Man Asks Women To Touch Their Husbands’ Feet & #BringBackIndianTradition, Gets Slammed Online

Our Indian culture, traditions and customs set us apart from the rest of the world. Even though most of the traditions practised in the country do have scientific backing, some of them still speak volumes of the patriarchy that reigned over us for years. But it is obvious that what feels wrong and regressive to me might not sound problematic to others.

Hence, when a Twitter user @RetardedHurt asked women online what’s stopping them from touching the feet of their husband to #bringbackindiantradition, the internet was divided.

Dear girls,what is stopping you from doing this to your man? #bringbackindiantradition pic.twitter.com/Z1bMfpQOqZ

— Dewang Ganatra (@RetardedHurt) July 10, 2020

Many people found his tweets problematic and responded savagely to his queries. Here are a few of them:

The realisation that our place is not at our husbands’ feet but shoulder to shoulder as equal partners in a relationship that makes both parties stronger. https://t.co/F2XFqa4xH2

— Faye DSouza (@fayedsouza) July 19, 2020

Dear Indian men,what is stopping you from doing this to your woman, rather than demanding that tweet below 👇 #bringbackindiantradition and #IndianLove ❤❤❤ and #CommonSense https://t.co/e5PnHmLjfA pic.twitter.com/fMypatBxKC

— Tehseen Poonawalla Official 🇮🇳 (@tehseenp) July 19, 2020

 

Same reason that is stopping you from doing this to your lady 🤷🏼‍♂️#EqualMarriage pic.twitter.com/iPDRPrjaUl

— Deepthi Lavu *Thinking Hat* (@ThinkActTank) July 18, 2020

My back pain #bringbackindiantradition https://t.co/7rlENjbinZ

— Diksha (@Dikshavidyarth1) July 19, 2020

स्किन टाइट जीन्स https://t.co/tUcmdabj8Y

— रामा-रामा (@vik704) July 10, 2020

Equality

— Bindu Nair Nambiar🇮🇳 (@bin99) July 11, 2020

Dear boys, what is stopping you from using ur brain atleast once in a while 😌#bringbackindiantradition does not mean controlling women and child marriage 😐 https://t.co/ABB6zPcTZD

— Lonely Wanderer 💃 (@RoamingInNarnia) July 18, 2020

 

#bringbackindiantradition
Don't assume ur fantasies were Indian tradition, when they marry both leads eachother and give promises to be with eachother through thick&thin. https://t.co/g90GRJ41SJ pic.twitter.com/aFf7vBmcPv

— 🙂 (@defenceurglow) July 18, 2020

Dear @RetardedHurt Give me three best reasons to do this and how a husband is superior than a wife to have this? #bringbackindiantradition #why #womenempowerment https://t.co/dcmPAN20xz

— Gurmilan Kaur (@Gurmilan02) July 20, 2020

People quickly jumped on the bandwagon and expressed their opinion on the matter. Soon #bringbackindiantradition started trending online.

Dear men, what is stopping you from doing this to your woman? #bringbackchivalry pic.twitter.com/FC1FNUjNhB

— Anu Mittal (@anushakunmittal) July 19, 2020

Touching feet gives corona these days dude so stay safe 😁😁😁😁

— 🐈 Ek Kisiyani billa (@zomathoe) July 20, 2020

All the problematic tweets on this hashtag🤢#bringbackindiantradition

"Wearing jeans" "not worshipping the husband" "influenced by modernisation"

Cultures and traditions evolve, they change with the times, and people change with it.
Keep up.

And let us be, damnit! pic.twitter.com/ZNLWN1lKkM

— 🤺climber of a 181cm Namu🪄⟬⟭💀⁷⟭⟬ (@ah_annyeong) July 17, 2020

I do not support #bringbackindiantradition, becoz it's full of compromises. If one compromises in his/her wishes life is not worth living. I believe in the free world. https://t.co/8xYYMiaB74

— Abhi Ram (@__hedonist_) July 19, 2020

Why not for a change let men do this to women. If our tradition is wrong then its better get rid of it rather than sticking to it. #bringbackindiantradition

— Bala (@mathibalaa) July 19, 2020

This is bogus. Not everything in tradition is logical and worth emulating. What makes the feet of your man more respectable than his nose or bum? Patriarchy written over all of it.

— अभिषेक (@dadhabhi) July 10, 2020

If this is where you got your tradition Lo be unto you..
This is Brahminical Patriarchy only those having Complex syndromes wish so.. pic.twitter.com/ehWzpaOgNQ

— selvakumar (@mindspeak01) July 19, 2020

I am not supporting men superiority or feminism or any. But as a human-being respecting all Bharat traditions, I do this observing "Matha Pitha Guru Daivam" Tatwa from my childhood before starting any endeavors. As we live away from my parents, I do PaadhaNamaskar of my husband.

— Honey Sukesan (She/her) (@HSukesan) July 18, 2020

The user posted another tweet suggesting that women should be in the kitchen doing utensils all the time.

Dear Indian women,what is stopping you from doing this all the time😊? #BacktoKitchen #Gotokitchen #Stayinkitchen pic.twitter.com/769FVZ7LhW

— Dewang Ganatra (@RetardedHurt) July 19, 2020

IMO, touching feet was and is still considered a sign of respect toward the elderly in our culture. But doesn’t matrimony mean we’re at par with our spouses? What do you think of this topic? Tell us.