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:
We do mind. Please speak for yourself. Our "celebrities" really dont think before saying shit. pic.twitter.com/MSVp5R15vr
— a (@Abbasayy) July 23, 2020
And the netizens are furious at this casual dismissal of a very serious problem, and not to forget, demeaning the Lahoris altogether:
khud to kabhi experience nahi kia due to to obvious difference in class lekin baki larkion ke behalf pr bol ke ke fUn hAi, pakistani celebrities legit deserve the worst
— yoyo ♡︎ bot⁷ (@euphorictete) July 23, 2020
Many agreed how she’s never going to find herself in a situation like this:
Cause she knows she's not gonna be in a situation where she feels terrified.
— Z a🥇n (@saint1day) July 23, 2020
People were in disbelief!
Man. The shit these people say so casually is unbelievable. Literally anyone with two functional brain cells wouldn't ever trivialize something as serious as harassment like this. https://t.co/e0tToEaPVC
— ردا (@RidhaAlii) July 23, 2020
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:
Dearest @MawraHocane you might be easy w "cherna", it might be a very cute lahori thing for you yay but we feel extremely unsafe and uncomfortable when we are cat-called like that. Please I beg u to RETHINK ur words before they come out of your mouth. STOP trivializing harassment https://t.co/PixzCjSYrv
— (ⓛ ω ⓛ)ଲ (@dickinsonsgf) July 23, 2020
People were so done with her:
Larkiyo ko cherna is a feel of lahore ?? No dumbo it's harrasment. You're insulting lahories by saying this. Hocane high on cocaine !!!! pic.twitter.com/IAyBs76b0j
— Afshan Tayyab (@QueenAfshan) July 24, 2020
Can’t disagree!
MOST pakistani celebrities are dumb af and lack braincells. There’s literally only a handful who understand the value of their platform. https://t.co/jGyHdpeanL
— umair. (@UmairNajeebKhan) July 23, 2020
Girls were coming for her!
so true queen i just love walking by hafiz centre and getting harassed by multiple men. lahore ka fun hi yahi hai boss😙✌🏻✨ https://t.co/1ud2d6eYWR
— hummus (@humna_altaf) July 23, 2020
People were tagging PEMRA and PTA to take notice of these morning shows:
This stupidity on television? And @PTAofficialpk @reportpemra why you guys don't ban these shitty morning shows?? This is seriously not ok. She's encouraging harassers. What the hell ! https://t.co/A0lchdL8nS
— Shujaat Ali 🇵🇰 (@Shujaatsays) July 24, 2020
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
— manal (@meemelif) July 23, 2020
LaHoRiIi fUnNnN:
omg yes lahore ka fun🤩 so much fun getting harass3d and cat-called🥰 just reminds me of authentic lahori fun😄‼️ https://t.co/X8HI7evhoZ
— ayesha 📌edit (@chrryboum) July 23, 2020
She did!
Did she just try to say catcalling and verbally harassing women was “Lahore ka fun”… I’m— https://t.co/o7wqNKzdp4
— لوووووووووول (@ickrara) July 24, 2020
People were genuinely worried about her:
How is being harassed and feeling violated “Lahore ka fun”? Are you okay, no woman wants to ever go through it https://t.co/M0BUNPiFMk
— ت (@karakchai_) July 23, 2020
People wanted her to apologise:
Are you calling "harassment" and "molesting" the fun of lahore ? ArE yOu SeRiOus ? You should better apologize to lahoris. And think before you speak. https://t.co/jdbwU50Ayr
— Palwasha Binte Inam 🇵🇰 (@PBItweets) July 24, 2020
People were questioning her credibility:
Imagine the credibility of posts written by her on #MeToo https://t.co/ZB6Z37RzvB
— 🍁 (@lame_who) 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
— mahad || #TransLivesMatter (@shitpostkidukan) July 23, 2020
Kya keh sakte hain:
Pakistani women: let's fight to stop harassment. It is unacceptab…
Pakistani women celebrities: https://t.co/f5SIzJJW5C
— Tony Khan (@marketingdude) July 23, 2020
Irony has left the chat:
She’s a lawyer https://t.co/ZGOvgpIJH4 pic.twitter.com/BkltlfmqPb
— S’ (@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!
lahore ka fun ✨🥳 keep looking at us 👁 👃🏻 👁 we dont mind 😁👍🏼
👄 https://t.co/WovwRTPSqS— esmè (@drunkkazino) July 23, 2020
What do you think about Mawra’s attack on Lahoris and dismissing harassment so casually? Let us know in the comments below!