Sindoor Triggers Sexual Drive, Woman Says In A Viral Video

Sindoor triggers sexual drive, a woman said in a viral video on social media. Bizarre videos with more bizarre content have been a speciality offered on social media. Some content makes us laugh while other simply forces us to raise our eyebrow and question the "ideas" being put out as facts.

The woman said it in an IG video posted by Be. Bodywise on Instagram. The video is no longer available on their feed although screenshots of the same have gone viral on Twitter. Netizens have been throwing in sarcasm in the comment section. Few others are trying to explain the fact that sindoor has been a misogynistic practice in our society.

The red powder, which is considered holy by some, has been for generations seen as a sign of oppression. It usually marks the wedding as traditionalists' idea of "marking" a woman as their wife/property. The screenshot was shared by a Twitter user named Rohit. The clip was about the benefits of applying sindoor.

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Sindoor Triggers Sexual Drive

Rohit wrote, "Source: Trust me, bro," adding, "my fac is the mention of 'triggers sex drive' as if Sindoor is aphrodisiac. This is the chutki sindoor ki keemat (the worth of a pinch of sindoor)  Shanti (the character from Om Shanti Om, played by Deepika Padukone) was talking about."

The video was shared by Be Bodywise, which has more than 490 thousand followers. The feed of the brand is dedicated to women's wellness. The bio of the page mentions that it includes products for the period, hair, and skin, amongst other things. They also have a window for consultation.

The post by Rohit on Twitter has already gotten five thousand likes and 379 quote tweets. Most of which are purely sarcastic. One user wrote, "Mercury is heavy metal and prolonged exposure can cause a variety of illnesses lmao." Another user mentioned that mercury is literally poison and "we had to be extremely careful in labs it's scary af good lord."

Feature Image Credit: Rohit/ Twitter