Mom-to-be Anushka Sharma talks about ‘privilege’ of having a male child and ‘duty’ of a parent
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Taking to social media on Friday, mom-to-be Anushka Sharma shared a note on the ‘duty’ of a parent to society. She stated that the gender of the child doesn’t make one privileged.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Taking to Instagram, Anushka Sharma shared a note on the ‘duty’ of a parent
- The actress is expecting her first child with Virat Kohli
- “The gender of the child doesn’t make you privileged,” wrote Anushka
Over the past few days, two gruesome acts have threatened the very existence of humanity. First, it was the Hathras case, where a 19-year-old girl was brutally gang-raped and then a 22-year-old Dalit woman was gang-raped in Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. Taking to social media, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma shared a hard-hitting note about the ‘privilege’ of having a male child and ‘duty’ of a parent in society.
On her Instagram story, Anushka shared, “In our society having a male child is seen as a ‘privilege’. Of course, it’s no more a privilege than having a girl child but the fact is that this so-called privilege has been viewed incorrectly and with an extremely myopic vision.”
She further wrote, “The only ‘privilege’ is that one has the opportunity to raise a boy in a way that he respects a girl. That’s your DUTY as a parent to society. So, don’t think of it as PRIVILEGE.”
“The gender of the child doesn’t make you privileged but it is actually the responsibility you owe to society to raise a boy so well that women feel safe and protected,” she concluded.
Apart from Anushka, many celebrities have reacted to these acts of brutality. A part of Priyanka Chopra’s post read, “Each rape is not just another number. There is a family behind it which has to live with the horror forever. There is a family behind it which has to live with the horror forever. Each of us must live with these unabated acts of brutality and hang our heads in shame that we failed our women. Collectively.”
Meanwhile, Anushka has been in news ever since she announced that she is expecting her first child with Virat Kohli. The power couple is set to welcome their little one in January next year.
On the movie front, Anushka has been away from the silver screen for a while now. She was last seen in Aanand L Rai’s Zero alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif. The actress is yet to announce her next project.
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