From Ranbir Kapoor to Saif Ali Khan and Karan Johar, there is just no stopping mansplainers! Of late, women have been hitting back at such idiocy in equal measure and yet recently, at the Jaipur Literature Festival, eminent journalist Vir Sanghvi indulged in a spot of mainsplaining!
Zubaan Books, a feminist publishing house has accused Vir Sanghvi of “shutting a woman down for calling him out on his sexist behaviour.” Sanghvi was, during this time, moderating a panel with Kota Neelima, Sarah Raven and Lathika George on Glimpses from ‘Food for Thought’.
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In a series of tweets, Zubaan called out Sanghvi for his behaviour and here’s what they wrote!
Hey @ZEEJLF, your moderator #VirSanghvi just shut a woman down for calling him out on his sexist behaviour while moderating a panel with three women. Is this festival just another venue for men to dismiss and discriminate against women?
— Zubaan Books (@ZubaanBooks) January 28, 2018
Throughout the session, Sanghvi interrupted the women speakers (unless they were white), mansplained his way through concepts they had WRITTEN BOOKS ON, refuted their professional knowledge repeatedly. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
— Zubaan Books (@ZubaanBooks) January 28, 2018
We walked out on Sanghvi’s session and wish EVERY single woman at the venue had come with us. This behaviour is not okay, @ZEEJLF organisers / @TeamworkArts. This needs to be made clear.
— Zubaan Books (@ZubaanBooks) January 28, 2018
There was also an anonymous confession on Sarahah that called out Sanghvi for being ‘obnoxious’!
Um…https://t.co/CkW1JreFGC pic.twitter.com/NDaIVhdmMN
— JLF Insider (@JLFInsider) January 28, 2018
When Vir Sanghvi was asked to comment on the allegations, here’s all he had to say:
Don’t waste my time responding
— vir sanghvi (@virsanghvi) January 28, 2018
Looks like Mr. Sanghvi has no remorse for being rude and using his male privilege to talk down to women! The male ego sure is one hell of a drug!
