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Meet Rora Blue, the feminist artist calling out sexism through her photos

Tolerance to sexism is so deeply internalised by women around the world that more often than not we don\'t even raise an eyebrow to sexist comments. We are so used to hearing sexist remarks like - \'Look at that maniac driving in front. Must be a woman driver,\' or \'A woman\'s primary job is to start a family\' or \'if you get too old, no one will want to marry you,\' so on and so forth. Most women, unfortunately, have been conditioned to not even flinch at these.

We live with double standards based solely on gender, which restrict women\'s freedom and impair our ability to lead secure, independent lives.

Our society tutors us that there\'s a hierarchy between genders and that we must accept it as the gospel truth. But when women start to take note of sexism in their daily lives - and speak up against it- they stop accepting it as "normal."

One such woman is Rora Blue.

Rora Blue, a 20-year-old artist from Sacramento, California, launched a new project - Handle With Care - which is aimed at capturing the adverse effect of sexist commentary.

Blue captioned one of the images saying, "Some phrases are things I have been told at different times during my life, others are comments that other women have submitted to me," adding that "the photos aim to capture modern day sexism and some of the pressures that women face in society today."

Each image shows one common sexist comment casually thrown at women.

Noodles in a bowl of soup spell out, "You\'re a woman, you belong in the kitchen," and "Why are you upset? Is it that time of the month again?" is embroidered onto an underwear.

Rora\'s most well-known work, titled The Unsent Project, combines art with the unspoken emotions we all wish we had the chance to say to our loved ones. And the best part? She says she gets her inspiration from people like us.

Rora Blue is unapologetic and her art bears testimony.

To learn more about Rora Blue\'s work, here\'s a link to her website http://rorablue.com/and her Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/rorablue/

 
Priyata Brajabasi @PriyataB

Priyata thinks in words and delivers in pictures. The marriage of the two, she believes, is of utmost importance. Priyata joined the Catch team after working at Barcroft Media as a picture desk editor. Prior to that she was on the Output Desk of NDTV 24X7. At work Priyata is all about the news. Outside of it, she can't stay far enough. She immerses herself in stories through films, books and television shows. Oh, and she can eat. Like really.