Sexist Attacks Against Smriti Irani - Media Plumbs New Depths

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Then there were the likes of Salman Khurshid and Sushilkumar Shinde in the UPA. Given that the Indian Mujahideen and the Maoists probably founded the Shivraj Patil fan club, men have been as bumbling a joke as any woman minister.

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The jokes on Smriti being handed textiles ministry, misunderstanding it for a ministry of ‘texting’, or the beti being given a sewing machine instead of education, have come from even the most feminist of women, all with unbridled glee at seeing a woman fail.

For all the thrust on women’s empowerment in the last few years, not one agency of that empowerment, woman or group or media, has come forward to caricature on their front page Congress’ Sanjay Nirupam for asking Smriti Irani to do thumkas, Nilamoni Sen Deka for calling her ‘Modi’s second wife’, Sharad Yadav for telling her “I know what you are” and JDU’s Ali Anwar claiming Irani has been given the textile portfolio to ‘cover her body.’


That this is said of any woman in public life by a man in public life should merit a 62-font headline. You can deal with incompetence by criticism, reshuffling, shunting and sacking. Sexism can only be called out and shamed to be fixed.

Merlot Daruwala wrote:

rawemotions wrote:http://swarajyamag.com/politics/sexist-attacks-against-smriti-irani-media-plumbs-new-depths

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Then there were the likes of Salman Khurshid and Sushilkumar Shinde in the UPA. Given that the Indian Mujahideen and the Maoists probably founded the Shivraj Patil fan club, men have been as bumbling a joke as any woman minister.

:
The jokes on Smriti being handed textiles ministry, misunderstanding it for a ministry of ‘texting’, or the beti being given a sewing machine instead of education, have come from even the most feminist of women, all with unbridled glee at seeing a woman fail.

For all the thrust on women’s empowerment in the last few years, not one agency of that empowerment, woman or group or media, has come forward to caricature on their front page Congress’ Sanjay Nirupam for asking Smriti Irani to do thumkas, Nilamoni Sen Deka for calling her ‘Modi’s second wife’, Sharad Yadav for telling her “I know what you are” and JDU’s Ali Anwar claiming Irani has been given the textile portfolio to ‘cover her body.’


That this is said of any woman in public life by a man in public life should merit a 62-font headline. You can deal with incompetence by criticism, reshuffling, shunting and sacking. Sexism can only be called out and shamed to be fixed.

Ya right. It's all good fun to make up jokes about Soonya and giggle like schoolboys over Titsa, but when a semi-educated, shrill drama queen is laughed out of the HRD ministry, the chaddis start breastbeating limpwristedly about media sexism!! What a hoot!

Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:

Merlot Daruwala wrote:

rawemotions wrote:http://swarajyamag.com/politics/sexist-attacks-against-smriti-irani-media-plumbs-new-depths

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Then there were the likes of Salman Khurshid and Sushilkumar Shinde in the UPA. Given that the Indian Mujahideen and the Maoists probably founded the Shivraj Patil fan club, men have been as bumbling a joke as any woman minister.

:
The jokes on Smriti being handed textiles ministry, misunderstanding it for a ministry of ‘texting’, or the beti being given a sewing machine instead of education, have come from even the most feminist of women, all with unbridled glee at seeing a woman fail.

For all the thrust on women’s empowerment in the last few years, not one agency of that empowerment, woman or group or media, has come forward to caricature on their front page Congress’ Sanjay Nirupam for asking Smriti Irani to do thumkas, Nilamoni Sen Deka for calling her ‘Modi’s second wife’, Sharad Yadav for telling her “I know what you are” and JDU’s Ali Anwar claiming Irani has been given the textile portfolio to ‘cover her body.’


That this is said of any woman in public life by a man in public life should merit a 62-font headline. You can deal with incompetence by criticism, reshuffling, shunting and sacking. Sexism can only be called out and shamed to be fixed.

Ya right. It's all good fun to make up jokes about Soonya and giggle like schoolboys over Titsa, but when a semi-educated, shrill drama queen is laughed out of the HRD ministry, the chaddis start breastbeating limpwristedly about media sexism!! What a hoot!

Yeah, right! Have your fun for a while. It has been a depressing time for super Sikularists across the globe.