Ola co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal slams woke culture: "Hoping that this pronoun illness doesn’t reach India"
Notably, these statements came as he shared a screenshot from a response LinkedIn’s AI bot generated when he asked it about himself and the chatbot used “they” and “their” to address the CEO. Further, he expressed concerns about the usage of gender pronouns as he asked people to draw a line in following “the West blindly”.
He wrote, “Hoping that this “pronoun illness” doesn’t reach India. Many “big city schools” in India are teaching how to use gender pronouns to children, he said, adding, “Also see many CVs with pronouns these days. Need to know where to draw the line in following the west blindly! Screenshot is from LinkedIn’s AI bot. This ‘pronouns illness’ is being perpetuated in India by MNCs without us Indians even realising it."
Hoping that this “pronoun illness” doesn’t reach India.
— Bhavish Aggarwal (@bhash) May 5, 2024
Many “big city schools” in India are now teaching it to kids. Also see many CVs with pronouns these days. Need to know where to draw the line in following the west blindly! pic.twitter.com/q4CwiV6dkE
Further, he emphasised, “Most of us in India have no clue about politics of this pronouns illness. People do it because it’s become expected in our corporate culture, especially MNCs.”
“Better to send this illness back where it came from. Our culture has always had respect for all. No need for new pronouns,” Bhavish Aggarwal concluded.
Most of us in India have no clue about politics of this pronouns illness. People do it because it’s become expected in our corporate culture, especially MNCs
— Bhavish Aggarwal (@bhash) May 5, 2024
Better to send this illness back where it came from. Our culture has always had respect for all. No need for new pronouns pic.twitter.com/lo3eLHDGpH
Netizens also lauded the Ola founder for raising this concern over gender pronouns. Here are some of tweets.
Thank god. There is hope. A CEO and influencer speaking against this illness. 🙏🏻
— Vishnu Bhavaraju (విష్ణు మూర్తి భావరాజు) (@vmurthy77) May 6, 2024
It has reached… backed by MNCs and Social Media! Infact in some companies not having a pronoun in your signature or internal profile can get you sidelined for promotions.
— kolkatatheke (@kolkatatheke) May 5, 2024
Agreed !
— CosmiContemplation (@marineemaniacc) May 5, 2024
No need to copy west blindly, and pronouns are such a woke concept forced onto LGB, and has become a trendy these days.
On one hand, they say sexuality is by birth and doesn’t change, but gender is fluid and changes over time, these two opposite concepts are clubbed…