Ms. Padukone is part of the problem she outrages about. All the support for her is misplaced and undeserving. In the spat between the Times of India - India’s most widely read English newspaper - and Deepika Padukone, the newspaper came out with an official response in which it splashed images of her cleavage from earlier photoshoots.

“If a girl is dark or ugly, she shouldn’t expect any attention to come her way,” said an acquaintance casually. As someone living in India, I’ve got used to statements like this. The surprise lies in the person saying so. In this case it came from a clothes designer, someone I thought would have a more informed opinion.