Saw We The People on the misogynistic depiction of women in "item numbers". Quick two paisas worth of comments. Empowerment necessarily means opening greater avenues of expression and engagement for the person/group. However by objectifying a woman and reducing her to her physical attributes leaves only one mode of engagement - that of sex. However this is hardly just for item girls. The curent obsession with beauty and the two-dimensional roles of A-list female actors in popular movies is equally misogynistic. There was a lot of disapproving clucking over unkind comments on Aishwarya Rai on her failure to lose weight post delivery. However the largest part of her currency and marketability was/is her beauty - by her own making. She is frequently called the "most beautiful woman in the world", and this tag is not referring to her "inner beauty". So it's hypocritical to critique those who criticize her for failing to live up to her self-defined USP - when the priority accorded to that standard itself is not deprioritized. No one raises questions about Sushma Swaraj's or even Barkha Dutt's weight - because they are not trading in their physical appearance.
Item numbers, sexual freedom and rape etc
Item numbers, sexual freedom and rape etc
Item numbers, sexual freedom and rape etc
Saw We The People on the misogynistic depiction of women in "item numbers". Quick two paisas worth of comments. Empowerment necessarily means opening greater avenues of expression and engagement for the person/group. However by objectifying a woman and reducing her to her physical attributes leaves only one mode of engagement - that of sex. However this is hardly just for item girls. The curent obsession with beauty and the two-dimensional roles of A-list female actors in popular movies is equally misogynistic. There was a lot of disapproving clucking over unkind comments on Aishwarya Rai on her failure to lose weight post delivery. However the largest part of her currency and marketability was/is her beauty - by her own making. She is frequently called the "most beautiful woman in the world", and this tag is not referring to her "inner beauty". So it's hypocritical to critique those who criticize her for failing to live up to her self-defined USP - when the priority accorded to that standard itself is not deprioritized. No one raises questions about Sushma Swaraj's or even Barkha Dutt's weight - because they are not trading in their physical appearance.