We celebrated Women’s Day on 8th March with all the aplomb it needs. But the thing is that we shouldn’t stop celebrating women (or men, for that matter) throughout the year. Since female friendships and relationships constantly get a bad reputation, we need more positive examples of strong female role models lifting each other up. Let’s show the world that the strongest support for women can be, and are, women themselves. After all, nobody can understand the struggles of a woman like a fellow female can. Thankfully, we do have some examples in the mainstream media where women stood up for other women and helped them through a thick spot.
1. When Sonam Kapoor helped Jacqueline Fernandez avoid a wardrobe malfunction.
At an award function party, Jacqueline had a fashion faux pas moment when her zip came undone. Sonam quickly ran to her best friend’s rescue to help her before any damage happened. Talk about besties saving the day.
2. When a whole bunch of women helped hide Kylie’s pregnancy from the media.
For a family who bases their fame on living life in front of the camera, it was a huge deal when a whole bunch of women, Kylie’s best friends, were able to hide her pregnancy from the camera.
3. When Momina Mustehsan shut up the trolls slut-shaming Mahira Khan
Mahira Khan was slut-shamed collectively by the internet when her pictures of smoking surfaced. Momina Mustehsan quickly jumped to her defence and tweeted in her favour saying “Jesus. Can we please give @TheMahiraKhan a break?! Why are we so quick to judge and attack?! Esp if it’s a woman in question. It’s her life!”
Jesus. Can we please give @TheMahiraKhan a break?! Why are we so quick to judge and attack?! Esp if it’s a woman in question. It’s her life!
— Momina Mustehsan (@MominaMustehsan) September 21, 2017
4. When Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma showed us what friendship really is
Katrina Kaif really does seem like a pretty cool friend to have. In an episode of Koffee With Karan with Anushka Sharma, they spoke about their friendship and said “You should see our messages to each other, they’re priceless. They usually go like this ‘You know babe, you’re doing great? I’m really proud of you.” “Thanks, babe. Love you too. Bye.”
5. When Priyanka Chopra spoke about Meghan Markle’s achievements…
… rather than just her relationship status. When at a show, Meghan Markle was referred to as “Prince Harry’s girlfriend”, Priyanka Chopra corrected the host and said, “Also, Meghan Markle, actress, Suits, her own achievements.” This is the perfect case in point for feminism. Is anyone taking notes?
6. When Selena Gomez’s best friend donated a kidney to her
Francia Raisa, an actress, went on to donate a kidney to Selena when she was fighting the disease, Lupus. This is true sisterhood.
7. When Richa Chadha told people to back off Swara Bhaskar
Swara Bhaskar’s open letter to Sanjay Leela Bhansali got her a lot of flak from the media and the viewers, but one person who came out strongly in support of Swara was Richa Chadha.
Just like SLB sir had a right to make a film and have it release,and we defended that right irrespective, @ReallySwara has a right to her https://t.co/H8hUFPMuN8 can’t coerce,abuse,slut-shame a person over their https://t.co/H8hUFPMuN8 can disagree,don’t disparage.✌️
— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) January 31, 2018
8. When the cast of Veerey Di Wedding stood up for their friendships
When rumours were rife that there were ego clashes between the female-dominated cast of Veerey Di Wedding, all it took was one Instagram post to shut up the critics.
9. When Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif were friendship 101 on Instagram
Katrina-Alia is another set of females who believe in lifting each up other. If you go through their Instagram accounts, you can clearly see how good their chemistry is. Even in a show, they appeared in together, their comfort with each other was apparent and their camaraderie enviable!
10. When Anshula Kapoor stood up for her step-sisters, Janhvi and Khushi
When Anshula’s step-sisters, Janhvi and Khushi, were trolled on her post, she asked the people doing so to respect her sisters in the most graceful way ever!
Here’s more power to female friendships!
