Priyanka Chopra: Feminism is not superiority. It is not hating or berating men
| Jan 31, 2018, 17:12 IST
Priyanka Chopra is undoubtedly one of the biggest global icons in the world right now. The actress has been known to speak her mind and has never minced her words. In an interview with a leading entertainment magazine, the actress spoke about feminism. She stated, "Why is there a word called feminism? Why is there no manism? Because men have never needed it. Because for hundreds and hundreds of years, women have been told what we should dress like, what jobs are good for us, what we can do, what a good girl is."
"Feminism is women standing up for themselves and saying ‘Give me the freedom to make my own choices without judging me.’ It is not superiority. It is not hating or berating men. It is just saying, ‘Let me make my decisions without shaming me or trolling me. Give me those opportunities that men have enjoyed for such a long time,” she added. She also spoke about how her mom would decline invitations that arrived in her dad's name.
“If it was written in my dad’s name, like my mom was just dismissed, she would never go to a party. She would have to be individually invited. I was raised in a house where my mom had her own personality and standing. She was never a plus one. So I am that person. Nobody’s identity can be just a plus one,” Priyanka concluded. Stay tuned for more updates.
"Feminism is women standing up for themselves and saying ‘Give me the freedom to make my own choices without judging me.’ It is not superiority. It is not hating or berating men. It is just saying, ‘Let me make my decisions without shaming me or trolling me. Give me those opportunities that men have enjoyed for such a long time,” she added. She also spoke about how her mom would decline invitations that arrived in her dad's name.
“If it was written in my dad’s name, like my mom was just dismissed, she would never go to a party. She would have to be individually invited. I was raised in a house where my mom had her own personality and standing. She was never a plus one. So I am that person. Nobody’s identity can be just a plus one,” Priyanka concluded. Stay tuned for more updates.