• 2 days ago
Red lipstick, even tone, hand gestures... TV anchor Rubika Liyaquat recalled facing misogyny in her initial days in media.
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00:00Listen, I won't listen to you.
00:02Don't talk like that. Why don't you talk like that?
00:05Red lipstick means entertainment's anchor.
00:10Why can't I sit the way I want to sit?
00:21Why don't I sit at home and debate on the sofa like you?
00:30Red lipstick means entertainment's anchor.
00:32Why can't I sit at home and debate on the sofa like you?
00:36Why can't I sit at home and debate on the sofa like you?
00:40Why can't I sit at home and debate on the sofa like you?
00:54There should be an even tone.
00:55There should be an even tone. Do not use a lot of your gestures.
01:01Why are you raising your hand? Keep it on the desk.
01:03How do I stick my hand?
01:05When I'm talking, there are a lot of movements.
01:08So, if a woman is standing, she has to stand like this.
01:11Why can't she stand like this?
01:15Or when the woman is sitting, she has to sit like this.
01:18Okay, I'm comfortable sitting like this. Fine.
01:20But why can't I sit the way I want to sit?
01:23When I came here in the industry,
01:27red lipstick means entertainment's anchor.
01:33Seriously?
01:34If there's someone inside, you can wear anything outside.
01:37I mean, you're not paying attention to your beauty.
01:40You're paying attention to the content.
01:44What nonsense is this?
01:46What do you mean by this?
01:47Why can't I be bold and intelligent at the same time?
01:53No, that's a stereotype.
01:56If you're bold, you're not intelligent.
01:58And if you're wearing red lipstick, then you have to talk about Shahrukh Khan.
02:02Okay.
02:03Then you can't talk about Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi
02:07and Akhilesh Yadav.
02:10You used to talk about yourself in a beautiful manner.
02:18And now, there's a big news.
02:20And now, there's a big news.
02:21Politicians have decided
02:26that elections won't be held in different states every five years.
02:31Elections will be announced at the same time.
02:36You know, now it sounds funny, but you're right.
02:38Yes, it used to be like this.
02:40When I came, I used to feel the news and say it.
02:45And I still do it.
02:47I can't just read and...
02:50do away with it.
02:51So, when a five-year-old girl has been exploited,
02:56then why will I not frown?
02:58Or why will I not show that I'm upset and angry?
03:03I'm not saying that what happened in the past was wrong.
03:07But what's happening now...
03:08That was a different time.
03:09That was a different time.
03:10But I was told to behave.
03:13If I'm angry and I have to say,
03:14listen, I won't listen to you.
03:17You shouldn't say that. Why don't you say that?
03:19I don't like what they're saying.
03:22That you're their son-in-law.