I march for those who don't share my privilege: Mahira Khan

Actor feels basic rights and needs of the lesser privileged need to be highlighted more than anything else

After being first to speak up against Khalilur Rehman Qamar's blatant misogyny, Mahira Khan voiced her support for Aurat March on Wednesday.

She said, "We don't march for ourselves. We march for those who cannot march for themselves." The Superstar actor wrote: "As a privileged woman I march for those who are not in my position, who don't have the basic rights that I have enjoyed since I was born."

"Can we then please be careful with the slogans and words we put out? Can we hold placards of the causes we are fighting for, the issues we want resolved, the basic rights and needs of those who suffer because they are either unaware of their rights or they are not given to them."

I’m sure those who have been organizing the Aurat March are experienced, have been working for years for the cause of women..they have a better idea of what should and should not be done. I write out of pure observation. #WhyIMarch pic.twitter.com/D3AUQYM3Re

— Mahira Khan (@TheMahiraKhan) March 4, 2020

"Can we hold banners of laws we would like to be put into place and those that have harmed women over the years? Don't we want as many people as possible to understand why we march?" she asked.

"Why then must we hold posters that are just there to instigate? We are a country getting used to the idea of equal rights, me too, times up. All of us, as those in a position of power and privilege, should speak a language that a common man would understand."

She then reiterated, "We don't march for ourselves. We march for those who cannot march for themselves."

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