The artist shared his latest masterpiece on Twitter. He captioned the post. First is Delhi.” As before, the photo was applauded by netizens, but some felt that the photo did not bring justice to the women of the state. I am drawing a picture using
Some netizens were in awe of the Delhi girl’s exotic beauty and the Mumbai girl’s retro and glamorous look. .
Delhi woman won https://t.co/OyMbfI5Q8c
— Medicine (@aintlaugh) 1672327861000
However, some people were not so impressed. Some netizens called out the artist for most of the images portraying Eurocentric ideals of beauty. Small, sharp nose, triangular/oval face, slim “definition of beauty in society’s eyes,” one Twitter user wrote.
The whole list is made up of stereotypes I know and how people define beauty which is actually very subjective… https://t.co/Bp1rXf3SPc
— 🤟🏼 (@SugarSmokerr) 1672320734000
Some users accused the artist of being prejudiced against Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Women in both states were portrayed as weather-beaten, shriveled older women. One of her dissatisfied users wrote, “Strangest of all… no UP woman looks like this!” Another commented, “Demanding a bulldozer for ridiculous portrayal of UP women”. Another user wrote, “What do you have against Pradesh?”
Weirdest of all.. UP women don’t look like this. https://t.co/rHBH7a8bhB
— Srivani Sailaja శ్రీవాణీశైలజ (@srivani_sailaja) 1672334196000
Demanding a bulldozer for this ludicrous portrayal of an UP woman. https://t.co/plQws0AtqY
— Classic Mojito (@classic_mojito) 1672312920000
Others called out an artist who portrayed a Goan woman as unkempt and clutching a bottle of vodka. One user wrote
I consider this an insult to my people and my state Goa… in fact it is immoral to portray women this way! https://t.co/D6a8y4HM0x
— Hachiko 🐶🐾 (@its_me_hachiko) 1672319733000
Even AI is tainted with misogynistic and patriarchal data entry. https://t.co/uXwOFTiMp2
— Maverick Sagar (@11222Sagar) 1672318275000