Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, Oscar winner, has come under spotlight for being involved in a controversy.
So, here’s what has happened:
On October 23, Sharmeen tweeted about her sister’s experience with a doctor at Aga Khan Hospital in Karachi
Sharmeen shared that her sister went to AKU emergency the night before. The doctor who treated her then tried to add her on Facebook. This act by the doctor infuriated her because she believes people do not understand boundaries.
https://twitter.com/sharmeenochinoy/status/922367253605175297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mangobaaz.com%2Fsharmeen-obaid-getting-trolled%2F
Sharmeen pointed out that it is unethical for doctors to use personal information of their patients and then add them on Facebook.
https://twitter.com/sharmeenochinoy/status/922367482119192576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mangobaaz.com%2Fsharmeen-obaid-getting-trolled%2F
Sharmeen then made sure to report the doctor’s unethical behavior and made it clear that she is not someone to mess with.
https://twitter.com/sharmeenochinoy/status/922368511195930624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mangobaaz.com%2Fsharmeen-obaid-getting-trolled%2F
Right after Sharmeen’s tweets, the internet took up on the topic and started with the hate parade.
I accidently tagged sharmeen obaid in a tweet . Will i be facing harassement charges now??
— Dr.Dawood Naeem 🇵🇰 (@dawoodghural) October 26, 2017
Sharmeen obaid needs to b condemned at every forum for defaming Pakistn.Even got doctor fired for sending friend request to her sis.Shameful pic.twitter.com/WRf3PxMxXb
— Hassaan Niazi (@HniaziISF) October 27, 2017
sharmeen obaid is a big shame on our Nation. #sharmeenobaid #nonsense
— Hamza J Sheikh (@hamzajsheikh) October 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/mariamsmadness/status/923824146093694976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mangobaaz.com%2Fsharmeen-obaid-getting-trolled%2F
Doctor fired for sending friend request to influential Sharmeen Obaid's sister.Who'll make a documentary on this influence & abuse of power?
— Ibrar (@IbrarIbrahim) October 26, 2017
Women should follow Islamic principles to save themselves from men's exploitation and abuse.
— Ansar Abbasi (@AnsarAAbbasi) August 6, 2017
And finally, in an attempt to counter her tweet and viewpoint Sharmeen made another tweet
https://twitter.com/sharmeenochinoy/status/922426873879105537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mangobaaz.com%2Fsharmeen-obaid-getting-trolled%2F
We believe, it should be understandable that Sharmeen and her sister may have felt violated in terms of privacy and have the right to voice their concern or their stance just like anyone else would be. To agree or disagree with her definition of harassment is one thing but to call someone out for speaking up about it is problematic. Women should be allowed to voice their concerns without being judged.
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