Hania - known to be quite active over social media - had been on her way to Lahore for a promotional event recently and happened to post some videos on her Snapchat as she often does. Unfortunately, in one particular snap, the Parvaaz Hai Junoon star is trying to include the unknown male passenger seated behind her in the frame of her camera. "This dude is struggling to get out of my photo," reads the caption of the snap.
https://twitter.com/tiwanaldo/status/928282036800049152
"Every time I try and take my photo, he's, like, struggling to get out of it. Wait, let's see!" The actor then poses and brings the man in the frame, although he is visibly uncomfortable and trying to stay out of it.
He then averts his eyes and Hania goes on to say, "Okay, I'm gonna wait. Come on, do it." And right on cue, the man uneasily turns his gaze again.
While Hania may have meant well, Twitter seems to be livid over her snap. One user, who also shared the snap, pointed out that the actor is clearly harassing the innocent passenger. "Why is no one talking about this? She is violating his personal space and clearly, he’s uncomfortable being in her pictures but instead of stopping, she’s enjoying and making fun of it. THIS IS NOT OKAY."
Why is no one talking about this? She is violating his personal space and clearly he’s uncomfortable being in her pictures but instead of stopping she’s enjoying and making fun of it. THIS IS NOT OKAY https://t.co/VSajTGu9d1
— socially distant crispy potato (@theinactivekid) November 8, 2017
He further added, 'If this was a man doing it, and a lady as a subject, it’d have been rolled out very differently."
https://twitter.com/theinactivekid/status/928293770759737346
Unsurprisingly, it wasn't long before word caught on and many other users came forth and agreed with him. "Imagine if this was done by a man and the one in the back was a girl... just imagine" wrote a user named Muhammad Ibrahim.
https://twitter.com/IbrahimFarhad1/status/928330958402703361
"The same scenario in role reversal won't be that fun, ma'am. Or if he's at your seat and you're at his, you will call it harassment," wrote Hina Safdarr.
Hania Aamir?
— Ghurbat main Kharab (@hinasafi) November 9, 2017
The same scenario in role reversal won't be that fun, ma'am. Or if he's at your seat and you're at his, you will call it harassment. https://t.co/yW5Gc9v6Lr
If u’re lucky to be empowered/famous to do as you wish - don’t take adv of tht to harass ppl. I’ve been here, struggling to get out of photos/videos of strangers who made me uncomfortable and frustrated. Women are trying to take small steps fwd, you just took 10 steps back https://t.co/PU4ERDYcm1
— ولیہ Waliyah (@waliyah_s) November 9, 2017
JUST NOT OKAY!!! https://t.co/Po5h30u0uo
— Saima Karim (@SaimaKarim89) November 9, 2017
very juvenile on her part. suppose any male actor did this, we would label him tharki, cheap and what not. https://t.co/Utv4SMNHbz
— maryam 🇵🇸 (@martamz_) November 8, 2017
idk if what she did is more cringy or her accent 😒
— Avnit Kaur🌸 (@avnitkc) November 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/hitbyreality/status/928305823004090368
https://twitter.com/ayeshah197/status/928327465793093634
https://twitter.com/behrulkahil/status/928298818931757061
https://twitter.com/zoyism/status/928562895876689920
After all this hullabaloo about sexual harassment going on left, right and center, Hania probably should have known better than to commit such an insensitive gesture – all for a couple likes or follow backs?
Sorry girl, not cool. Not buying this kind of attitude and ‘star privilege’.
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