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Such behaviour displayed by someone of Harbhajan’s stature is indeed scary. Or is it that women actors are considered less intelligent and competent just because of their chosen profession?
Harbhajan Singh has been trending in the news once again. And definitely not for the right reasons. What he says or doesn’t say, or where exactly he puts his foot, least of all in his own mouth, is not my concern. However, his most recent example of inappropriate commenting has exposed the misogyny that many men harbor in their bosoms once again, and brought it out in the open.
It has become the trend in recent years for the wives of the cricketers to accompany their husbands to their matches and support them with their presence from the stands.
However, according to some knowledgeable souls, the ladies are mistaken if they think they can achieve much by being present, apart from being a distraction to our esteemed players. Rather they should sit at home, praying before the lord for a successful day for their husbands. Or much better, keep a fast or two to ensure their smashing performance.
But no, these unsanskari naris have to follow each shot and every ball from the stands. Making gol gol eyes at the players, instead of preparing gol rotis at home to welcome the husbands after a hard day of play. Or work.
While there is no doubt that these people consider the presence of wives at the stadium nothing more than an attempt at promotion or photo opportunity (the huge buzz around who wore what and how much it cost should be an indication) they should be grateful for their presence in the stands. If their favorite cricketer fails to perform as per expectations, where will they lay the blame, if not at these wives feet?
Also on a good day, one of the rare sanskari cricket wives can show the modern girls of today how to actually support her pati parmeshwar. By touching his feet, no less!
According to this report in the Times of India, Harbhajan Singh, who was doing the Hindi commentary, passed comments on Anushka and Athiya when the camera was on them. “Main wahi soch raha hoon ke baat films ki ho rahi hai ya cricket ki? Kyunki, cricket ki toh utni samajh hogi nahi (I’m wondering if they’re talking about movies or cricket because they would not be understanding cricket much).”
Harbhajan Singh wonders what these wives talk about when they are not focused on the game? There are no rewards for guessing. Of course, it would be Bollywood related gossip, because the intricacies of the game of cricket are too much to handle for the poor feeble minded females. What does it matter that women today have made their mark in every field like healthcare, education, engineering, communication etc. including being responsible for sending a spacecraft to the moon? That these women who were disparaged without a second thought, are actresses who have made their mark in the industry with their performances and hard work, hardly seems to have prevented them from being belittled.
Such behavior is expected but not excused from even a troll. That it is displayed by someone of Harbhajan’s stature is indeed scary. Or is it that the women in Bollywood are considered less intelligent and competent than the rest of their sisters just because of their chosen profession?
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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