Kerala Congress MP Hibi Eden’s wife Anna Linda Eden has surrounded herself with criticism as she knowingly or unknowingly posted a controversial statement on rape. She explains that Fate is like rape, and if someone cannot resist it, they should try to enjoy it. However, being a law student and a journalist, it is obvious people will protest the incident for the sake of being a public figure.
Anna Linda Eden’s rape joke
Ainda Eden, journalist, and wife of a Congress MP from Kerala, in a Facebook post, wrote that ‘Fate is like rape, if you can’t resist it, then try to enjoy it’. The post also carried two videos of her child being rescued from water-logged home following heavy rains in Kochi on Monday and another one which showed her husband Hibi Eden having icecream.
After the post went viral, the Journalist got immense criticism for her remark as people believed her post was ‘disheartening’ to survivors and their families. However, the post was taken down on Tuesday morning after widespread criticism on different social media platforms, hashtags like #SayNoToRapeJokes and #EndRapeJokeFilth trended on Twitter.
Twitter reactions
Kerala Congress MP Hibi Eden's wife, Anna Eden's Facebook post.
The caption encapsulates a sick mentality. This shit cannot be tolerated.
This makes me extremely angry and disgusted.
She's a law student.
Sick! pic.twitter.com/dNVSYL7CZY— Arya (@RantingDosa) October 22, 2019
Kerala Congress MP Eden's wife posts 'rape joke', faces social media ire.
Rape is :
Attack on Soul
Deep Pain in Heart
Scar on Self Respect
Agony of Life
Blot on HumanityHow can anybody so insensetive to say "enjoy"? #SayNoToRapeJokes@BJP4Keralamhttps://t.co/PlIGvw1Svw
— Vijaya Rahatkar (@VijayaRahatkar) October 22, 2019
. @AnnaLindaEden apologies are in order.
You're a journalist and a law student and a public figure. Have some shame. pic.twitter.com/Q83UlfJhuT— Arya (@RantingDosa) October 22, 2019
Still true congress person support it.
— Robin Bhargava (@BhargavaRobin) October 22, 2019
She said it on lighter vein jealousy opponents made it an issue to gutter her popularity.
— narayankutty (@narayankutty3) October 22, 2019
https://twitter.com/Vivek172617/status/1186571030292099072
Pathetic. And to post like that when many are suffering!!!
— Manu Sebastian (@manuvichar) October 22, 2019
Disgusting
— anup (@anupr3) October 22, 2019
Cool down.This is a desperate attempt to divert her husband's failure in keeping Kochi safe and flood-free. In that case, it's too a sick-mentality.
— T Sudheesh (@sudheeshdc) October 22, 2019
And that wink at the end, disgusting…
— VimalC (@VC_lifeDrives) October 22, 2019
