A well-known Indian People’s Party politician also criticized Rihanna.
The Hindu community, including some politicians, has unleashed a wave of criticism of the singer Rihanna, accusing her of ‘cultural appropriation’ and ‘joking’ about her religion, after she posted a photo on her social networks with a necklace to refer to the god Ganesha.
“‘How is that okay if someone who has more than enough resources to at least discover the meaning of the necklaces and pendant around his neck?’, ‘Can we stop sexualizing people’s religion through influence?’ , ‘I just don’t do it’ I understand the purpose of having a necklace with Lord Ganesh as part of a lingerie campaign ‘,’ Our culture is not your costume ‘”are some of the comments to the famous Barbadian singer.
In the photo, Rihanna appears semi-naked, her breasts covered with one hand, wearing satin shorts, lavender, from her brand Savage X Fenty. As jewelry or accessories, she chose a bracelet to match other purple jewelry, large earrings and a necklace that refers to Ganesha, represented by a human body with an elephant’s head.
Rihanna with a chain that refers to the god Ganesha. PHOTO: screenshot @badgalriri
According to the text she wrote in the publication, it seems that the artist only wanted to promote the unisex satin garment belonging to her industry dedicated to lingerie.
However, the people in India who saw the snapshot took it very badly. Even the well-known Indian People’s Party politician Ram Kadam wrote on Twitter, “It is horrible to see Rihanna mock our beloved Hindu god Ganesha in disgrace … She has no idea or respect for Indian culture, tradition or our problems.”
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Until February 17, 12:00 PM, the image on Instagram had 9,828,203 likes and 100,783 comments; while on Twitter it had 286 thousand likes and hundreds of retweets.
Ram Kadam, a recognized politician in India, criticizes Rihanna. PHOTO: screenshot @ramkadam