Actor Sonam Kapoor Ahuja shared her thoughts on the #MeToo movement on Thrive Global India’s platform, in the wake of a series of allegations and reports that have emerged over the last few months, affecting, among others, the Hindi film industry. The first guest editor for the platform, Sonam asked readers to join the movement that has galvanized the world.
#MeToo is a movement against sexual harassment and assault and Sonam called it "as eye-opening and devastating as it has been exhilarating". She gave nine simple suggestions that can help everyone, women, men to be part of this sweeping change. "Believe the survivors," she wrote, for "we owe them, at the least, our trust and support." She called for a change in the patriarchal mindset and the importance of understanding consent; a halt to sexist jokes and labeling; and a focus on empowering women by hiring them in key roles as pivotal decision makers.
"It should be about survivors and perpetrators, about making the society less misogynist, entitled and changing how we think," she wrote. "It's time to transform the naysayers into supporters, to join the movement in full force and oppose every act—even a suggestion—of abuse and discrimination" Sonam added.
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