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deepika padukone gets the bts treatment where anytime she has fucked up even a little people latch onto it like their life depends on it because deep down they know they stan shit people and can't wait to put her in the same category as them.
they can't wait to bring it up against deepika stans when we have valid, non fandom related concerns with celebrities misusing their platforms and sucking up to fascists. they can't wait to say "oh well EVERYONE is problematic, including your girl deepika."
but they are not the same even if deepika has endorsed fairness creams when she was not as established in the industry, even if she was a part of a video that was tone deaf towards acid attack victims and even if she had put up a tweet for a govt program like every other celeb.
deepika is not perfect, she's not a revolutionary and she is not completely separate from the shit that goes on in that unholy industry. and she should not be put in a pedestal in any form because, other than the jnu thing, everything she has done should be the bare minimum.
but she's authentic and she has her set of morals - whether they are good enough for you or not - and she sticks to them irrespective of the consequences.
and the way she has been targeted by the modi government for that, for what we consider bare minimum should be concerning to every indian because i promise you they're gonna do the same to you tomorrow unless you're a bootlicking sanghi.
