Miss Universe Australia Maria Thattil was added to a men's WhatsApp group accidentally. The sexism left her shocked - Read on

Maria shared that the men in the group spoke about women "like we are pieces of meat" and they kept on sexualising and degrading women

Maria Thattil, who is Miss Universe Australia, was recently added to a WhatsApp group of 19-year-old males, by accident. And it turned out to be one harrowing experience. Maria, who has often spoken up on women empowerment of women and rights of girls, was shocked and disgusted on hearing what the young men had to say about the other gender. Maria shared that the men in the group spoke about women "like we are pieces of meat" and they kept on sexualising and degrading women. And when she decided to call them out for their sexist behaviour and when she did, only one boy responded.  Maria in the instagram video said that while sexism affects all genders, "women are five times more prone to suffer from clinical depression because of sexism," cearly revealing the fact that women suffer far more than men because of gender stereotypes and gender-based harrasments. She also said that while not all men indulge in similar behaviour, very few actually protest against such attitudes. "I once read a beautiful quote about how silence and complacency is siding with oppressors, so before any of you comment ‘not all men,’ know that the problem is… not all men speak up, fight for us, and challenge toxic ideals of masculinity. It starts in the group chat, and bleeds into society. Make the link, call it out, do better," she wrote on Instagram.