#MeToo: I have been through harassment, I don't have the courage to talk about it yet, says Ayesha Omer

The celebrity explained how the time taken to open up should not be made the benchmark for credibility

Popular actor and presenter, Ayesha Omer recently opened up about being a victim of sexual harassment during while discussing  the MeToo movement in an interview with Ahsan Khan.

The television personality started off by talking about how important the movement is altogether and how it has empowered victims. "This movement is extremely important because it takes a lot for the people who've been victims to open up about their experiences. There are so many men and women in our own industry who have been through it."

Omer explained how popular figures who end up coming out with their stories should be given the excessive projection because that also empowers other victims to come out with theirs.

"We need more people to come out, even if only the renowned are talked about. The lack of projection for some some, should not be considered as discriminatory towards anyone else's struggles. It should simply be taken as a means to empower those without mediums by channeling them through those with the means."

The actor went onto say that the movement is brave because of its people, although it may also be exploited but that does not make the movement harmful.

"It is extremely commendable of those who come out with their experiences, making MeToo an extremely brave movement. Even though it may also be exploited, but that doesn't make the movement  bad. Being exploited is no the movement's intention. It's just that, everything ends up being exploited."

The star then ended up revealing that she has also been harassed and she is not brave enough to open up about it yet, but someday she might.

"I have been through harassment in my career and life, so I understand how it feels. I don't have the courage to talk about it yet, maybe someday I will. But I can totally relate with everyone who has been through it."

She concluded by subtly replenishing the credibility of MeToo by talking about how there is no designated time for anyone to come out with their experiences, given that she hasn't yet either.

"There is no particular time for one to open up about it, it can take one 20 years, another only one, while for some it takes two minutes. People can come out whenever," said the celebrity, making sure that the time taken to open up isn't made the benchmark for credibility.

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