Addressing a gathering at Dhaka University on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “It is a matter of joy for me that despite being a woman, Bangladesh’s prime minister ( Sheikh Hasina) has maintained a policy of zero-tolerance for terror, despite being in the line of fire.”
Honestly, we were not so surprised by the chauvinistic and sexist remark made by our PM. In the past, both he and his followers have made statements that have appalled us and made it pretty darn clear what a misogynist society we live in. What’s the point of having an all-women contingent march on Republic Day when women, despite proving their strength and ability time and again, can’t be accepted as successful and able leaders?
Well, the twitterati certainly have the perfect response to Modi. Take a look.
I dare. Every day. I challenge. Every day. #DespiteBeingAWoman
— Samarpita Samaddar (@Samarpita) June 8, 2015
#DespiteBeingAwoman – Can not expect such Gender Sensitive words from you.Remember the Iron Lady. @_lokeshsharma pic.twitter.com/4Hq7E25WJi
— DR_ANITA RATHI (@ANITARATHI) June 8, 2015
Now the confusion is getting clearer Why Jashoda Ben is living a life of a married-spinster #DespiteBeingAWoman is the clear message
— Shamsida Tayab (@tshamsi88) June 8, 2015
why r we so surprised about an Indian man making sexist remarks?Why wld @narendramodi be any different?there I said it #DespiteBeingAWoman
— Sapna Moti Bhavnani (@sapnabhavnani) June 8, 2015
So why is anyone surprised with this #DespiteBeingAWoman statement that the PM made?Reflects the majority of our populace,no? #DemocracyDay
— Sona Mohapatra (@sonamohapatra) June 8, 2015
Hahaha-No #DespiteBeingAWoman for us-secretly we are all men-just carefully shave our moustaches off every morning:) https://t.co/RrD238QA16
— Twinkle Khanna (@mrsfunnybones) June 8, 2015
I know how to tweet 🙂 #DespiteBeingAWoman
— Shubha Shetty (@shubhaS) June 8, 2015
How can you even say or think #despitebeingawoman when your own country had a great female PM way before most first world countries! Shame!
— Amena (@Fashionopolis) June 8, 2015
For all the good he’s supposedly doing he still needs a reality check to the 21st century #idiot #DespiteBeingAWoman
— Jasmine Dhillon (@jazzdhi11) June 8, 2015
#DespiteBeingAWoman Dont need a man to feel protected or secure.I am independent & handle my life pretty well. Support me, dont dominate me.
— Shalini Thukral (@shalini_thukral) June 8, 2015
Yaay. So far I am surviving in a country where Prime Minister is a sexist and I am doing that #DespiteBeingAWoman.
— Prerana Malhotra (@preranamalhotra) June 8, 2015
#DespiteBeingAWoman is wrong in every way! Women haven’t just taken on terrorists but also faced their bullets in S Asia! History lessons??
— Mini Menon (@MiniMenon) June 8, 2015
#DespiteBeingAWoman Indra Nooyi & @kiranshaw top corporates, Arundhati Bhattacharya & Chanda Kochhar leading Bank officials.
— shan (@thikalbrad) June 8, 2015
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