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This is so sad.....Diksha is being called all names and she has no clue what she is or wants to be.....Hope she and her parents gets proper therapy to find the answers and peace...

Originally posted by: m_khan90

Disksha looks like a boy, talks like a boy and sings like a boy. I was shocked when she says she is a girl when her attire is of a boy. I thought she was joking. I think she is better off as a boy/man otherwise she will look like a hidgra if remains to be a girl.

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Originally posted by: IamMuskaan

at the bold part - that is totally uncalled for on your part. let's not forget you are talking about a little girl.

Wow this was a shocker! 😲 Diksha's parents are totally at fault for this and i agree with wa's comments fully! The family needs counseling that's a given. Changing her gender won't help, it will fuel her viewpoints even more which is sad. if she wants acceptance, ironically, a sex change may possibly make her goal of being accepted even harder because of society's reaction to her decision and its results. I hope that she doesn't go through with that operation. And now bringing srgmp in to all this, the notion that she would have won only if she was a boy is rediculous. Girls can win, in fact the last 2 seasons of srgmp (challenge 09 and little champs 2008) were both won by girls. So nothing seems to stop girls from winning there. And finally about gender making a difference in Diksha's dreams of being a famous singer, we all know bollywood is known for having great male and female playback singres. So Diksha can rest assured of this fact: Mumbai is filled with tons of aspiring young men and women who want to carve a niche for themselves in the industry and in that industry of dirty politics where not having "connections" and good luck is in most cases the be all and end all for the singers, talents without connections and luck (boys and girls) struggle equally because one gender isn't prefered over the other. no problem there...

Originally posted by: m_khan90

I will not say her a little girl, a teenager would be appropriate as she is 14yrs old.

Why the women folks so upset if a girl wants to be a man? I did not call her a name. I was just imagining

that if a man wore a dress how he going to look like. I have seen in the west most beautiful models of fashion clothes are men. There was once a whole episode on these types of men in Opera Wihfrey show. She showed the model and the audiance whether if the model was a male or a female. 95% answers were wrong. There you go I see my warning level will go up again.

I am not sure what the intentions of the parents are, I can only guess. However, even if you do not support final decisions there are ways to be supportive.

Many girls do feel that boys are preferred. This is especially true in rural societies. Girls will also feel that boys have more freedom. They believe that rough sports and games, assertiveness, confidence are masculine behaviors and that it is inappropriate for girls. These rigid norms no longer apply. It is ok for girls to wear shorts and tees, play soccer with the boys and cut their hair short - while still maintaining their identity.

I think people ought to be supportive of Diksha in the sense that we ought to understand that she may be misjudging social norms. We can support her in the sense that her interests to cut her hair short, ride a bike or play cricket do not make her masculine, she can do that being a girls. We can support her in the sense that she can be herself completely and not have to change her gender. We have can support her in the sense that she can receive counseling without being judged as someone who is crazy or something.

Hopefully, she gets the right kind of support and can live fulfilling life as a woman. However, if at eighteen she still chooses to be a boy, thats her choice and I will accept her for that too.

I think her belief that if she were a boy she would get selected in saregampa is wrong. i mean its not bout that.....nd if she feels like she is trapped she should do what she wants and im very happy her parents are supportive
just that one line disturbed me....she believes if she were a boy all her problems would be solved. but i hope she gets better

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

I am not sure what the intentions of the parents are, I can only guess. However, even if you do not support final decisions there are ways to be supportive.

Many girls do feel that boys are preferred. This is especially true in rural societies. Girls will also feel that boys have more freedom. They believe that rough sports and games, assertiveness, confidence are masculine behaviors and that it is inappropriate for girls. These rigid norms no longer apply. It is ok for girls to wear shorts and tees, play soccer with the boys and cut their hair short - while still maintaining their identity.

I think people ought to be supportive of Diksha in the sense that we ought to understand that she may be misjudging social norms. We can support her in the sense that her interests to cut her hair short, ride a bike or play cricket do not make her masculine, she can do that being a girls. We can support her in the sense that she can be herself completely and not have to change her gender. We have can support her in the sense that she can receive counseling without being judged as someone who is crazy or something.

Hopefully, she gets the right kind of support and can live fulfilling life as a woman. However, if at eighteen she still chooses to be a boy, thats her choice and I will accept her for that too.

👏👏👏

But from where are we going to get so much support?😆