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Ranveer Singh is famous for his crazy antics and high on energy shenanigans which he pulls off with unbelievable ease. He has risen up to the status of a star with his remarkable acting skills which lead us to believe that although nepotism prevails in Bollywood, there is no stopping true talent.
However, Ranveer Singh, as least expected as it was, put his foot in his mouth by making a statement which completely contradicted the message he was trying to get across, when he equated ‘feminism’ with ‘meninism’.
[Scan] 5 minutes with Ranveer Singh ;
Up,close and personal with the cool-AF brand ambassador of @CarreraIndia – Cosmopolitan India
tfs @TeamDeepikaMY pic.twitter.com/JJOdmTJwxu— Ranveer’s 🏏 Cafe ☕️ (@ranveercafe69) October 17, 2017
In an interview with Cosmopolitan, Ranveer Singh was asked about his stance on feminism and his reply can be instrumental in landing him up in some real trouble with people who are well-informed in the concept of feminism. He said,
“I believe in gender equality, so I feel like it’s lopsided being on either side of the coin, you know? By being a ‘meninist’ or a ‘feminist’, you’re essentially already submitting and subscribing to the fact that there is an imbalance. Why won’t we just accept the equal status goal and move on?”
This is not the first time a star has shied away from proclaiming themselves a feminist because it is “too strong a word”. Feminism, in its pure essence equates gender equality and although, Ranveer Singh was propagating the same, he chose to not identify himself with the word.
If you are still nodding your head with Ranveer’s statement or can’t seem to pin-point what he said wrong, these statements might help put things in perspective.
1. Feminism=Gender equality
Men dnt need upliftment. Women do. Which is y feminism n meninism arent d same thing.
Feminism n gender equality r same— Od (@odshek) October 17, 2017
2. Think about it.
If some1 asks if u r pro-gay marriage rights.
Imagine responding “No both marriage rights shud be equally supported-gay or straight”— Od (@odshek) October 17, 2017
3. Exactly!
U think its justifiable when there is a gay pride parade, a straight guy walks around n says “proud to be straight” ?
Minorities/Oppressed ppl’s concerns should be voiced out..tht shud be d focus. Only then there will b gender equality.
Hence its called feminism & nt equalism— Od (@odshek) October 17, 2017
4. A simpler example…
He just undermined what feminism stands for!!! Pls stop being blind fans pic.twitter.com/Nfa8rVxVYS
— Od (@odshek) October 17, 2017
Needless to say, the user who chose to condemn Ranveer Singh for his contradictory statement garnered a lot of hate for his stance, with fans defending Ranveer’s statement and refusing to accept that their star can fall a victim to misinformation.
Here’s why many people confuse feminism and ask questions like, “Why feminism? Why not simply a believer of human rights or something like that?”
The answer is not so tough to understand if read with an open mind. Feminism is about women’s liberation from patriarchy. Period. To quote Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie why it would be dishonest to call it by any other name, “It would be a way of pretending that it was not women who have, for centuries, been excluded. It would be a way of denying that the problem of gender targets women. That the problem was not about being human, but specifically about being a female human. For centuries, the world divided human beings into two groups and then proceeded to exclude and oppress one group. It is only fair that the solution to the problem should acknowledge that.”
Ranveer, we like you but this time you got it all wrong.
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