Previously people who came out strongly against Mahira Khan and her smoking controversy have now bashed Momina on how she had talked about something that she had avoided earlier.
Donning a shirt with the word “Feminist” being written over it, Momina Mustehsan recently appeared in a video for an International website, “Now This” where she talked about how feminism can be intimidating to the conservative world.
“Feminism is a global term that comprises of people from every race, religion, culture and geographic location,” she said. Mustehsan was of the opinion that there is a lack of understanding of the word women empowerment in South Asia where majority thinks that its definition lies in wearing fewer clothes or in renouncing culture or traditions.
“In my opinion, a woman’s body is not her only asset, and as feminists, we have to become more tolerant of each other’s differences because we are essentially working towards the same goal,” she opined.
If Momina’s views have evolved after self-reflection, and if she decided to embrace the concept of gender equality as a result, well, that’s a good thing.
However, the problem is that Momina has ’embraced feminism’ without retracting the contradictory statements she previously made. This means her effort comes off as insincere; it’s the hypocrisy that irks.
