After raising concerns about finding a cockroach in her online order, Shweta Tiwari has now addressed something ‘deeply concerning’ and something common on social media. The actress revealed that a few Instagram users used a derogatory term for her. She wondered how any man from any backrgound can come online and call a woman ‘r****’. Shweta was shocked to know these men are not necessarily uneducated or from troubled backgrounds. She added that many of them are ‘educated’ annd seemingly come from respectible families. For that matter, the actress shared that they have wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters at home too.
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Taking to her Instagram stories, shared screenshots of male Instagram users who abused her online. She further wondered how one goes to their family after speaking to another woman in a derogatory manner. She also alleged that a man was apparently a supporter of politician Raj Thackeray and his party.
Shweta Tiwari Instagram stories
“And that brings me to something very personal. I have lived in Maharashtra all my life. My father was brought up in Mumbai. All my life I have grown up seeing the pride and dignity attached to being a Marathi maanus… I grew up believing that Marathi culture respected women, their strength and their dignity,” she penned.
The actress went on to share what feels when people who proudly identify as ‘Marathi maanus’ slide into women’s DMs and use an explicit word for them. “I genuinely have to ask: Is this what being a Marathi maanus has come to mean? Raj Thackeray, if people like this are your supporters, then I would genuinely like to know, do you believe this is acceptable behaviour?,” she added.
Shweta Tiwari’s Insta story
According to Shweta, speaking Marathi or calling oneself Marathi maanus or claiming to love Maharashtra is not enough. The actress stated that a woman doesn’t lose her dignity if someone doesn’t know her. That said, she feels a woman doesn’t deserve to be called ‘r****” only because a person disagrees with her, dislikes her or feels entitled about her.
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On a concluding note, Shweta wondered how it has become normal for people to casually use derogatary term for a woman. She further revealed that people have even spoken about her son Reyansh and daughter Palak Tiwari in a disturbing way. The actress ended her note by questioning what makes it acceptable to disrespect another who has nothing to do with them.