Clothes have no gender: Hajra Khan

The footballer and three-time Guinness World Record holder was trolled for wearing 'male' shalwar kameez on Eid


Entertainment Desk May 27, 2020

Pakistani Footballer and three times Guinness World Record holder Hajra Khan posted a picture of her Eid look and social media couldn't handle her androgynous choice of clothing.

Although it was not the first time a woman donned a 'male' shalwar kameez in Pakistan since that fashion has been trending long before androgynous clothing became an actual thing in our country.

However, many still felt it was 'too masculine' of the player and certain 'traditions' should be left as is. But Khan felt it should always be about whatever one feels comfortable in.

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The athlete posed confidently in her navy blue outfit for the picture following which someone commented saying "mard." Whereas another user wrote, "All ladies outfits ran out of store. Poor girl has to put on her brother's Eid wear."

The comments seem to have been deleted however Khan responded to all the shabby hatred in a classy manner on her Instagram stories.

She started off by saying, "Clothes have no gender! Any clothing we could choose to wear is going to be inevitably gendered. We should not have to live in a world where people have to justify how they feel."

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She then explained why androgynous fashion or gender neutral clothes should actually be appreciated for the ways in which they can help humans adapt and feel comfortable.

"Having a concept of gender neutral clothing is important because it allows everyone to feel comfortable in their own bodies."2

Khan did not stop there because clearly there was a lot more to be said. She added, "When a fool utters all kinds of insults against you on social media without even knowing you, or without any worthwhile reason or provocation, usually they are merely sad. They're pathetic attention seeking trolls who we should all feel sorry for. They don't deserve your anger, they deserve your pitty."

In order to further justify her choice of clothing, she addressed the clothing she usually opts for as a sports woman as well. " Athletic wear has always been gender neutral. And I will keep choosing to wear clothes that make me feel comfortable in my own skin."

"We need to normalise gender neutral fashion," she emphasised.

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She ended off by saying, "Everyone deserves to feel free and beautiful without judgement. And like James Baldwin said, "Took many years of vomiting up all the filth that I had been taught about myself and halfway believed, before I could walk around this earth like I had the right to be here."

"I have the right, you have the right, we ALL have the right," concluded the footballer.

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