Sonam Kapoor: You Might Call Me A ‘Bimbo’ Or A ‘Naachne Wali’ But...
...I’m a terribly self-assured woman. Sonam Kapoor in her column for a national daily lashes out at trolls saying that it’s important to be witty, to engage and not be afraid to express an opinion
Sonam Kapoor is not the one to mince words and she is taking on trolls this time. In a column published in a leading daily, she states that trolls may be sexist and judgemental but she is capable of expressing an opinion. “I’m a successful woman, a feminist, a humanist, a national award winner and I say this with a great sense of pride and satisfaction: I get to live a fairy tale life every single day. I walk the international stage, I’m an avid reader with a library full of books, I am a consumer of news, an engaged Indian and so very capable of having a discussion on any issue, with anyone. Just because I’m an actor, it doesn’t mean I can’t have an opinion,” she says.
She goes on to mention that she may be called names, but she is a self-assured woman. “You might call me a ‘bimbo’, a ‘naachne wali’, but you know what, I’m a terribly self-assured woman. I have a strong sense of self and I don’t need you to tell me who I am. I would not have the balls to do what I do, wear what I wear or say what I say, if I didn’t have self-worth. Each one of us should cherish who we are,” Sonam adds.
The Neerja actress has often opined on issues of national importance, supported/lashed out at colleagues, receiving backlash in the process, however, Sonam is unafraid. “I’ve spoken up often. I spoke up when the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film, Padmavati, were vandalised. I have spoken up against meat bans. I’ve taken sides with my colleagues and spoken up when Sonakshi Sinha was fat-shamed or Anushka Sharma, an amazingly talented actress, was picked on only because people think they have the right to comment on our sizes or our boyfriends."
"I will always speak up. I am not a bimbo. When you use that word, it reflects on you, not me. Let’s loosen up guys. Let’s be witty; let’s engage, let’s agree to disagree; let’s cut out the abuse,” asserts Sonam.
“I’m a proud Indian. I love my country but for some of you — and you’re the bigots, not me — I become ‘anti-national’ only because I ask questions or choose to be critical. Listen to the national anthem one more time. Recall the line you heard as kids, ‘Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Issai…’” she signs off.
Point noted, Sonam.
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