{"id":203270,"date":"2025-11-27T16:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T16:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/203270\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T16:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T16:17:09","slug":"aishwarya-rai-bachchan-slams-victim-blaming-in-street-harassment-fight-dont-blame-your-dress-or-lipstick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/203270\/","title":{"rendered":"Aishwarya Rai Bachchan slams victim-blaming in street harassment fight; ‘Don’t blame your dress or lipstick’ |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AishwaryaAishwarya Rai slams street harassment victim-blaming: “Don’t blame your dress or lipstick\u2014it’s never your fault.” She urges facing it boldly: “Look directly in the eyes, hold head high.” Aishwarya Rai<\/a> is known for her straightforward stance, especially on women’s issues. She recently addressed the problem of street harassment, making it clear that women shouldn\u2019t be blamed based on what they wear, how they look, or the choices they make.Insights from beauty brand sessionThe actress shared her thoughts on street harassment while participating in a training session for a leading beauty brand, with which she has collaborated for over a decade. An Instagram video captured her bold call to confront the issue head-on, rejecting outdated tactics like dodging glances or minimizing one’s presence. In the footage, she poses the direct question: \u201cStreet harassment. How do you deal with it?\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Full statement on empowerment\u201cAvoid eye contact No. Look the problem directly in the eyes. Hold your head high. Feminine and feminist, my body, my worth. Never compromise your worth. Do not doubt yourself. Stand up for your worth. Don’t blame your dress or your lipstick. Street harassment is never your fault,\u201d she added.Social media buzz and praiseFollowing Aishwarya’s message, social media erupted with support and admiration. Users expressed gratitude for her bravery in addressing such a widespread yet often ignored problem. One comment read, \u201cStreet harassment is so real and hardly discussed. This is amazing.\u201d Another user remarked, \u201cAn important reminder and powerful message for women and girls everywhere.\u201d Other reactions included encouragement like, \u201cInspiring message for all girls,\u201d and praise such as, \u201cWonderful words, my queen.\u201d Some highlighted the necessity of speaking out with comments like, \u201cIt was about time someone addressed this,\u201d while others complimented her by saying, \u201cBeautifully said\u2026 always stunning.\u201dRecent film successOn the work front, Aishwarya\u2019s most recent film appearance was in Mani Ratnam\u2019s epic historical action drama \u2018Ponniyin Selvan: Part 2\u2019, released in 2023. The movie featured a star-studded cast including Vikram<\/a>, Ravi Mohan as the lead, Karthi, Trisha Krishnan<\/a>, Jayaram, Prabhu, R. Sarathkumar, Sobhita Dhulipala, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Vikram Prabhu, Prakash Raj, Rahman, and R. Parthiban. Upon release, the film received widespread critical acclaim and achieved huge commercial success, grossing approximately \u20b9345 crore worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aishwarya Rai slams street harassment victim-blaming: “Don’t blame your dress or lipstick\u2014it’s never your fault.” She urges facing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":203271,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[268],"tags":[111913,12517,28044,434,18,117,19,17,38940,56958,111912],"class_list":{"0":"post-203270","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-aishwarya-lekshmi","9":"tag-aishwarya-rai","10":"tag-aishwarya-rai-bachchan","11":"tag-celebrities","12":"tag-eire","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-ireland","16":"tag-trisha-krishnan","17":"tag-vikram","18":"tag-vikram-prabhu"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}