Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth
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Indian secretary of education, Rina Ray, is speaking out against a ad she finds offensive to women. It's a commercial for life insurance, and, according to the Times of India, "it "features a father saving up to fund his daughter's education and ends with the tag line: Hai toh pyaari lekin bojh hai bhaari (though she's loveable, she's a burden). It spells out the mindset prevalent in this country: a girl, or woman, is a liability." Ray has lodged complaints with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and the Delhi Commission for Women, and she wants the commercial taken down, plus an apology from the insurance company. Way to fight against stereotypes, Rina! [Times of India]