The #MeToo movement has spread its wings in India and has trapped many Bollywood celebrities, latest bring Nawazuddin Siddiqui who has been accused of sexual misconduct by former Miss India Niharika Singh. After many Bollywood celebs like Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar and others speaking in support of the movement, Sonam Kapoor Ahuja has now extended her support to the #MeToo and said that people need to listen to the women who are coming out with their stories.
Sonam K Ahuja talked about the Me Too movement in her piece she wrote for Thrive Global. The actress wrote that we must believe the survivors. The actress wrote, "Recently, in response to the news of an actor accused of harassment, I heard a woman say, “Woh toh bohot handsome ladka hai, usko kyu karna padega? (He is a handsome guy why did he need to do this?). This, sadly, reflects the attitude triumphing in our society over and above believing the survivor. Yes, a person is innocent until proven guilty but must it come at the cost of rejecting a survivor’s account? Defenders of the status quo will try their utmost to discredit women's stories and undermine this movement."
She added, "Misogynists will blame the victims, powerful men will deploy powerful legal teams to intimidate their accusers, and some will use this movement for their own gains with false claims. While people must be treated as innocent until proven guilty, we need to remember that women are taking on incredible personal risk and trauma to tell their stories. We owe them, at the least, our trust and support."
Belonging to a filmy family, Sonam also mentioned that she was privileged that she did not grow up with relatives who made sexist jokes at the dinner table. She mentioned that in her family, women were not shut off or looked down by the family members.
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