When it comes to expressing their stance on harassment and movements like #MeToo, our celebrities often find themselves confused and hesitant except a handful in the industry.
A snippet from Nida Yasir’s show featuring Mawra Hocane has been making rounds on social media where Mawra Hocane can be seen dismissing harassment as the vibe of Lahori Eid:
https://twitter.com/Abbasayy/status/1286340678000218114?s=19
And the netizens are furious at this casual dismissal of a very serious problem, and not to forget, demeaning the Lahoris altogether:
https://twitter.com/euphorictete/status/1286373185391394816?s=19
Many agreed how she’s never going to find herself in a situation like this:
https://twitter.com/saint1day/status/1286356966491725825?s=19
People were in disbelief!
https://twitter.com/RidhaAlii/status/1286341843823800321?s=19
Not much has changed, has it?
The same actress, along with her sister, who said that depression is caused by a poor diet, feels that harassment is part of Lahori culture… 😐
— Khurram Qureshi (@qureshik74) July 24, 2020
Some politely asked her to rethink:
https://twitter.com/dickinsonsgf/status/1286354332460425216?s=19
People were so done with her:
https://twitter.com/QueenAfshan/status/1286513635003514880?s=19
Can’t disagree!
https://twitter.com/UmairNajeebKhan/status/1286345818161795079?s=19
Girls were coming for her!
https://twitter.com/humna_altaf/status/1286369632471986177?s=19
People were tagging PEMRA and PTA to take notice of these morning shows:
https://twitter.com/Shujaatsays/status/1286543615913799680?s=19
Well…
Is this woman brain dead? Last time she trivialised depression and now she’s normalising street harassment by calling it “fun” on national TV? She clearly has no brain of her own but does no one tell her to stop making a joke out of herself?? @MawraHocane https://t.co/QhSvnz5oNZ
— M (@manalaijaz) July 23, 2020
LaHoRiIi fUnNnN:
https://twitter.com/chrryboum/status/1286372046306521088?s=19
She did!
https://twitter.com/ickrara/status/1286527858349953024?s=19
People were genuinely worried about her:
https://twitter.com/karakchai_/status/1286393993874546690?s=19
People wanted her to apologise:
https://twitter.com/PBItweets/status/1286549701953835008?s=19
People were questioning her credibility:
Imagine the credibility of posts written by her on #MeToo https://t.co/ZB6Z37RzvB
— ✗ (@abdidgaf) July 24, 2020
People were furious at the sad state of affairs:
she's literally normalising harassment. this is allowed on our media but zindagi tamasha pe case kardia? bc laanat hai aisi hukumat pe https://t.co/n6eTDqRJUZ
— mayi (@torphor) July 23, 2020
Kya keh sakte hain:
https://twitter.com/marketingdude/status/1286376263356121089?s=19
Irony has left the chat:
She’s a lawyer https://t.co/ZGOvgpIJH4 pic.twitter.com/BkltlfmqPb
— Sara (@Kaneez_Zainab) July 23, 2020
People wanted these celebrities to know the influence they have on people:
I don’t understand why do these people forget that they are public figures and people follow them. They should be careful about the statements they make https://t.co/Z1QEhjeAiv
— Safa (@safam97__) July 24, 2020
Yes please!
https://twitter.com/drunkkazino/status/1286446242348912642?s=19
What do you think about Mawra’s attack on Lahoris and dismissing harassment so casually? Let us know in the comments below!