Bollywood director Ram Gopal Varma is known for his controversial statements on social media. So in the event of Donald Trump winning the US presidential election, Varma couldn’t help but contribute his two cents.
The filmmaker was discussing the US elections on Twitter when the tweets took an atrocious turn when he made a reference to Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's reaction to the election result saying:
"Obama's and Michelle Obama's faces must have turned blacker than this with today's trumping result."
Obama's and Michelle Obama's faces must have turned blacker than this with today's trumping result pic.twitter.com/VMta5QvkZM
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 9, 2016
In another set of tweets, Varma talked about the to-be First Lady Melania Trump and Michelle Obama in a manner that grossly sexually objectified them.
Juxtaposing pictures of Melania Trump and Michelle Obama, he said:
For some reason I like the present First Lady much more than the previous..can anyone tell me why? pic.twitter.com/itxmlyryO5
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 9, 2016
He also used Donald Trump’s catch phrase, “Make America great again”, in a completely different and sexist context in a tweet that read, "US got its hottest 1st Lady since all wives of presidents starting from George Washington ..1002 kisses to Trump for making America Greater."
US got its hottest 1st Lady since all wives of presidents starting from George Washington ..1002 kisses to Trump for making America Greater pic.twitter.com/fAgff9Dc1X
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 9, 2016
And when people called him out on his comments, Varma defended himself implying that he was acknowledging the obsession with white skin, and that he was “truthfulist, intellectualist and a sincere common sensist”.
Yes I am black but I luv whites ..All blacks luv whites more,but since I am not egotistic like most of them I accept the truth https://t.co/vrX3FRt69r
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 9, 2016
I know many blacks who desperately wanted to become white including Michael Jackson but don't know of any whites who want to become blacks
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 9, 2016
More than Indian,I am a Godian n becos God is bigger than jst a country,whatever God creates anywhere in world I luv to chose from his best
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 9, 2016
I also like people who have lot more money than people who have lesser and I like people with fit bodies than ones with flab
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 9, 2016
So in effect I am not only reversibly racist and noblistly sexist,but I am also truthfulist,intellectualist and a sincere common sensist
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 9, 2016
Yes, we’re as astounded as you are. But RGV’s most recent rant can give Trump’s racist and sexist statements some serious competition.