Kangu using Feminism card,one sided Barkha Dutt interview
Mind you, I am no fan of either of them. I've gone way past that juvenile stage of being any celebrity's fangirl. Back then, when the controversy freshly erupted, I questioned Kangana's interview with noted journalist Barkha Dutt. I found the interview suspiciously one-sided in perspective. I was disappointed both as a viewer and as someone who had deep respect for Barkha Dutt as a journalist and her illustrious body of work.
Ms Dutt did not ask any of the tough questions and let Kangana Ranaut have a field day in her interview. The interview seemed propagandist and staged to me. Even if it wasn't so, Ms Dutt's fondness for the actress was pretty evident and it overruled her stance as a journalist, who is meant to grill and put the guest literally on the hot seat. All we, viewers, got to see was an empathetic Ms.Dutt being magnanimous towards the poor victim, Ms Ranaut.
The Hrithik-Kangana case is not even remotely related to feminism, as Barkha Dutt and Kangana Ranaut were trying to portray. It remains, till date, a serious allegation of criminal offences entailing lies, manipulation, stalking, online harassment etc.
Why is it preposterous to believe that men can be victims of stalking too, and they can also exercise their power of saying no' to a relationship? Is consent only restricted to women?
By giving this case a feminist' angle, both of them are not helping the cause of feminism in any way on the contrary, they're hurting it. Regardless of their headline-worthy quotes.
If the interview was about Kangana's lifestyle and personal choices, you could bring the feminism angle to it. Like Sushmita Sen, who is unapologetic about her lifestyle. A single woman and mother, she has been in various serious and not-so-serious consensual relationships. If the interview was about a woman's right to live her life the way she deems right, like any man, you can bring feminism into the picture. Kudos to women who have the courage to lead an open and transparent life in a highly judgemental society like ours. To Kangana Ranaut's credit, I do like her take and thoughts on feminism and women's liberation. Her most recent being: "Having sex is fun for a man, but for a woman, it's almost criminal.
But, this is a legal case for God's sake. You cannot bring feminism into the picture and use it to your advantage. That's manipulating and playing around with the public's sentiments and feelings in an attempt to sway and seduce them onto your side. A talent which Ms Ranaut possesses in plenty, like her own dialogue in "Simran (which she penned herself) "Ladko ko patana ek talent hota hai (seducing guys is a talent).
Likewise, I'm sure, "Public ko patana aur ullu banana bhi ek talent hota hai (seducing and playing the public for fools is also a talent).
More people (men and women alike) I meet in daily life are questioning Ms Ranaut's version, sans any proof.
Edited by JackSparrowcraz - 7 years ago
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