{"id":244732,"date":"2020-01-10T10:32:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T05:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=244732"},"modified":"2020-01-10T10:32:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T05:32:04","slug":"ayesha-omar-reveals-why-she-didnt-come-forward-with-her-metoo-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/ayesha-omar-reveals-why-she-didnt-come-forward-with-her-metoo-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayesha Omar Reveals Why She Didn&#8217;t Come Forward with Her #MeToo Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ayesha Omar is speaking up about how time shouldn&#8217;t wane the credibility of a sexual harassment victim&#8217;s story. With all the stigma surrounding harassment and the trauma that follows it, it is difficult to open up about the issue.<\/p>\n<p>The actress cited her own experiences of being sexually harassed and still not being able to tell her story. Ayesha Omar spoke about how she understands how it feels having gone through it but she&#8217;s not brave enough to talk about it. Making her relate to the struggle of taking time to come forth.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI have been through harassment in my career and life, so I understand how it feels. I don\u2019t have the courage to talk about it yet, maybe someday I will. But I can totally relate with everyone who has been through it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/ahsan-khan-and-ayesha-omar-to-star-in-rehbara-pictures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ahsan Khan and Ayesha Omar to Star in Rehbara [Pictures]<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The <strong>Kaaf Kangana<\/strong> actress emphasized the need to base the credibility of a victim&#8217;s story based on how long it took them to talk about it.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThere is no particular time for one to open up about it, it can take\u00a0one 20 years,\u00a0another only\u00a0one, while for\u00a0some it takes\u00a0two minutes. People can come out whenever,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In an interview with Ahsan Khan about how important the #MeToo movement and empowering victims.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis movement is extremely important because it takes a lot for the people who\u2019ve been victims to open up about their experiences. There are so many men and women in our own industry who have been through it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-eksr867g5h0\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.250000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-eksr867g5h0\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/eKSr867g5H0?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372.375\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/eKSr867g5H0?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>The <strong><em>Lahore Se Agay<\/em><\/strong> actress then explained how providing excessive projection to victims that come forth empowers other victims to come out with their stories.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe need more people to come out, even if only the renowned are\u00a0talked about. The lack of projection\u00a0for some some, should not be considered as\u00a0discriminatory towards anyone\u00a0else\u2019s struggles.\u00a0It should simply be taken as a means to empower those without mediums by channeling them through\u00a0those\u00a0with the means.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/film-about-aitzaz-hasan-shaheed-is-coming-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Film About Aitzaz Hasan Shaheed Is Coming Soon<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Ayesha Omar affirmed how the movement itself is not harmful despite people trying to exploit its momentum. Adding that most things do end up being exploited, (at least in Pakistan) but that should not allow a movement to be dismissed. It took a lot of brave people to come forth and share their stories to start the movement.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt 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\u2019t make the movement\u00a0 bad. Being exploited is no the movement\u2019s intention. It\u2019s just that, everything ends up being exploited.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ayesha Omar is speaking up about how time shouldn&#8217;t wane the credibility of a sexual harassment victim&#8217;s story. With all the stigma surrounding harassment and the trauma that follows it, it is difficult to open up about the issue. The actress cited her own experiences of being sexually harassed and still not being able to tell her story. 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