The entertainment Twitter handle for the Times of India tweeted out a link to a video of actress Deepika Padukone. Well, more specifically, of her cleavage:
Now, it’s the entertainment side, so of course it’s going tweet things like that, but Padukone actually got really upset on Twitter and vented about the Times of India tweet:
Supposedly India's 'LEADING' newspaper and this is 'NEWS'!!?? pic.twitter.com/D3wiVVXuyM
— Finding Fanny (@deepikapadukone) September 14, 2014
YES!I am a Woman.I have breasts AND a cleavage! You got a problem!!??
— Finding Fanny (@deepikapadukone) September 14, 2014
Dont talk about Woman's Empowerment when YOU don't know how to RESPECT Women!
— Finding Fanny (@deepikapadukone) September 14, 2014
The paper took down the original tweet, but the same account actually tweeted this back:
@deepikapadukone , It's a compliment! You look so great that we want to make sure everyone knew! :)
— TOI Entertainment (@TOIEntertain) September 14, 2014
Padukone’s outrage inspired her fans to take to Twitter in her defense, even inspiring #IStandWithDeepikaPadukone as a trending topic:
@deepikapadukone the men and women equally against @TOIEntertain and every racist media house. #IStandWithDeepikaPadukone.
— Prakash (@RK_PRAX) September 14, 2014
#IStandWithDeepikaPadukone
Height of yellow journalism from a leading daily :( disrespect to women
— JASHN-E-CHING KA (@versatilefan) September 14, 2014
#IStandWithDeepikaPadukone @TOIEntertain you have not only hurt DP but also every lady out there.
— Anuraj (@Deepika_Lover) September 14, 2014
Immediate open apologize need to be done by @TOIEntertain to @deepikapadukone ! Be responsible please ..! #IStandWithDeepikaPadukone
— Farhanah (@RanDeepFarhanah) September 14, 2014
#IStandWithDeepikaPadukone No one, and no one! Has the right to comment on a girl's body!! And u cal urself India's leading newspr TOI! >_<
— Pooja S Devadiga (@pooh_dpholic) September 14, 2014
If you really want to notice something in woman, notice her smile, not her cleavage. #IStandWithDeepikaPadukone
— ❤Arjuna's Devotee❤ (@Warriorbrishti) September 14, 2014
Shameful what's been done on the name of journalism #IStandWithDeepikaPadukone
— Sidharth Shukla (@sidharth_shukla) September 15, 2014
Just "Unfollowed" TOI by clicking with my Middle finger. #IStandWithDeepikaPadukone #FindingFanny
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) September 14, 2014
[h/t BBC]
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