# Are women judged more harshly for swearing? Modi remarks fuel debate in India

https://mins.news/en/item/35097

- BBC Chinese, 2026-08-28 02:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c5y7w1xgp2ro/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called seeing young women swear during Cockroach Janta Party protests a “cultural shock.” Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi questioned why Modi focused on women when male and female protesters alike used vulgar language, prompting a wider debate over gender, activism and public speech.

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