Now the Cancel Mob Cries Victim
Monisha Rajesh has overlooked the initial rule of the victim club.
Mary Beard's Controversy
When Mary Beard shared a photo of herself crying in 2018, she faced relentless criticism. Even after four years, the travel writer Monisha Rajesh continued to mock that moment, calling it "Mary Beard's white tears."
According to a common narrative, the Cambridge classics professor had already faced backlash for an earlier tweet seen as implicitly racist. Now, her emotional display was described as "weaponising" her pain in a way that black and brown women supposedly could not relate to.
Beard’s crying was portrayed as a conscious choice—equally blameworthy as her decision to share the photo publicly.
Monisha Rajesh's Public Reaction
While Rajesh cannot exhibit "white tears" due to her skin colour, she recently showed she could cry in public as well. In an Instagram reel, she emotionally echoed Beard’s display, but it was met with similar backlash.
In a now-private video post, Rajesh tearfully expressed distress over an upcoming BBC podcast featuring her and accused her employers of exposing her to online harassment.
Author’s Summary
This episode reveals how public displays of vulnerability by women facing criticism can be quickly weaponized and met with further attack.
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