'Are you done venting?' Hania Aamir slams jingoistic Priyanka Chopra
Last updated on: 17 August,2019 03:21 pm
'Quantico' star Chopra's recent remarks have wreaked havoc around the world.
(Web Desk) – As several Pakistani actors have expressed dismay and raised their voices against bigotry and narrow-mindedness shown by Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra, who is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Hania Amir sarcastically responded to Chopra by asking: “Are you done venting?”
Meanwhile, the 22-year-old ‘Na Maloom Afraad’ star fans are nodding in approval as she took to Instagram while sharing a ravishing picture of herself radiating in green.
‘Quantico’ star Chopra’s recent remarks have wreaked havoc around the world.
Using Chopra‘s own words against her, Hania stated: “Are you done venting?” while adding as a reply to one of the comments on the post: “but I’m patriotic” which has also been turned into the latest meme on the internet to poke fun at the Bollywood star.
Chopra came under fire this week for scoffing at a Pakistani-American woman’s challenging question to her at the BeautyCon summit in Los Angeles. Chopra had posted a tweet on February 26 that appeared to support a claim from India that it had launched airstrikes in Pakistani territory.
Chopra’s response to her questioner in LA "I hear you," she said.
"Whenever you’re done venting... Got it? Done? OK, cool," and added: "War is not something I’m really fond of, but I am patriotic"), as well as the February tweet, did have the effect of both shining a light on the crisis in Kashmir (despite India’s media blackout and food blockade there), and forcing many of us to think about celebrity activism, its uses – and its abuses.
Celebrities who act as charity spokespeople should always focus on humanitarianism.
Chopra – again, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador – should not be using her voice to legitimise a regime opposed to the values she claims to represent.
(She told her questioner in LA, for example, "Girl, don’t yell. We’re all here for love. Don’t yell. Don’t embarrass yourself.")
This is important in Hollywood, but just as much in Bollywood, where the industry has too often been used to fuel hate and Islamophobia.