Leftovers for the "Leftover" (2021)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Leftover women” is a popularised derogatory term initially coined to describe unmarried women above the age of 27, regardless of their educational and professional achievements.

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Research shows that "left-over women" shaming was originally a well-orchestrated institutionalised narrative to pressure single women into marriage, in order to increase the decreasing birth rate and stimulate purchases of family properties in the real estate market.

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Notably, red is the traditional choice of colour for wedding gowns in my heritage culture and the choice of this colour for my outfits represents personal strength and self-love, in the celebration of one's singlehood and personhood, yet confronted by societal forces that impose otherwise. 

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(20 March 2020)

 

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