KANGANA, JIM SARBH SLAMMED
The latter’s tasteless joke on rape had the actress laughing heartily
In a video that has gone viral, at an after party in Cannes, actor Jim Sarbh is heard cracking a joke: “I’d rather be raped by 12 prostitutes than touch alcohol and the Punjabi says ‘ Me too, I didn’t know that was an option’.”
And Kangana Ranaut along with the others present at the party is seen cracking up. So much for her feminist act! She was the first to slam Salman Khan when he joked saying “he felt like a raped woman” after training for the film Sultan, is now being called a hypocrite.
Both actors have been slammed by Twitterati for the distasteful behaviour. While Jim issued a statement soon after saying it was taken out of context — though one wonders what context a joke on rape could have, Kangana is yet to respond.
Both actors represented the alcohol brand, one wonders what action they will take — Jim talks of preferring rape to alcohol!
TRIVIALISING RAPE IS UNPARDONABLE
Advaita Kala, author and screenwriter says, “Rape and joke just don’t go together. I would definitely blame Kangana to the extent that she enabled this kind of humour. Often women become enablers of sexism or bad behavior by not condemning it. Kangana could have gently but assertively pointed out that this kind of humor is inappropriate and out of place. I think it’s very disappointing that she did not object to the joke. One expects better from Kangana because she has been a strong female voice in an industry that does not appreciate women speaking out.