Originally posted by: SimsNaiken
Okay well Firstly, I do not agree with the use of the word Feminazi - It is very much a derogatory slur -- but I will assume it was not intended or meant that way (truthfully that's sort of like assuming the N word is not what it means but anyway we move on).
"What I have seen is an arrogant, pretentious woman who’s needlessly aggressive, who enjoys putting people down, who judges others on the basis of class, sophistication and education, a feminazi who thinks men are all beneath her. This is nothing but superiority complex."
-- I have not found signs of her showing arrogance or being needlessly aggressive. I do find her aggressive when there are altercations, which seems to be the usb of this show. This aggression in the male contestants is taken as a positive trait, but she is judged for it. Example-- repeatedly Abhinav is told to stand up and take action against people who fight with him. On WKVs he was told that It seems you leave things mid altercation, you don't understand what your fans are saying, don't slap but fight back and so on and so forth. Here Rubina is doing exactly that fighting back and she's somehow too aggressive? I'd like for you back this point up... She seldom swears, she does not invade personal space as much as others have done and most importantly she does not break BB house property in fits of anger like some of the other HMs have done quite openly in anger.
-- The enjoy putting people down, judging people - I have not seen her do that. In their free time this group generally talks about a lot of other stuff that's not always related to the house and its people. Abhinav was even made fun of this, for the random facts etc he talks about. This does not mean that gossip and bitching does not happen -- of course it will that's a given.
However if you mean in a fight if she's using the words aukaat etc again I would argue almost everyone does that. Mujhe fark nai padta, tum koun hotey ho, tu hain koun bey etc are version of the same word -- aukaat. It's essentially saying you are nobody in a nicer way. So this again she is not the only one guilty of. I'm not saying she doesn't do this, I'm saying everyone does it.
-- Lastly if she was an extremist feminist, one that believes all men are beneath them -- she wouldn't have been married. Of course this is an assumption that extreme feminist don't marry but its harder to get along with someone of the opposite sex when you believe the world is a better place without men.
I do however believe that toxic men and patriarchal men she looks down upon and personally thats how it should be. If we are not on the same page on this point -- then we're dealing with 2 very different sets of ideologies between us and we'll forever be at an impasse and I'll leave it at that.
If you’re talking about the press conference, what would you say her behaviour was? Making faces at the people around her, swinging in her chair like a bored four year old, rudely turning her back to the press when others were talking... that isn’t superiority complex?
--- So I don't always like to respond to whataboutery because, it kind of deters the conversation but yes ok we'll indulge in this one too.
Rubina making faces at what Rahul was saying and doing all those antics was not mature at all. I never claimed she was the best of the lot - I found Abhinav to be the best of all of them. However context is important here -- Was Rubina rude to the press NO. Rubina was rude to Rahul who from the very first question was interrupting her and making audible snide comments when she was answering. At one point he even stood up to clap etc. So should she have risen above this low bar that was set -- Definitely a million times yes, but if she did not and gave it back to the person heckling her during her answers does that make her somehow suffer from superiority complex? Rather unlikely.
Being successful doesn’t automatically entitle anyone to dictate or look down upon others. It’s neither a privilege nor a virtue.
---- I agree completely with this completely. So was rally looking down on the reporters in the press conference?
Ali said you should come with prepared notes next time when we all know he was blatantly lying he has spoken ill about Rubina and Abhinav. Everything that reporter said, Ali has said, repeatedly (you can see in the live feeds I'm not just making this up).
Ejaz, who was so rude that the reporters present there actually called it and even the celeb hosting Kamya had to mention that he's coming across rude. To make up for this faux pas Ejaz has given 2 more interviews explaining how he was so tired and agitated cause he was not in his own surroundings and at Pavitra's place -- even that his phone was dying and he didn't have a light ring.
Now you tell me compared to what Rubina did vs just these 2 -- why is she the only one with the superiority issue? Because she is a woman? How dare she be so strong and confident in herself? how dare she act just like the men?
I genuinely don't know. The way toxic men are hailed as Gods I'd think everyone should love Rubina cause' accordingly she has all of the same qualities as these men. -- OK that was an emphatic retort not a factual one. I try to not do that often, being a woman I know all too well how emotional responses reduce the value of what I'm saying.
Anyway, this was a lot to write, took up my entire lunch time and I have not eaten yet.... I do not think I will change your mind (seeing as the feminist word you misused I am confident I won't change your mind)... but the rhetoric around her gets to me and burns my apple. I empathize with her.
Women like Rubina are important to be seen on the TV screen. Unapologetic, confident, by all means flawed and not sans faults but self assured and dignified.
She's not perfect but she's a woman hear her roar.
Cheers