Politicians and press persons in Britain and Australia are getting their knickers in a twist over allegations Bollywood star Tania Zaetta bedded one or more soldiers during a goodwill tour of Afghanistan.
Why is this story sexist? We're glad you asked... it was our first thought ("wow-- this story is sexist!") when we came across it in the Telegraph newspaper...
...mainly because the only "scandal" in here is that a woman decided to sleep with a man. In other words, you can bet ten million AU$ that if this was Hollywood star Richard Gere having sex with a female soldier, we wouldn't be hearing about it.
True, Zaetta, a former Baywatch "babe," was in Afghanistan merely to perform for troops and not to perform on them , but why is it anybody's business if she was entertaining after hours? Zaetta not only hasn't been accused of anything essentially wrong, she's also, in all probability, innocent. Other members of her entourage deny "allegations" that the actress "acted improperly."
Meanwhile, Australia's Parliament is looking into the matter, specficially the name of the individual who identified Ms. Zaetta as the accused in military paperwork.
What do you think? If she's guilty of having sex with soldiers, is there anything wrong with it?
Via the Telegraph UK.