Indian Editor Rega Jha Tweets ‘Indians are Ugly and Pakistanis are Hot’
Indian Editor Rega Jha Tweets ‘Indians are Ugly and Pakistanis are Hot’
Rega Jha, BuzzFeed India news editor has drawn all the negative attention in India for saying Pakistanis are hot and Indians are ugly.
As the entire India was passionately discussing the thrilling India-Pakistan World Cup encounter on Sunday, 23-year-old Rega tweeted for Pakistan: “it’s so sad that no matter who wins, Pakistanis will continue to be way hotter than us and we’ll continue to be their ugly neighbors.”
it’s so sad that no matter who wins, Pakistanis will continue to be way hotter than us and we’ll continue to be their ugly neighbours
— Rega Jha (@RegaJha) February 15, 2015
The post instantly went viral and invited trouble for her from Indians who immediately took offence.
But @RegaJha u r drop dead gorgeous. U certainly dont deserve to stay with us ugly people.Why dont u do urself a favor and just move to pak?
— Vande Mataram (@UnSubtleDesi) February 15, 2015
Dear @RegaJha Granted that your Paki colleague seems prettier than you in her display pic, but have some self respect & image. Take care.
— MegaloRattyiac (@YearOfRat) February 15, 2015
Who the hell is Rega Jha and who cares what she says or tweets! Lets let her be and her thoughts be
— Ushy Mohan Das (@UshyMohanDas) February 16, 2015
Popular writer Chetan Bhagat reacted on Rega’s comments highlighting women in Pakistan being deprived of basic rights.
Dear @RegaJha,happy to b an ugly Indian man who believes women r equal than a hot Pakistani in a society where women don’t have basic rights
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) February 16, 2015
Imagine the reaction if a male editor had said Indian women are ugly and Pakistani women are hot (which is not true at all by the way!)
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) February 16, 2015
Besides the racist nature of the comment, it also undermines sportsmen. Players are chosen on competence, not looks. See who won?
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) February 16, 2015
She did get a backing from Pakistan for her views.
#RegaJha was trending on Twitter in India for a while.
So much trolling of Rega Jha reminds me of the New York Times article i shared 2 days bk. Really sad to see the reactions to a harmless tweet
— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) February 16, 2015
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