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Kareena, Sania, Anushka, Twinkle: 10 times celebrity women shut down sexism

Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi
Jul 25, 2016 05:24 PM IST

Jennifer Aniston’s impassioned open letter to Sania Mirza’s reply to Rajdeep Sardesai, here are 10 feminist statements from celebrity women that shut down sexism.

It may be the 21st century, but sexism in Bollywood, Hollywood and sports thrives as well as it always did.

Here are 10 feminist statements from celebrity women that shut down sexism.
Here are 10 feminist statements from celebrity women that shut down sexism.

It is glaringly evident – just flip through television channels or open a magazine to see the kind of questions women celebrities get asked, questions that aren’t usually posed to their male counterparts.

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But just because they are on the receiving end of misogynistic vitriol and sexist schemes meant to sell tabloids, doesn’t mean women celebrities are taking it lying down.

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From Jennifer Aniston’s impassioned open letter to Sania Mirza’s reply to Rajdeep Sardesai, below are 10 times women celebrities shut down patronising, unflattering misogyny, and spoke out against sexism. Calling a spade a spade, these women have taken on the issue, largely propagated by media, by the horns, championing gender equality in both their industry and society.

1 Kareena Kapoor Khan

2 Sania Mirza

3 Jennifer Aniston

4 Anushka Sharma

5 Priyanka Chopra

6 Kangna Ranaut

7 Jennifer Lawrence

8 Twinkle Khanna

9 Sonam Kapoor

10 Kerry Washington

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