Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat recently stirred controversy for saying that women are “running towards nudity” by wearing ripped jeans. He further stated that they are setting a “bad example” in society.
Well, not just women, a huge section of people online was irked by his illogical statement. And soon women started posting pictures in their distressed denim to prove that clothes don’t define a person’s character.
Soon, #RippedJeansTwitter started trending online.
#RippedJeansTwitter is another symbolic Women’s Day on Twitter. And for good. Every time idiots in power want to marginalise you, drown them with such a symbolic wave.
— Ravinder Singh (@_RavinderSingh_) March 18, 2021
In solidarity with the woman with ripped jeans who was judged by a misogynist.
Just ripped jeans is enough to make men insecure. #RippedJeansTwitter pic.twitter.com/e7UPdeo1AB
— Lavanya Ballal | ಲಾವಣ್ಯ ಬಲ್ಲಾಳ್ (@LavanyaBallal) March 18, 2021
In solidarity with the woman with the two kids trying to get somewhere who bore the brunt of a clearly sleazy man checking her out because she was wearing ripped jeans. #RippedJeansTwitter pic.twitter.com/N3fWgvlCBD
— Rohini Singh (@rohini_sgh) March 17, 2021
Ripped Jeans aur Kitab.
The country’s ‘sanskriti’ & ‘sanskaar’ are impacted by men who sit and judge women and their choices. Soch badlo Mukhyamantri Rawat ji, tabhi desh badlega. #RippedJeansTwitter pic.twitter.com/qYXcN88fY6— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) March 18, 2021
Since #RippedJeansTwitter is trending 😃 pic.twitter.com/h7xHH6uqmd
— Sonam Mahajan (@AsYouNotWish) March 17, 2021
Apart from clothing, ripped jeans serve multiple other purposes.#RippedJeansTwitter https://t.co/kWhJjSitzD pic.twitter.com/rCHi8pZR1x
— TeJuSuRyA 2.0 (@Tejusurya_) March 17, 2021
#RippedJeansTwitter ripped jeans anyday than a ripped mentality. pic.twitter.com/9nNkMIp3L4
— Poonam Sharma (@PoonamSharma__) March 18, 2021
Ripped Jeans is better than ripped mindset 🙄#RippedJeansTwitter #FarmersProtest pic.twitter.com/LeFt7kEKKT
— ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ_ਦੀ_ਬੇਟੀ (@jdhillonA) March 18, 2021
My clothes don't determine my character!👖#RippedJeansTwitter pic.twitter.com/qWSJGs8x3x
— Pooja (@PoojaSh86190741) March 17, 2021
#RippedJeansTwitter
What a perfect day to flaunt this madness! pic.twitter.com/1KkiwNbB0M— deepali desai (@desaideepali) March 17, 2021
Among them were celebs like Gul Panag and Navya Naveli Nanda who took to social media and voiced their opinions against Rawat’s ideology.
#RippedJeansTwitter pic.twitter.com/zwitZiIE9k
— Gul Panag (@GulPanag) March 17, 2021
What a sassy way to shut down those with a regressive mindset!