Deepika’s ‘My choice’ Video Goes Viral: Does Male Bashing Equate to True Feminism?

October 26, 2015 by BollywoodPresents Team

Deepika’s new video on empowering women shows 99 women, from varying walks of life, come together and give out one powerful message.

And although the video has been quite popular on various social media sites, one thing that bothers many is why such videos have this undertone of ‘male-bashing’.

In case you haven’t seen the video, here’s Deepika Padukone’s “My Choice” video, directed By Homi Adajania

So does male bashing really equate to true feminism?

Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor thinks otherwise. Sonam says, “Elitist women have always had wrong ideas about feminism. They think male-bashing…hating men makes you a true feminist”.

Sonam says that even though women may be physically weaker than men, they’re emotionally much stronger.

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