Ashi.
Since he himself gave the slipper shot, I save a tiny whiny bit of hope but I'm not keeping that stable either.
These people will never understand. Bashers will find reasons to bash. We can let that pass.
But not when it comes to harrasment, and never. Anybody who wishes for that to happen even to a fictional character should not be spared. We should stand together as women, above everything as humans. (I'm still mad at them for spiking up my temper, harrasment is not funny.)
That's what I'm saying na Abi...Pallu bashing toh roz ka hai. We had a previous AT titled 'Hungama Ho Gaya' because irrespective of what she does or doesn't do, hunagama ho jaata hai. I don't take that stuff seriously.
But jab se all these demands for Pallu being assaulted to set her straight have happened (and it wasn't one post, one got more attention, but I saw so many people asking for this, here and on Twitter), I'm just angry and disappointed. This is a fandom that's 99% women. We've all been in scary situations at one point or the other, be it a guy who just can't take no for an answer or creepy insta DMs or an overfriendly colleague with no respect for boundaries. We all know of at least one friend who's been seriously harassed. We all know the rules of staying safe- raat ko baahar jaao toh kissi ko bata ke. Phone humesha charged rakho. Location humesha on rakho. Uber mein ho to map pe nazar rakho. If possible, go out with men you trust. Self defense seekho. Pepper spray rakho.
When us women, who live lives like this on a daily basis, to an extent that all this is second nature, can wish such ill on another woman, fictional or real, it breaks my heart. And not that there is anything that can make one 'deserving' of such treatment- never, ever is it the victim's fault, but what has Pallavi done to warrant such ill will?