{"id":7091,"date":"2016-05-31T20:31:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T15:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=7091"},"modified":"2016-05-31T20:31:22","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T15:01:22","slug":"rihanna-trolled-twitter-abuse-farmers-protest-kangana-ranaut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=7091","title":{"rendered":"How Morally Bankrupt Are Trolls Who Thought It Was Okay to Make Memes on Rihanna\u2019s Abuse?"},"content":{"rendered":"\nT<\/span>he farm protests<\/a> have been raging in India for months. Debate has been loud in both parliament and television studios. The confrontation reached an inflection point on Republic Day, as we saw violence and lawlessness unfold. While foreign media has written about the agitation, it was a tweet from pop star Rihanna that has forced activists and celebrities the world over to sit up and take notice.\n\n\u201cWhy aren\u2019t we talking about this?!\u201d Rihanna asked<\/a> on Twitter, sharing an article from CNN<\/em> that highlighted the plight of farmers. Within 14 hours, it had over 215,000 retweets and 555,000 likes. It brought more attention to the protest, with climate change activist Greta Thunberg<\/a>, American vlogger Amanda Cerny, and former adult star Mia Khalifa voicing their concern. However, the \u201cguardians\u201d of India are not happy and it didn\u2019t take time for trolls to get into action. As we see too often these days, Rihanna & Co were subjected to sexist and racist barbs, vitriol, and misogyny<\/a> of the worst kind.\n\nHours after the Rihanna tweet, American songwriter Chris Brown started trending on Twitter in India as trolls \u201cjoked\u201d about the assault<\/a> the singer faced in 2009. Many people changed their display pictures to Brown\u2019s face and comments like \u201cChris Brown should have thrashed her more\u201d and \u201cRespect for Chris Brown restored\u201d flooded social media. And heartbreaking images of Rihanna\u2019s battered face turned into memes. Truly, a new low for Indian social media.\n\nWhile faceless trolls used crass language and despicable imagery, some prominent media voices sugar-coated their sexism with fluent English. \u201cI don\u2019t know who was advising Rihanna, but she can never ever dance at an Indian wedding again,\u201d tweeted Suhel Seth<\/a>, which he later deleted. Not only did he confuse Beyonc\u00e9 with Rihanna, but seemed to imply that dancing at weddings for money is somehow a lesser job<\/em> to be looked down upon. The same stream of thought directs jibes like \u201cItalian bar dancer\u201d for Sonia Gandhi to this day. ThePrint\u2019s 50-Word-Edit<\/a> described her as \u201cA fool, paid-to-tweet celebrity who can\u2019t find Punjab on the map.\u201d It caused much outrage and only then did the publication modify<\/a> the edit. On what basis was the assumption made that the singer was ignorant? And is she branded a fool because of holding a different opinion? The attempt here is not to engage, or disagree with what was said by Rihanna, but to cast aspersions because she is a woman.\n\n

\u201cWhy aren\u2019t we talking about this?!\u201d is all Rihanna asked.<\/p><\/blockquote> \n\nRihanna wasn\u2019t the only one in the line of fire. Mia Khalifa was subject to incessant trolling, with screengrabs being taken from her porn videos to make distasteful memes. Not only was she, like the others, accused of \u201ctaking money\u201d for tweeting, she was advised to \u201cstay in her lane\u201d and not indulge into these \u201cintelligent\u201d discussions on farm laws or protests. \u201cIf you are going to get excited about a porn star supporting the \u201cfarmers\u201d protest, you have totally lost the plot!\u201d tweeted BJP\u2019s Priti Gandhi with a couple of laughter emojis.\n\nThe trolls didn\u2019t spare Cerny either, who didn\u2019t stay mum and gave it back\n\nlike a boss. When condescendingly asked if she knows farming, the vlogger replied, \u201cYes, it is where you take this (eggplant emoji) and shove it up your (peach emoji).\u201d When another user warned her about a massive drop in follower count, she replied back saying \u201cquality over quantity\u201d. The troll slayer won many new fans, while also raising the issue in a dignified and humane way.\n\n\u201cWhy aren\u2019t we talking about this?!\u201d is all Rihanna asked. Social media trolls slut- shamed<\/a> her and thought it was okay to make jokes about assault, while Kangana Ranaut<\/a> accused her of \u201cshaking her bum cheeks and exposing her ass crack\u201d. How morally bankrupt are they?\n\nThe mere act of solidarity with a protest by a woman online is enough to have her character questioned, mostly by men and unfortunately, even some women. It\u2019s what trolls do day in and day out to shut up any woman with an opinion.\n\nBut today, they\u2019ve failed.\n\n\u201cWhy aren\u2019t we talking about this?!\u201d is all Rihanna had asked. And now, everyone is talking about the farm protests.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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