Guess who Bipasha Basu is 'petrified' of? Lesbians

Are you a lesbian? Be petrified of Bipasha Basu, because she may get a heart attack if she spots you. In her world, a lesbian is no different from what a piranha or say a dengue mosquito is in your world. In an interview published by Stardust the star is quoted as saying she is terrified of lesbians, leading social media criticise her for being homophobic. So, why was Bipasha Basu petrified of lesbians? Because she was propositioned by a lesbian on Valentine’s Day. Propositioned mind you, not attacked or stalked. Okay, now you may say the way one is proposed to, may creep some people out. There was nothing lewd or disturbing about the proposal as well, if her interview is anything to go by. A woman, who she calls ‘a lesbian’, had allegedly bought a diamond necklace for her and told her that she loved her. And that, apparently, left her scarred. [caption id=“attachment_2348568” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Bipasha Basu. AFP[/caption] Kudos to Stardust for this glaring headline “I Am Petrified Of Lesbians” and also kudos to the journalist who asked this question “Have you ever been hit on by lesbians? How do you manage such uncalled for situations in life?” How is being hit on by a lesbian ‘uncalled’ for? While the question in itself is bizarre, Basu’s answer is even more ludicrous. She said:  “Yes, I have been propositioned. For Valentine’s Day, one lesbian had bought me a Diamond necklace. She was in love with me. I freaked out. I was so scared, I started crying. I was really young. Even now in parties, when I notice people coming towards me and dancing strangely, I just push them and run away. I am still petrified.” What Basu fails to realise is that from her position of influence as a celebrity, such generalisations and homophobic expressions will help prejudice thrive. While several other celebrities like Aamir Khan have tried sensitising people about alternative sexualities, Basu projects the image of a careless, ill-informed Bollywood celebrity. And this is not just it. T he entire Stardust interview is full of cliches . Here’s another question that Basu was asked in the interview "‘Men use love to get sex, women use sex to get love.’ Your opinion." Clearly, Stardust seems like it is in a hurry to find a place in the clan of silly, insensitive media houses. Where as a section of the media is earnestly trying to enlighten people about sexualities and gender issues, publications like Stardust just drag the media back to the stone ages. It was Buzzfeed editor Rega Jha who pointed this interview out in a tweet, after which Basu of course faced much flak on the social media site.

And here’s what Twitter users had to say: