{"id":347,"date":"2014-04-04T05:43:55","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T05:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trulymadly.com\/blog\/?p=347"},"modified":"2021-09-14T05:12:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T05:12:15","slug":"about-breaking-stereotypes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trulymadly.com\/blog\/about-breaking-stereotypes\/","title":{"rendered":"#BreakingStereotypes!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The world is a funny place. We live to be distinctive and strive to fit in simultaneously, adding fuel to the fire of collective <\/span><b>stereotypes in society<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while moving forward. But we at Truly Madly aren\u2019t okay with the status quo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We like to see every individual through a different lens instead of bucketing them in categories. We like meeting fun people in this funny world and figuring out what makes them stand out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We like going against the rules.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We like<\/span><b> breaking stereotypes!!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the very beginning, we have been spoon-fed what to expect from whom. Women in the kitchen, men at the workplace, men making the first move, women can\u2019t drive, men paying the bill, women can\u2019t be owners of the house, and the list can go on.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Effects of stereotyping in society <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are much more than we think, and somewhere it also bottlenecks the progress of us as human beings who must change with time for good!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Stereotypes in society <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are not something that only needs a little discussion and then the files should be closed. But, like other burning issues in society, it equally needs modification and some real attention.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a look at the industry we work in! Matchmaking has suddenly become synonymous with scary elements like horoscopes (or as we call them, horoscopes), aunties and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">panditjis<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">band baaja baaraat,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and \u2018statistics.\u2019 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From these, statistics disturb us the most! Statistics make the matchmaking process clinical and impersonal, which really takes the fun and love out of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No Sir. No thank you! We vote for compatibility and not mathematical congruence. So how to get the junta to start thinking differently? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Show them the difference within themselves. That\u2019s from where the power of<\/span><b> breaking stereotypes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will take birth!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was with this objective that we decided to run a little social experiment and speak with Delhi boys and girls about life (not just matches \ud83d\ude09 and how they\u2019ve faced generalizations while growing up. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surprisingly for them and excitingly enough for us, we hit gold! We found Hindus who eat beef, Punjabis who love masala dosas, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">baniyas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who aren\u2019t businessmen (gasp!). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As our campaign gained pace, numbers multiplied and the cycle went on. We have successfully managed to curate funky and controversial stereotypes faced by real people across town and debunked them \u2018like a boss!\u2019 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are officially one step closer to breaking stereotypes in India, especially <\/span><b>breaking gender stereotypes.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Yahoo!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It always feels impossible and tough to take the steps towards change, but one progressive and planned step at a time to reach the final destination is the right way. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start with even something small, and you\u2019ll see the magic of keep moving and keep trying. But, unfortunately,<\/span><b> stereotypes in society <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are not letting great minds bloom, and it\u2019s exactly the point where we as a nation come out to be weak and less productive. A little mental revolution and things would fall into place!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay tuned for more pictures and stories that could change the way you look at people and live your life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s all come together for <\/span><b>breaking stereotypes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and keeping the first brick of the new nation that\u2019s more open-minded and less judgemental that\u2019s backed by all these stereotypes!<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- [END]--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The world is a funny place. 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