Shilpa Shetty’s Remark on George Orwell’s 1945 book Animal Farm has made her the subject of trolls and memes online.
Recently, it was announced that Harry Potter, Tintin, Amar Chitra Katha, and many others will be part of the English syllabus for ICSE students. In a Times of India article, Shilpa Shetty commented saying “I think having books like Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter as part of the syllabus is a great move because it cultivates imagination and creativity at a young age. I think books like Little Women would also encourage respect towards women at a young age. Even a book like Animal Farm can teach the little ones to love and care for animals.”
Great.
Except Animal Farm is actually about the events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union.
Naturally, the social media picked it up, making #ShilpaShettyReviews a national trend.
Half Blood Prince is about a prince with haemophilia #ShilpaShettyReviews
— PT (@peeteeonyou) November 28, 2016
“Fifty Shades of Grey is an amazing coloring book.Children will love it”#ShilpaShettyReviews
— Fats (@a_bit_too_much) November 28, 2016
Today I’m gonna talk about “Wuthering Heights” and it is about a tall building. #ShilpaShettyReviews
— Vivek Tejuja (@vivekisms) November 28, 2016
The Fault In Our Stars is about how astrologers can sometimes go wrong with their predictions #ShilpaShettyReviews
— Sana Shaikh (@RidingonHope_) November 28, 2016
Oliver Twist is about wringing olives #ShilpaShettyReviews sorry
— placentaur (@4ngery) November 28, 2016
“I recommend children reading A Clockwork Orange because it teaches children how to take care of orange clockwork”#ShilpaShettyReviews
— ?Priya (@supaarwoman) November 28, 2016
Needless to say, Shilpa Shetty was quite cornered and had to admit that she has never read the book, after all!
Whilst I admire the writers of LOTR, Harry Potter & Animal Farm I’ve “NEVER” read these books(@ the cost of soundin even dumber!)Not my kind
— SHILPA SHETTY KUNDRA (@TheShilpaShetty) November 28, 2016
..So recommending them to kids is out of the question! Obviously some misunderstanding..Don’t want to get into it.This too shall pass. ??
— SHILPA SHETTY KUNDRA (@TheShilpaShetty) November 28, 2016
