Will you ban this? Sharad Yadav makes a sexist remark in Parliament

Janata Dal United's Sharad Yadav, in the midst of a debate on the government's Insurance Bill, suddenly went on a tangent and waxed eloquence on women and skin colour. Yadav said, “The women of the south are dark but they are… their bodies…,” and talked about their “dancing skills”.

When DMK MP Kanimozhi objected, he shushed her, according to reports. "Your god is dark like Ravi Shankar Prasad (present in the House), but your matrimonial ads insist on white-skinned brides," he said. This not only saw Parliamentarians raise a hue and cry, but the outrage trickled on to, where else, the social media.

Bad enough for Sharad Yadav to make his idiotic sexist remarks, worse that with the exception of Kanimozhi no other MP protested.

— Namita Bhandare (@namitabhandare) March 13, 2015

KC Tyagi is apologising saying what Sharad Yadav said is not a "SEXIEST" comment. Sir, correct. It is a "SEXIST" comment.

— T S Sudhir (@Iamtssudhir) March 13, 2015

When I was a young reporter ( with short hair ) starting out Sharad Yadav dismissed women like me as 'par kati' elites. His sexism thrives

— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) March 13, 2015

#SharadYadav take a walk, we don't want to hear you talk about dusky women. http://t.co/JwLwy50N5I #India

— Chitra Subramaniam (@chitraSD) March 13, 2015

Our disgustingly sexist MPs display what they think, talk of women http://t.co/GQ3ZRk1NJv #SharadYadav Good to know Kanimozhi protested.

— Kavita Krishnan (@kavita_krishnan) March 13, 2015

Not surprised to see this coming from Sharad Yadav. Remember what he said about 'ladkiyon ka peecha karna'? http://t.co/R1e0pkdGD1

— Padmaja joshi (@PadmajaJoshi) March 13, 2015

Sharad Yadav should just not talk about women, ever again http://t.co/H4l5HrmPnt

— Rukmini S (@rukmini_shrini) March 13, 2015