Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut stirred controversy after she said that some young Hindu women flaunt freedom without accountability and called them ‘generation gutter’. After backlash over her comments, Kangana has now clarified on her comments to news agency ANI.
What Kangana said
Kangana said she had not made a blanket statement about the protest at Jantar Mantar over the NEET-UG paper leak and she “specifically referred to some people or some women”.
“Those who call themselves cockroaches, and we say that cockroaches emerge from gutters, what is wrong with that? My point is simply this: if people label themselves as cockroaches, and we say the gutter is their home, why should they be offended? I certainly don’t consider myself a cockroach. If someone were to say I live in a gutter, I would deny it. But if someone claims to be a cockroach, then naturally, they would live in a gutter. Where else? But to claim that I was referring to all youth is simply not the case,” she said.
“If some young people use drugs, or if we discuss the current trend of addiction involving drugs, betting, gambling, or the dark web, addressing a specific segment of the youth doesn’t mean I was making a blanket statement about everyone. Did I say that all youth belong to the gutter? I specifically referred to some people or some women. So, how else should we address this?” she asked.
Kangana’s comments on protests
Earlier, Kangana had slammed the Gen Z protests. Kangana wrote, “Never in my life have I seen so much ugliness in one place. These reels from Gen Z protests are puke-inducing. The way they speak and the kind of language they are using… never in my life have I seen everything in each and every frame so jarring and so crass all at once….I call them Generation Gutter. Some of them have nothing to offer to the system. They are not good at studies…,” she had said.
“You call yourself cockroaches and look/behave like them as well… there is no paradox or juxtaposition there, just simply subjecting the world to your filth, garbage and ugliness. I am scarred from these reels, need some healing, digital detox,” the actor had said. Her remarks came after Delhi Police directed multiple social media platforms to remove posts and videos containing offensive and abusive remarks. The posts were allegedly uploaded during the student protests at Jantar Mantar after the police crackdown during the July 20 Chalo Sansad march.
On the work front, Kangana Ranaut was last seen in the film Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata. Directed by Manoj Tapadia, the film was based on the true story of the nurses and staff at Cama Hospital who saved the lives of patients during the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. It will stream on Zee5 from August 14.