Sourav Ganguly Says Only Wife And Girlfriend Give Stress, People Call Out His Sexism On Social Media
Former Indian cricketer and current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is under fire for passing sexist remarks about women during a private event in Gurgaon. On Saturday, while answering questions during a private event, he was asked about how he deals with the stress in his life. He tried to show off his sense of humour but gave a quite lame answer, the 49-year-old cricketer said that only wife and girlfriends give stress. That’s so casually misogynistic!
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The BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said, “There is no stress in life. Only wife and girlfriend give stress,” this angered a lot of people and they slammed him on social media for his sexist joke. The internet also labelled him as desi uncle. A lot of people criticised him and called out his misogny. Some tried schooling the cricketer about casual sexism.
@SGanguly99 this is casual sexism. Even if you are trying to joke it is sexist, non-comical and belittling a gender. Wish you retract this statement since you are a person of certain stature, position and responsibility. @BCCI @BCCIWomen
— Harish Srinivasan (@harish_s19) December 19, 2021
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Every one keeps saying it's a joke. Can someone explain what's funny so I can laugh too?
— Protect Trans Kids! (@Kellieherring) December 19, 2021
Kya Sexist hai yeh…
— M (@Uglybuoy) December 20, 2021
Another day. Another step towards downfall. Time is showing the true colors of Ganguly.
— The Doctor Gunner 👨⚕️⚕️ (@doctor_gunner) December 20, 2021
Sourav Ganguly’s demeaning statement perfectly explains that how misogyny is deep-rooted in the minds of Indian men. Some people pointed out that he was just trying to be funny and it was just a mere joke but we didn’t find it funny at all. This whole incident is yet another attempt to belittle a gender and stereotype them.
The shocking fact is that it’s not the first time he haa given such a misogynistic statement. During an old interview, he was asked about his reaction if his daughter wanted to play cricket, Ganguly replied, “Ami Sana ke baaron korbo. Meyedar cricket khelaar dorkaar nei (I’ll ask Sana not to because girls don’t need to play cricket).” Erm, does he not know about Indian women’s national cricket team and their exceptional game?
Also Read: Sourav Ganguly Dismisses Daughter Sana’s Views On The CAA. Overprotective Dad Or Just Not Wanting To Ruffle Feathers?
Recently, Sourav Ganguly faced a lot of criticism because of his differences with star cricketer Virat Kohli. If he keeps on infuriating people with his word, the controversies will not end anytime soon.
