Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan may not be on Twitter or Facebook, but the IT couple is quite popular on social media. Whenever their pictures crop up, they go viral within seconds. And if the picture has their little munchkin Taimur in it, should we say more. On September 21, Kareena Kapoor Khan is celebrating her 38th birthday. On the occasion, she gave an interview to Expresso Season 2 where she spoke about her personal life and her husband. Kareena Kapoor Birthday Special: 7 Signs You Are the Bebo of Your Group!
In the interview, she said, "There are many things that he (Saif) adds to my personality and my life. I think the main thing is that he doesn’t take away my life from me. He has allowed me to be exactly the way I am. He has allowed me to live the life the way I want. It is a very big thing when a man can add to your life rather than subtract and take it away." Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Impeccable Styling Has Always Made Us Root for Her – View Pics!
It's this one phrase 'He has allowed me to be exactly the way I am' that some Twitter users had issues with. They are under the impression that if Kareena calls herself a feminist them why does she need her husband's permission to be the way she is. Check out some of the troll tweets below -
Magnanimous Saif!
Saif Ali Khan is so magnanimous to "allow" Kareena to be the way she is.@RanaAyyub @ReallySwara so chweet no?! pic.twitter.com/RiGJps1jzH
— Shilpa (@sheefal) September 21, 2018
Here's some one not in Taimur fan club
Headline should be like -
Taimur's actor father's wife kareena - my Timur's father nawab saif saab has allowed me to be exactly the way I am. pic.twitter.com/aglT2kAzw4
— अनुज भारतीय (@anuz1985) September 21, 2018
Excuse me?
"Allowed"? Excuse me, "allowed"? Wow! https://t.co/kNLXmbXxoz
— Sreemoy Talukdar (@sreemoytalukdar) September 21, 2018
This Twitter user depends on Kareena for feminism
Even #KareenaKapoorKhan has to be ALLOWED by a husband to live her life!!! So much for feminism in India @kareena
Kareena: "Saif has ALLOWED me to be exactly the way I am" https://t.co/oKLyN0K9pe via @IndianExpress
— Ananya Awasthi (@AnanyaAvasthi) September 21, 2018
Sarcasm noted!
My husband allowed me to visit my mom this weekend. Currently feeling empowered like Kareena.
— Shanta Sakkubai (@himsini) September 21, 2018
Feminist Kareena: I have the freedom to do whatever I want.
Also,
Feminist Kareena: Saif 'Allowed' me to be exactly the way I am.
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Repeat after me: "Feminism is Not a Cancer" !! pic.twitter.com/DA99q14oHq
— Rahul (@Rahul_482) September 21, 2018
Feminist warrior diva? 'Warrior'?
Feminist warrior diva says her husband "allowed" her pic.twitter.com/rOJq5Noa9t
— iMac_too (@iMac_too) September 21, 2018
People often forget that Kareena is talking about her point of view. She might not have bothered to mention that even Saif also was given leeway to be the way he is. There is nothing wrong in being in a marriage and respecting the partner's wishes. In the same interview, Kareena also mentions this - "Of course, feminism is a legit word. I just said I don’t believe in these kinds of words/tags but I do believe in equality. There are thousands of versions of feminism out there. I am a person who believes in equality. I like to be known as Kareena Kapoor but I am also Kareena Kapoor Khan, I am also Mrs Saif Ali Khan. So if people want to take it in a wrong spirit, it is up to them.”
The last line will be the right reply to people who are trolling her!
Anyway, she is Kareena Kapoor Khan and when does she care about what trolls say about her! She is Poo after all!
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Sep 21, 2018 08:13 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).