{"id":224851,"date":"2019-05-21T13:03:44","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T08:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=224851"},"modified":"2019-05-21T13:03:56","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T08:03:56","slug":"vivek-oberoi-gets-properly-schooled-for-his-meme-with-ashwariya-rai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/vivek-oberoi-gets-properly-schooled-for-his-meme-with-ashwariya-rai\/","title":{"rendered":"Vivek Oberoi Gets Properly Schooled for His Meme With Ashwariya Rai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent incident of sexism in the biz, Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi posted a meme targeting Ashwariya Rai&#8217;s relationship history.<\/p>\n<p>Vivek Oberoi is known to have dated Aishwarya Rai after her break-up with Salman Khan. Although the former Miss World did not confirm the relationship, the animosity between Oberoi and Khan made it clear.<\/p>\n<h3>What Happened?<\/h3>\n<p>Recently, Vivek posted a collection of three pictures on Twitter. The top one included Aishwarya-Salman Khan and was labeled \u2018opinion poll&#8217;. The second photo was of him and Aishwarya called \u2018exit poll\u2019. The bottom picture was with Abhishek Bachchan and her daughter with the caption \u2018result.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He captioned said meme as:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Haha! creative! No politics here&#8230;.just life,&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_224858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-224858\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-224858 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vivek-Oberoi-meme.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"691\" height=\"932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vivek-Oberoi-meme.jpg 691w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vivek-Oberoi-meme-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vivek-Oberoi-meme-561x757.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vivek-Oberoi-meme-364x491.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vivek-Oberoi-meme-608x820.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vivek-Oberoi-meme-36x48.jpg 36w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vivek-Oberoi-meme-71x96.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-224858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vivek Oberoi meme targeting Ashwariya Rai Bachchan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The Consequences<\/h3>\n<p>No one really appreciated this tasteless meme. Even fellow Bollywood celebrities really went to town on Oberoi for being classless.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Disgusting and classless. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GUB7K6dAY8\">https:\/\/t.co\/GUB7K6dAY8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sonamakapoor\/status\/1130411878960762881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Distasteful. Move on Mr. Oberoi <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BbLskLUoLh\">https:\/\/t.co\/BbLskLUoLh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nidhi Razdan (@Nidhi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nidhi\/status\/1130394238166814720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">this is sick<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RanaAyyub\/status\/1130395441319763968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Absolutely distasteful!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gutta Jwala \ud83d\udc99 (@Guttajwala) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Guttajwala\/status\/1130399709921628161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Very disgraceful and in extreme bad taste of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VivekOberoi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VivekOberoi<\/a> to put up such a disrespectful post. At least show the decency to pull off the post if not apologise to the lady and her little girl.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Urmila Matondkar (@UrmilaMatondkar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UrmilaMatondkar\/status\/1130481593401823232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Netizens Pitched In<\/h3>\n<p>Twitterati really made some points at the <strong><em>PM <strong>Nar<\/strong>endra Modi<\/em><\/strong> actor&#8217;s choices.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the difference between classy and creepy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SalmanKhan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SalmanKhan<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VivekOberoi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VivekOberoi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yzm4kaXiT6\">pic.twitter.com\/Yzm4kaXiT6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WhatSoSocial (\u0918\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0902, \u0938\u0941\u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093f\u0924 \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0902) (@what_social) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/what_social\/status\/1130496669726806016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What VivekOberoi has actually done with his latest tweet<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VivekOberoi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VivekOberoi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PAeBD3e7y6\">pic.twitter.com\/PAeBD3e7y6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patrick B. (@thepat_star) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thepat_star\/status\/1130472074949025792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cheap joke. In very bad taste Vivek, especially dragging polls in to this<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; maithun (@Being_Humor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Being_Humor\/status\/1130475790749929472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/sushantksay\/status\/1130388770124062722<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarcasticRofl\/status\/1130463384552345602<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamsr7_\/status\/1130430493332131845<\/p>\n<h3>Oberoi Hit with Legal Notice<\/h3>\n<p>With all the attention that the tweet received, it also grabbed a legal notice. Chairperson of National Commission for Women (NCW) Rekha Sherma took notice and tweeted that NCW would send Oberoi a notice soon.<\/p>\n<p>In a television interview NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma said that;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;We (NCW) would like him (Vivek Oberoi) to apologise on social media &amp; personally also to the person concerned. If he doesn t do, we will see what legal action can we take against him. We will be talking to Twitter to remove that tweet immediately,&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>The Apology<\/h3>\n<p>Vivek Oberoi then deleted his tweet and apologized to the people who were irked by the meme. The apology wasn&#8217;t so tasteful either.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is shameful bravado. <br \/>Two wrongs do not make a right <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vivekoberoi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@vivekoberoi<\/a><br \/>What you must know is that there are four other persons in that photo whose privacy you have intruded upon and insulted. Hope you understand the meaning of morality and decency.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VivekOberoi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VivekOberoi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DjLkgBmlzM\">pic.twitter.com\/DjLkgBmlzM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Clyde Crasto (@Clyde_Crasto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Clyde_Crasto\/status\/1130500887586136064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/one_by_two\/status\/1130685619779309568<\/p>\n<p>This was then followed by a Twitter apology. A properly phrased one at that.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Even if one woman is offended by my reply to the meme, it calls for remedial action. Apologies\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb tweet deleted.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vivek Anand Oberoi (@vivekoberoi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vivekoberoi\/status\/1130679444174041088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Has Vivek Oberoi learnt his lesson by now or not? You decide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent incident of sexism in the biz, Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi posted a meme targeting Ashwariya Rai&#8217;s relationship history. Vivek Oberoi is known to have dated Aishwarya Rai after her break-up with Salman Khan. Although the former Miss World did not confirm the relationship, the animosity between Oberoi and Khan made it clear. What Happened? Recently, Vivek posted [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/vivek-oberoi-gets-properly-schooled-for-his-meme-with-ashwariya-rai\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":224882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1294,1291,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-224851","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bollywood","8":"category-social-media","9":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"The apology was as 'tasteful' as the meme.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vivek-Oberoi-meme-1-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vivek-Oberoi-meme-1-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vivek-Oberoi-meme-1.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Bollywood","Social Media","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Vivek Oberoi Gets Properly Schooled for His Meme With Ashwariya Rai","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1294,1291,1297&exclude=224851","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224851"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=224851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}