Salman Khan’s ‘Raped Woman’ comment is going viral and everyone has been lashing out on the actor for such an insensitive comment. Yes, his comment has irked many and has created a wave of disappointment.
Now, the latest one to comment on this is Sunitha Krishnan, who is a social activist, a Padma Shri awardee, but sadly a gang rape survivor. She has given a perfect reply to Salman who compared himself to a ‘rape victim’ after shooting for Sultan’s action sequences.
While Salim Khan, his father sought apology for the same, Salman has not spoken a single word. Now, Sunitha has shared her views through a letter, with regards to this controversy. The letter reads;
“I do not wish to take the name of the person in question because I feel it would be an act of giving him too much respect. The fact that he could easily compare himself to being raped shows how badly he has trivialised rape and rape culture. The harsh truth is that good looks and some talent made him the star that he is and he takes this role very lightly. With such fame, comes responsibility.
Instead of being aware of this, he has basically compared the scars, trauma and abuse of a rape victim to his role in a movie. I keep hearing men and women making such remarks and recently too, I found a woman who made a joke along these lines. She used to say ‘I was raped by this’ or ‘I was raped by that’ with no thought on the repercussions of these statements.
“What we need to remember is rape culture is around us and all of these trivialising remarks add to it. As far as I can say, only perverts can make such statements. He is a disgrace.”
Yes, she called Salman Khan a pervert and gave a perfect mouth-shutting reply on this controversy! What do you think about this? Do share your thoughts with us in our comments section below!