Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry with her versatile performances. However she is also known to put her foot in her mouth because of her shocking statements which often gets criticised by the netizens. Over the years, many have even termed her as ‘one of the dumbest,’ for his claims during interviews. Recently an old video went viral on social media where she can be heard saying the banned ‘n-word’.
In the video posted on Twitter, she can be seen discussing colourism in India with fashion designer Masaba Gupta on her show What Women Want. In the clip, actress Neena Gupta and West Indies cricketer Vivian Richards’ daughter opens up facing colourism, body-shaming and online trolling. She can be heard saying, “But you know, with me, the thing is that anything to do with black people... you know you get called negro, which by the way is now a word that is banned in most places.” ALSO READ: Kareena Kapoor Khan IGNORED Her Fans During A Flight, Recalls Narayana Murthy; Says, ‘She Didn't Even Bother To React’- WATCH
Pitching in to what Masaba was saying, Kareena uses the n-word casually explaining that even that is banned now. Despite knowing that the word is banned and why, the actress causally using that word has left the netizens irked. Taking to the comment section section, many expressed how Masaba can use the word since she has a father who is African, however Kareena cannot. One said “Bollywood Celebrities are the designated dumbest people in the history of mankind and that's an understatement.” ALSO READ: Kareena Kapoor FLIRTS With Saif Ali Khan In An Old Advertisement; Former Gets BRUTALLY Trolled For Her ‘Bakwas’ Acting- WATCH
Take a look at the comments below:
She can say the N-word since she is half black but look at how casually kareena dropped the N-bomb lol.
— oof (@UsingOnThePot) July 26, 2023
Get offended only when you want to get offended 🤡
— Varun Vevek (@varun_vevek) July 26, 2023
She got balls. pic.twitter.com/6wSOrKTBfI
— Ayush (@tweetsbyayush) July 26, 2023
This is how privileged people discuss racism. Casually 🤦and bigger shock is that they are surprised to see racist words are banned in the most places. 😒 pic.twitter.com/ABvNauvwPU
— TILAL 🔰 (@la1296nk24) July 26, 2023
Wait until they start calling Suhana khan "Ngger"
— . (@josmouranc) July 26, 2023
Apart from being one of the leading fashion designers in India, Masaba has also tried her hand in acting with shows like Modern Love: Mumbai, and Masaba Masaba, which gained her a lot of recognition.
On the work front, Kareena was last seen in Laal Singh Chaddha alongside Aamir Khan. She has movies like The Crew, Hansal Mehta's next, Sujoy Ghosh’s untitled movie based on the Japanese bestseller The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino in the pipeline.
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