{"id":240581,"date":"2019-12-02T11:43:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T06:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=240581"},"modified":"2019-12-02T11:43:23","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T06:43:23","slug":"akshay-kumar-gets-slammed-for-giving-lecture-about-rape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/akshay-kumar-gets-slammed-for-giving-lecture-about-rape\/","title":{"rendered":"Akshay Kumar Gets Slammed For Giving Lecture About Rape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar did his best to be a good role model and condemn horrific rapes crimes against women in India over the past few days. However, some netizens were quick to point out why he&#8217;s a hypocrite for doing so. They called him out for using sexist jokes in his films while trying to lecture society on rape.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what he said regarding the growing incident of rapes in India:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Whether it is <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#PriyankaReddy<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> in Hyderabad, <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#Roja<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> in Tamil Nadu or the law student gangraped in Ranchi,we seem to be losing it as a society. It has been 7 yrs to the gut-wrenching <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#Nirbhaya<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> case &amp; our moral fabric continues to be in pieces. We need stricter laws. This needs to STOP!&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Whether it is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PriyankaReddy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PriyankaReddy<\/a> in Hyderabad, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Roja?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Roja<\/a> in Tamil Nadu or the law student gangraped in Ranchi,we seem to be losing it as a society. It has been 7 yrs to the gut-wrenching <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nirbhaya?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nirbhaya<\/a> case &amp; our moral fabric continues to be in pieces.We need stricter laws.This needs to STOP!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akshaykumar\/status\/1200400674762059784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 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<p>One Twitter user remarked that indeed this was a matter of society when people can comfortably call out the problematic way women are viewed, but not protest the same kind of depictions on screen.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/shehzad-roy-says-sexist-jokes-are-not-funny-and-we-know-hes-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shehzad Roy Says Sexist Jokes Are Not Funny And We Know He&#8217;s Right<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The user even listed examples of such derrogative jokes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>Uski ovaries nikal do. Na mamma banegi, na mia milega. Mamma Mia!<\/em> (Remove her ovaries. She won&#8217;t become a mamma or find a husband (mia). Mamma Mia!)&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hey! Kya tum meri tawayaf, oh, wife banogi? (<em>Hey! Will you be my concubine, oh, wife?<\/em>)&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There is a valid point here.\u00a0When people with platforms (like Akshay) have a dual standard towards violence against weaker factions of society, the general attitude towards these issues will not be a serious one.<\/p>\n<p>The dialogues we shared above? Turns out its from one of Akshay&#8217;s latest comedy films.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;These are dialogues from your film, Houseful 3. You&#8217;ve been okay with them to evoke cheap laughs. Yes, we need stricter laws. But we also need better heroes.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Netizens joined in the critique on how other artists should reflect on what they promote through their work.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every double-meaning dialogue, item songs with cheap angles, the rest of us dancing to songs with ghatia lyrics in weddings adds to objectification of women, which creates an overall unhealthy environment for females.<\/p>\n<p>Heroes, heroines and the public too needs to reflect deeply.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maria Sartaj (@MariaSartaj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MariaSartaj\/status\/1200780307735203845?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There were other similar cringe-worthy examples.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In his other horrible movie, Jani Dushman, in a scene  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akshaykumar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@akshaykumar<\/a> asks Manisha Koirala to forgive her rapists because &quot;Tumhari Jaisi khubsurat ladki ko dekh ke mare hue admi ka bhi dil dhadak uthe&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Rich talk coming from a man ok with this kind of a dialog in his script.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ujaan (@ujaanghosh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ujaanghosh\/status\/1200812176069611520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 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\">There are more than 10 movies of him where he acted like that, lustful expressions and double meaning dialogues, c grade type movies but ppl call it ACTING<\/p>\n<p>He can use alcohol or smoke in his movies for money but he runs a campaign no smoke\/alcohol in ads <\/p>\n<p>Double faces ppl<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; N&#8230; (@ADs_Battalion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ADs_Battalion\/status\/1201003472914702337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s when one man pointed out the need to boycott such content to have the industry amend its ways.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Completely agree. I have said so many times that Hindi films (esp the so called heroes) have normalized stalking, harassment, misogyny &amp; disgusting behavior towards women. It needs to be undone. <\/p>\n<p>Also, I am judging you for the kind of movie you have been watching.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gaurav Pandhi (@GauravPandhi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GauravPandhi\/status\/1201016399696547842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 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\/Luckytwish\/status\/1200778047470874625<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/preity-zintas-shocking-views-about-metoo-show-us-how-clueless-she-is-regarding-harassment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Preity Zinta&#8217;s Shocking Views About #MeToo Show Us How Clueless She Is Regarding Harassment<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Is Akhshay really to blame?<\/h3>\n<p>Some people completely missed the memo. They made this an issue of Akshay Kumar versus other Bollywood heroes.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rajeev21kapoor\/status\/1200981435227738114<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/akshithardy\/status\/1201044384319303681<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>India&#8217;s Rape Pandemic<\/h3>\n<p>It was thought that the Nirbhaya case was India&#8217;s wake up call to clamp down on social attitudes that transgress as violence towards women. Unfortunately, the Indian government banned BBC&#8217;s documentary &#8216;India&#8217;s Daughter,&#8217; effectlvely sweeping this issue under the rug.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/beware-the-truth-modi-government-asks-youtube-to-ban-lynch-nation-documentary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beware the Truth: Modi Government Asks YouTube To Ban &#8220;Lynch Nation&#8221; Documentary<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Just days ago a veterinarian Priyanka Reddy was brutally raped, murdered and then burnt by two men. The men had tried to help the 27-year-old with a punctured tyre.<\/p>\n<p>Priyanka&#8217;s family demanded that the accused be burnt alive in a public execution.<\/p>\n<p>People blamed the government for not having adequate laws.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TigerRajaSingh\/status\/1200476698162143244<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Others realize that despite the requisite law,\u00a0 there can be no progress without social reforms against such evils.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/thecipherstory\/status\/1200407090415599621<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/PriyaSometimes\/status\/1200439147439120384<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Another Nirbhaya<\/h3>\n<p>The social media outrage over <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PriyankaReddy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">#PriyankaReddy<\/a> was so massive some suspect the issue might be another Nirbhaya. Unfortunately even the massive public outrage on Priyanka&#8217;s issue came days after rape crimes against two other women.<\/p>\n<p>The series of events leading up to December only makes the Nirbhaya case memory of December, 16 even more painful. Actors like Akshay Kumar paying lip-service is not helping.<\/p>\n<p>Another rape crime took place in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/crime\/story\/jharkhand-ranchi-kanke-woman-gangrape-12-accused-arrest-police-1623491-2019-11-28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Ranchi on November, 26th<\/a>. A 25-year-old law student was abducted from the roadside at gunpoint. The 12 men then gang-raped her in a brick kiln. Police arrested the kidnappers and rapists within 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Around the same time, the body of missing person <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/chennai\/woman-20-found-dead-near-kanchi\/articleshow\/72284680.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Roja turned up in Tamil Nadu<\/a>. The 20-year-old woman&#8217;s body was found decomposing in bushes about 2 km from Siruvallur near Kancheepuram. She had been missing since November 23rd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar did his best to be a good role model and condemn horrific rapes crimes against women in India over the past few days. However, some netizens were quick to point out why he&#8217;s a hypocrite for doing so. 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