Naseeruddin Shah's Controversial Statement On Housewives Divides Women- Which Side Are You On?
Just days ago, Naseeruddin Shah's clip from an interview in which she said that he doesn't understand people who enjoyed watching films like RRR and Pushpa: The Rise and called these films out for representing hypermasculinity. Now, another clip from Be A Man Yaar is going viral on the internet and it has once again sparked the working men vs housewives debate.
Just days ago, Naseeruddin Shah's clip from an interview in which she said that he doesn't understand people who enjoyed watching films like RRR and Pushpa: The Rise and called these films out for representing hypermasculinity. Now, another clip from Be A Man Yaar is going viral on the internet and it has once again sparked the working men vs housewives debate.
Naseeruddin Shah's take on housewives
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In the clip, the veteran actor was talking about how men who are emotionally drained indulge in illogical masala movies for entertainment when he said, "Women's lives particularly housewives' lives are tougher and that is why a film which women like will always be a success, and women will like sensitive things. But men have this luxury of indulging." He then gives and example of how men behave and says, "Mai bohot thaka hua hun. Jao paani lao. Din bhar kaam kiya hai".
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He then adds, "Arre vo bechari kya soti rahi kya? Usne bhi din bhar kaam kiya hai aur tumse zyada kiya hai."
"So it's purely and indulgence and nothing else. Main unn logo ko bohot admire karta hun jo ghar mein madad karte hain, jo apni zimmedari samjhte hain ki ghar mein, iss ghar mein mai bhi rehta hu. Iss ghar ke liye mujhe bhi kuch karna chaiye. Sirf naukri sab kuch nahi hai."
"Mard ho toh thak kyu gaye," he asks.
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Reacting to this, Twitter user @ArnazHathiram who is the founder of @voiceformenind strongly disagreed with Naseeruddin Shah's comment.
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And then several other Twitter users disagreed with her and slammed her savagely.
If ¡°most women¡± have 1-2 domestic workers, who are the domestic workers? https://t.co/jHpKy9SE65
¡ª Sarayu Pani (@sarayupani) September 29, 2023
Today, most men travel in cars and sit in AC offices unlike men in old days.
¡ª Sajal (@SajalChandra) September 30, 2023
Women work 18 hrs/day so the tradnl men don't have to worrying about even boiling a cup of water for themselves.
Just cos you get yelled at by your boss doesn't mean you can treat your home like a hotel https://t.co/fnLALvuSyT
Now I have seen everything!
¡ª ? avin? ? (@marineravin) September 29, 2023
A woman fighting for Men¡¯s rights in a patriarchal society where girls are still k!led in womb, women bu*nt for dowry , housewives are considered as furniture in the house, is really mind blowing! https://t.co/lCsXaewnGN
the privilege to ignore financial security and independence of homemakers is sending me into a fit.
¡ª Sudhanshu Srivastava (@thetalesofsud) September 29, 2023
92% of women partake in unpaid domestic labour, only 27% of men.
also the fkn privilege to write "most women have 1-2 househelp" WHO ARE ALSO WOMEN. https://t.co/wlMow1fej2
Dear Ms. Arnaz Hathiram,
¡ª Eddie (@pussymonious) September 29, 2023
Who gave YOU the authority to speak for ALL men? https://t.co/MmAgIjEVD0
I¡¯m not sure what particular life experiences have made you intolerant of the lived experiences of other women. I¡¯ll start with that.
¡ª Vasundhara Sirnate (@vsirnate) September 29, 2023
The thing is we have to recognize that across the world women¡¯s work in the home is unpaid labor. https://t.co/1q2v64gnld
oh look, here's the woman who wants to save all men from the societal discrimination that we face daily.
¡ª single mother of 13 (@goodlichensoup) September 29, 2023
you started it by saying how most women have 2 househelps, where are you getting these stats from khud banaliya dimag mai?
2nd. men expect women to stay at home and leave... https://t.co/GhE7qUueh5
This is why we say dismantle the patriarchy. Patriarchy doesn't just benefit men. Infact, patriarchy can be equally or more toxic for men!
¡ª Sanjana ? (IA) (@Sanjuxtwt) September 29, 2023
Some privileged women do benefit from patriarchy too!!! It's a system rigged against the weak (of which 90% happens to be women) https://t.co/ztxPdiq6I3
Arnaz I feel so so so sorry for your daughter if you have one. She deserves a more supportive and strong headed woman as an idol. Too bad she won¡¯t have a solid emotional support system in her life https://t.co/SB1YEDKT6E
¡ª Milky????? (@MILKYPEDlAA) September 29, 2023
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