The conversation around consent has become quite important lately. “No” is a full sentence that was quite difficult for some men to understand in relationships. Now women have become quite vocal about it. Many known actress have given their opinions on consent in various episodes of Hauterrfly’s The Male Feminist, and from each, we got to learn about a new perspective. In the latest episode, actress Jiya Shankar shared her idea of consent during an honest chat with the host Siddhaarth Aalambayan. The actress also recalled some incidents from the past while discussing this topic.
Host Siddhaarth Aalambaya discussed the importance of consent with the new guest on The Male Feminist, Jiya Shankar. He asked the actress about her experience and opinion on it. Jiya Shankar first recalled a date when she was made to feel quite uncomfortable. Elaborating on the same, Jiya said she was comfortable taking and discussing everything with a guy, even sex. However, the guy perceived this conversation as some kind of hint and suddenly leaned forward to kiss her. Jiya Shankar opened up on how she moved the guy back and then said, “There is nothing wrong in at least asking a girl before making any gestures.”
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Jiya Shankar has done some good work in the Telugu film industry, She recently featured on the latest season of Bigg Boss OTT 2. She has also done some TV shows like Kaatelal And Sons and Meri Biwi Haanikar Hai among others. Jiya’s last film Ved released in 2022 and she starred with actors like Genelia D’Souza and Riteish Deshmukh. She recently featured in a Rahul Vaidya song Soneya.
Jiya Shakar also shared her thoughts on topics like female pleasure and female friendships. She shared some disgusting cases of harassment and you can watch the entire episode here-