India, July 7 -- A viral video showing a Sensodyne advertisement, featuring actor Divya Unny, being spat on has sparked outrage on social media. While many urged the actor to react to the incident, Divya chose to look beyond the personal insult, saying the episode was a reflection of the larger disrespect and violence women continue to face in society rather than an attack on her alone.

Divya took to Instagram, and in a video, she revealed that many people had been sending her a viral reel showing a Sensodyne poster featuring her face plastered on a wall, covered in paan spit. She pointed out that while the wall also displayed posters of several male politicians, it was only the woman's face on the advertisement that had been targeted. D...