Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday under various sections of the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1985. The arrest comes at a time when Rhea has been subjected to media scrutiny and judgment following the suicide of her boyfriend and actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Rea’s arrest has fueled a debate once again, but this time about patriarchy and how the media treats women who are in the lens rather than men.
When news of the actor’s arrest instantly went viral on social media, his name started trending on Twitter and Google. Interestingly, another (related) main search was “patriarchy”.
Photographs of the actress getting out of her car wearing a T-shirt that read: Roses are red, violets are blue, we are going to crush the patriarchy, you and me, “appeared on social media earlier that day. Although many people supported His message was opposed by many others and even called “arrogant”.
Since then, the tweet has received much criticism and outrage, with netizens pointing out that the way the media’s judgment against Rhea is totally misogynistic and sexist.
And now, Netziens, including Bollywood celebrities, are taking social media by storm by sharing the message on Rhea’s shirt and pleading for #JusticeforRhea.
On Sunday, photographs of Rhea Chakraborty visibly upset and irritated struggling to get out of prying reporters harassing her with cameras and microphones appeared on social media, where journalistic ethics were heavily questioned.
While the past few days have seen a new low for various media channels as well as the paparazzi, social media has not been far behind in adding fuel to what many are now calling the Chakraborty witch hunt.
After his arrest, trolls and alleged seekers of justice for Rajputs found a tweet posted by Chakraborty as early as 2009. The cryptic post read, “just came out of a strange and fascinating story of an Indian girl … who served 4 half a year in jail for drug trafficking “.
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