Acharya Prashant observes that society begins conditioning girls to be body-centric from a very young age, noting that even garments for four-year-old girls are priced higher and designed differently than those for boys, despite minimal physical differences at that age. He argues that this messaging suggests a girl's worth lies primarily in her body. He questions why biological differences are exaggerated through gender-specific grooming, such as long hair or lip gloss, and suggests it is violent for a mother to introduce such concepts to a young daughter. He clarifies that he is not advocating for the suppression of sexuality, but rather arguing that sexuality should be explored with wisdom as a mature adult, not imposed on a child who lacks understanding. This continuous differential treatmentâfrom toys and sports to household chores and clothing expectationsâturns the girl into a caricature with no appetite for the sublime. Ultimately, he explains that making a child body-centered numbs the mind and results in stupidity, as the body is treated as a toy or weapon rather than focusing on the development of consciousness.
