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“M<\/span>aine sex dekha,\u201d announced Prateek with an almost-evil glint in his eyes. The other 12-year-olds in the classroom promptly surrounded him, urging him to share what exactly he saw. \u201cForeigner logon ka bhi ek Juhu beach hai. Waha snow-white ladkiyaan chhote chhote red dress mein apna sex dikhaati hain. Maine dekha hai,\u201d he said, a smug look appearing on his face.\n\n\u201cYou idiot, that\u2019s <\/p>Baywatch<\/em>. It\u2019s a show about lifeguards in America,\u201d said Neha, whacking Prateek on the back of his head with her Sanskrit vyaakaran book. \u201cThey save people from drowning. There is no sex on the show,\u201d she continued, as I excitedly joined in the whacking with my Kishore Bharti textbook. The class monitor ran to the staff room to complain about boys doing \u201chaww-wali baatein\u201d to our sports teacher, who had conducted a basic sex-education class oddly titled \u201cMoral Science\u201d just a few weeks ago.\n\nThe other girls and I looked at Prateek pitilessly, as he was made to kneel down next to the dustbin for the rest of the day. After school we all surrounded Neha, to find out how she knew so much about the show, and if she was telling the truth about sex (because a 12-year-old has clear priorities). \u201cWell, I did not see the show. Papa said, \u2018It is for adults.\u2019 But I saw the promo during an ad break,\u201d she explained. \u201cPar sex dekha kya,\u201d asked another girl, clutching Neha\u2019s arm and digging her nails into it in excitement. \u201cNo yaar,\u201d said Neha, blushing deeply. \u201cI don\u2019t think they show sex on TV. Maybe a kiss or two,\u201d I said, wondering what Prateek was referring to when he said he saw \u201csex\u201d.\n\n\u201cEnglish pyaar ko sex bolte hain,\u201d Vidya helpfully explained to the rest of the group whose understanding of \u201csex\u201d was based on a few fast-forwarded scenes from Hollywood movies. \u201cI think Prateek was talking about bikinis,\u201d she added, causing all of us to break into a fit of giggles, as we figured that he thought \u201csex\u201d referred to how a woman\u2019s body was exposed in a bikini. I made my friend Arti make a pinky promise that she wouldn\u2019t watch Baywatch<\/em> without me.\n\nA year later, Arti kept her word and we watched our first episode of Baywatch<\/em> together at her house when her parents were away. It was a bit of a let-down. Sure, there were a lot of bikini-clad women, but there was no sex or even a kiss unless you count CPR. But it was the first time \u201cgood girls\u201d like us had broken a rule. (It was even more exciting than stealing one of Arti\u2019s father\u2019s cigarettes, which we promptly put back because neither of us had the guts to smoke it.) Then I confessed to Arti, \u201cI\u2019d love to grow up and look like CJ Parker.\u201d What I really wanted was to sprout breasts and go blonde, so that some boy would pay attention to me some day. I was the boring class topper who had braces. Boys only approached me when they wanted help with their homework or wanted me to forge their parents\u2019 signatures on report cards.\n\n

I finally bought my first bikini at the age of 16, but did not have the guts to wear it on an Indian beach until I turned 18.<\/p><\/blockquote> \n\nI didn\u2019t know it then, but Baywatch<\/em> had set something else in motion. Beyond the immediate desire to look like CJ Parker, desi millennials like me were becoming increasingly comfortable with visible cleavage and exposed midriffs. When I turned 15 and finally sprouted breasts, I decided it was time to buy myself my first bikini. I remember falling in love with a bright yellow one in a store in Bandra, Mumbai. But my shopping companion was a mean girl who pointed out that I had a flat ass and a bikini deserved a better body than mine. My self-esteem wasn\u2019t quite bulletproof at the time, and though I did not exactly burst into tears, I didn\u2019t buy myself a bikini that day.\n\nAs I grew older I realised that for the Indian mindset, bikinis are no different from a \u201cbra and panty\u201d. In a way this explains why men feel comfortable flaunting Amul Machos on Goa\u2019s beaches. While, thanks to Baywatch we\u2019ve grown comfortable with showing cleavage, wearing hot pants, halter-necks, and bodycon dresses, the bikini still remains the final frontier in the battle against being body conscious. Somehow, we\u2019re unable to cross it.\n\n\"Baywatch\n\nI finally bought my first bikini at the age of 16, but did not have the guts to wear it on an Indian beach until I turned 18. It took a lot of will to overcome my distaste for creepy boys, who took pictures of bikini-clad women and hissed, \u201cfree show\u201d or \u201csexy\u201d. The rulebook for desi girls in bikinis dictates instant slut-shaming. I grew a thick skin as aunties eyed my Baywatch<\/em> babe avatar and wondered out loud, \u201cMaybe she is trying to make extra income\u201d, linking the lack of fabric on my body to my (allegedly) missing moral compass. Interestingly, the same aunties never had any comments for white tourists who wore skimpier swimsuits than us. The jibes didn\u2019t always come from strangers. I remember a friend once told me with a grin, while we were vacationing in Goa, \u201cBilkul slut lag rahi hai. Obscenity ka charge laga ke andar kar denge tujhe!\u201d\n\nToday, I credit Baywatch for introducing me to strong and confident women like CJ Parker who were competent professionals and sexy to boot! I know Baywatch<\/em> was often dismissed as a stupid show that sexualised and objectified women. But to me, CJ Parker was more than a lifeguard \u2013 she was a woman unapologetic about her body. She helped me make peace with my flat ass and it was Alexandra Paul\u2019s Stephanie Holden and her athletic frame that inspired me to focus on staying healthy. I ditched the measuring tape and went running every morning. When I ran, I\u2019d sing the title song from Baywatch<\/em> in my head:\n\n\u201cSome people stand in the darkness,\nAfraid to step into the light.\nSome people need to help somebody,\nWhen the edge of surrender\u2019s in sight\u2026\u201d<\/em>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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