I never thought I would say that I would take the
American media coverage over another country’s, but I am now.
Aishwarya Rai is a famous Bollywood actress and a
former Miss World considered by many in India as being the most beautiful woman
in the world. Well, until she gave birth that is.
Rai gave birth a mere six-months ago, but apparently
she should have snapped back into shape already. It’s her duty as a beautiful
person.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald a commenter
said, "She is a Bollywood actress and it is her duty to look good and fit.”
Another added: "She needs to learn from people
like Victoria Beckham who are back to size zero weeks after their
delivery."
It seems that in India there are very strong
opinions about the roles women should play and how they should look.
"There is a glorification of motherhood in
India and Indian cinema," said cinema professor Shohini Ghosh. "But
people are confused because they don't know whether to glorify Aishwarya in her
new motherhood or lament that she is not looking like a runway model."
This seems to be an issue that many people are
confused by when they don’t look at women as people but rather as vessels to
carry out certain roles in society that fulfill their needs.
It is not a woman’s responsibility to look a certain
way to please others. Until we all get that sunk into our brains in a very deep
way we will be battling this issue.
How do we reach people trapped in an old world
mentality that who we are as people is what matters, not what we look like?
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