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Misogynistic Farhan Azmi slutshames Esha Gupta on a Twitter post

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  Farhan Azmi slutshames Esha Gupta In what may irk woman activists across the country, Farhan Azmi has come to his Samajwadi Party leader and father’s defence with a derogatory slur comparing Bollywood actresses to individuals who make a living by offering sexual favours. Following the mass molestation incident in Bengaluru, the Mumbai unit leader of the Samajwadi Party condemned women for wearing short dresses and being inspired by western culture, which led to such occurrence. It seems that we are nowhere near seeing this "blame the victim" culture ending anytime soon.  His insensitive remarks enraged people especially Bollywood celebrities who retaliated out on the politician in different ways to call out his misogyny and spoke in favour of the victims.  Esha Gupta was one of many who spoke out against the politician, and went a step further blaming his mother for giving birth to him. “The only woman to blame here,n she probably would have blamed herself too, is the woma