Celebrity pop star Rihanna is in the headlines for flaunting a Ganesha pendant and posing topless, read on.
Rihanna was in the news for tweeting about farmer's protest in India and now the actress is called out for hurting the religious sentiments of the people in India.
The celebrity posed topless for a picture, but what caught the netizens' attention was the Ganesha pendant she wore.
Some called her out for using their religion as aesthetics, while some said it was extremely insensitive of her to pose with the pendant, topless.
Besides the controversial pendant, she wore other accessories such as a diamond bracelet, statement earrings, and neckpieces.
The picture was shot to promote her lingerie brand Savage X.
Many found it offensive and lashed Rihanna for the same.
Check Tweets:
Also we need her to stop appropriating other cultures!!!
— Picklepop🇮🇳🍊 (@selkween__)Y'all see this? pic.twitter.com/3soHf02daw
— Tr | happiness 💛💛 (@iamswiifty13)Is that a ganpati Bappa’s figure confused 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/cEu4Vzg4UF
— ROHAN GOHIL (@ROHANGOHIL)This is so disrespectful Riri.
My Religion ain't your aesthetic!
Finally has to take the help of a Hindu God for her promotion, take chance using Profit or Mohabbat, you will have a better success☹️ pic.twitter.com/GH662FlIUU
— Pao Adha Pao Ka Atom 💣 - Anil (ଅନିଲ) (@AdhaPao)We are so tired & if we raise voice against this cultural appropriation so we are labelled as hindu extremist. For you all hinduphobics it is just necklace but for us he's god. Please stop telling us wht is offensive & whts not. Audacity of these ppl "hinduphobia doesn't exist"🤡
— vedu💙👀 (@IndicRant)Series of Events:
1) Wears Ganesha pendent naked appropriates hindu religion.
2) Hindus gets angery starts calling her out and trolling.
3) Play women card and start crying about misogynist Hindu extremism.
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Why only mock hinduism like this? Why only hurt our religious sentiments?
Everybody can come and mock my religion the way they want and I am supposed to sit back and tolerate?
Since you support farmers, why don't you put Nishaan sahib pendant as a symbol of your support.