Chinmayi shares screenshots of abuse after her take on the Me Too Movement
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Singer Chinmayi recently faced a backlash from the dubbing union after she decided to speak up and share screenshots against the union’s head, actor Radha Ravi. The union stated that since Chinmayi had no paid her membership fee for almost two years, they have decided to terminate the contract. Prior to this, Chinmayi took to her Twitter page to share a personal experience of working with lyricist Vairamuthu, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by many women. She received criticism from many, but, celebrities such as Samantha, Taapsee, Aditi Rao, Vishal tweeted in support. Read more about it here
Here is the video. The statement that I didn’t pay the dubbing union subscription fee is false. ??https://t.co/1TVsdgeasM
— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) November 23, 2018
One may assume that Chinmayi has been receiving support from fans and social media users as well, however, her recent posts show the ugly side to it. A nameless and faceless troll sent her an inbox message hurling abuses at her. She posted ”What do women like me get from random beings on social media post MeToo? Here is a sample.
Everyday, at least 5 such messages, emails or comments. Stuff that I have gotten soooo used to that I dont even react these days. Innnaaa oru kalaachaaram 🙂
(TRIGGER WARNING)”
What do women like me get from random beings on social media post MeToo? Here is a sample.
Everyday, at least 5 such messages, emails or comments. Stuff that I have gotten soooo used to that I dont even react these days. Innnaaa oru kalaachaaram 🙂
(TRIGGER WARNING) pic.twitter.com/x1h3GOik71— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) November 23, 2018
Texts like this to sexual harassment is what women are trained to ignore, grin and bear. If we want to be taken seriously, if we want our work taken seriously. Also, we shouldn’t complain because who knows when people will get tired of listening to us?
— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) November 23, 2018
You ll find more examples of men responding in Tamil as a response to this tweet as well. Men that I block on a daily basis everyday. Men who pretend to be ‘normal’ around family/friends (hopefully) but anonymously spew all their perversion here on social media 🙂
— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) November 23, 2018
Shocking! Isn’t it? Chinmayi is a strong woman who tackles this everyday. We wish her more strength.
