Anushka Sharma Clarifies What It Means To Be A Feminist!
Anushka Sharma talks about feminism & clarifies what feminism means in today's society. The term feminism is considered as man-hating by a lot of people in the country.
Feminism
is
a
hot
topic
these
days
as
quite
a
lot
of
people
bash
it
for
being
hijacked
by
women
who
are
man-hating
and
spew
venom
against
men
by
calling
themselves
'feminists'.
So
much
so
that
they've
been
named
as
'feminazis'
in
return
and
there
are
several
groups
in
social
media
that
make
fun
of
feminists.
However,
the
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Anushka
Sharma
identifies
herself
as
a
feminist,
and
clarified
what
it
means
to
be
a
feminist
by
saying,
"I
would
like
to
take
this
opportunity
to
first
clarify
what
it
means
to
be
a
feminist.
A
feminist
is
someone
-
either
male
or
female
-
who
believes
in
equal
rights
for
men
and
women.
But
people
have
forgotten
that
definition
and
look
at
feminists
as
an
anti-men
brigade,
and
that
it's
only
about
men
hating
women,
but
that's
not
the
truth."
She
further
commented,
"Feminists
are
people
who
are
fighting
for
equal
rights
for
women,
because
we
are
at
a
disadvantageous
position.
And
in
that
sense,
I
identify
with
being
a
feminist,
because
I
am
a
liberal
and
free-thinking
person.
Why
just
gender,
I
believe
nobody
should
be
discriminated
against
on
the
basis
of
anything.
All
human
beings
should
be
looked
at
as
humans."
However,
Anushka
Sharma
feels
that
things
have
changed
drastically
and
now
men
and
women
can
co-exist
equally
in
the
society
with
equal
opportunities.
"Historically,
women
have
had
to
struggle
because
of
the
way
society
has
functioned.
But
today,
we
have
reached
a
point
where
we
don't
need
to
live
like
that.
Now,
both
men
and
women
can
coexist
with
equal
rights
and
opportunities."