla and Bhatia said their piece Rashmi Sarogi a gynaecologist who was part of the panel that launched the product went a step further claiming complete ignorance about its contents Her husband also part of this informed group said he was told that the gel was a formulation containing indigenous ingredients such as pomegranate aloe vera gold and Vitamin E ldquoThe gel gives a grip to the vagina keeping it soft and supple helping it to maintain an acidic pH and reducing infectionsrdquo Not to nitpick here but how does any of that result in a tighter vagina supposedly empowering women Surgery the only option That is the question most city doctors asked us when we approached them with the productrsquos claims Dr Shyam Kulkarni a gynaecologist from Fortis Hospital said there is nothing like this in medical textbooks ldquoWe conduct Lax Perineum which is a surgery to tighten a loose vagina In allopathy we donrsquot believe a gel will work We have medicinal drugs to loosen muscles not tighten themrdquo Infertility expert Dr Rishma Dhillon Pai seconds this ldquoIn case of vaginal muscle loosening which occur after menopause or as a result of giving birth to a large baby surgery is the only solution After pregnancy a woman will manage to lose weight but the loose skin will never tighten The product may be great for personal hygiene but it is unlikely to be the answer to vaginal looseningrdquo says Pai A country of virgins Not so for the sareeclad woman and her motherin law who cook clean gossip and even tighten together in the advertisement for the product She walks up to her husband in a sprawling courtyard populated by every member of her family carrying a steel tiffin Suddenly instead of handing it to him she runs a finger over his shoulder and breaks into a song instead mdash lsquoOoo I feel like a virginrsquo and some moves He joins in lsquoyes its true yes you dorsquo while the rest of the family mdash jaws dropped mdash plays audience to their make out session For why should bedroom matters between a couple be private Finally a younger brothertype points his cellphone at them to capture the act at which point the couple struck suddenly by shyness snuggle coyly into a bench under a golden lotus And since this is India and the family that shares vagina dialogues stays together her motherinlaw egged by her excited husband logs onto www18againcom Oh to feel like a virgin againu00a0 Twitter talkies Bhushankumar Words fail me 18 Again ideasmithy Vaginal tightening cream and women empowerment pls explain kiranmanral A vaginal tightening cream After a vaginal fairness lotion Excuse me while I throw up my lunch somewhere bpangti Where the hell are we headed Vaginal Tightening Gel mdash to empower women news_houndz Sexist Vaginal Tightening Gel ldquo18 AGAINrdquo commercial claiming to make u virgin again Grammar_nazzzi Mock all that you want but this vaginal tightening gel will sell like hot cakes Our society has some really disturbing notions CharuD Mary Kom ampamp Saina win medals but real empowerment of women is provided by this Pharma product 18 Again Rejuv Creamu00a0