Actor Neha Sharma Hits Back At Trolls After Morphed Photo Of Hers With A Sex Toy Goes Viral

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Recently, I invited a male friend of mine to tag along to watch “Veere Di Wedding” with me. He profusely refused. I figured his disinterest was probably because he considered the movie to be a chick flick. However, his reason for not wanting to watch the movie genuinely surprised me. Apparently, Swara Bhaskar’s now infamous masturbation scene in the movie is why he was reluctant. My educated well-meaning friend found the prospect of having to watch it disgusting.

This incident reminded me once again of the unfortunate imbalance that exists when comparing sexual expression among men and women. The fact that men masturbate is a widely acknowledged fact. However, the first time that a mainstream Bollywood movie portrayed a woman using a dildo, the fragile ego of Indian men could not handle it. All hell broke loose and Swara Bhaskar was trolled to no end.

“How dare a woman try to attain a forbidden orgasm without the help of a man?!” cried out insecure male voices on the Internet.

And if you thought this would die down after a while, ladies and gentlemen, I am sorry to disappoint you. Take a look at this picture:

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This image of Neha Sharma is being widely shared across Twitter, Whatsapp and every other social media platform you can think of.

Why? Because some steely-eyed individuals have spotted something on her bedside table that shattered their sanskari brains.  Here’s what some of them have to say:

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These aren’t the only ones. In fact, there are countless more. All singing the same song about the ‘goodnight friend’. Much like the ‘grandmother’ comments by Swara Bhaskar’s trolls. Makes one wonder if these could be paid propagandas, doesn’t it? I’ll let you be the judge of that.

And if I were to begin to point out the number of things that are wrong with this incident, I could go all day. But let me just begin with the most important one.

The now viral image of Neha Sharma with a dildo on her bedside stand is a fake. The actress took to Twitter today to share the original image and clear the air:

The actress says:

“It’s sad how misogynistic people can be… stop morphing pics and getting cheap thrills out of it… this is the original pic…”

How sadistic are we that someone found the need to do the disgusting deed of morphing something like this into a woman’s photograph and sharing it. Are male egos so fragile that the moment Indian media begins to vocalise female sexuality, some people resort to such gimmicks? It is truly depressing to realise how deep-rooted this issue is.

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