
Harsh Goenka. Photo: social media
Chandigarh, March 7
Industrialist Harsh Goenka ‘sexist joke’ on Twitter has not gone down well with the users.
The 'body-shaming wife joke' may have been considered funny by a few, but he did draw ire over it from others.
“I was having a candlelight dinner, a rare occasion, with my wife. She told me softly “Pass the wine, my divine". I thought to myself ‘how clever, how poetic’… so I wanted the bread and reciprocated without thinking “pass the roti, my m _ _ _! Writing from the hospital !" Goenka’s tweet reads.
Below are the reactions:
I was having a candlelight dinner, a rare occasion, with my wife.
— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) March 5, 2023
She told me softly "Pass the wine, my divine".
I thought to myself ‘how clever, how poetic'... so I wanted the bread and reciprocated without thinking "pass the roti, my m _ _ _!
Writing from the hospital 🏥!
Not funny.
— Shania Jacobs (@b0gainvillea) March 5, 2023
Indian women do Rs 10 times the unpaid work that Indian men do - abt the worst ratio in the world
— Devina Mehra (@devinamehra) March 6, 2023
Harshji, since your 'jokes' usually skew only one way in terms of gender, should balance a bit, no?
My request:please use your reach to show up patriarchy, rather than reinforce it pic.twitter.com/DhE8TRJOXi
Hahahhahahahahaha ..cute
— Atika Farooqui (@atikafarooqui) March 6, 2023
.hope nothing serious at the hospital ..even if it is..please know that this too shall pass!
Roz utho … sexist what’s app forward tweet karo… ratio ho… so jao 🥲 https://t.co/scwcZnT6NQ
— Nishant (@nishant0511) March 6, 2023
Tomorrow this whatsapp connoisseur would b wishing happy women's day to all the durgas and shaktis of his life! Today is another story though. https://t.co/NKdOnv3Qp3
— Ashima Sharda (@ShardaAshima) March 6, 2023
Wife se bach bhi gaye to ab Troll army nahi chhoregi
— VK (@vkfintech) March 6, 2023
This is problematic on so many counts, but not surprising, coming from someone who made fun of the poor!
— Katyusha (@Indian10000000) March 6, 2023
I'm going to judge everyone who retweets or engages with this jerk Harsh Goenka from now on !
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