KARACHI 11 Nov (Online): TV show host Rabia Anum Obaid\u2019s Tuesday walkout from Nida Yasir\u2019s morning show has split the internet and celebrities alike. Her decision to exit due to the presence of Mohsin Abbas Haider, an actor who has been accused of abusing his former wife, was harshly criticised by actor Mishi Khan and defended by fellow actor mira Sethi.<\/p>\n
She took to Twitter and told the \u2018Aroosa star\u2019 that \u201cit\u2019s called a protest\u201d and what Obaid did was not in bad taste.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Sethi tweeted in response to Khan, \u201cWhat Rabia Anum did was not in \u2018bad taste.\u2019 She excused herself from a live show, and refused to share space with a man accused of domestic violence. It\u2019s called protest. And it\u2019s far more powerful than quietly slinking away from the makeup room.\u201d<\/p>\n
Khan had called Obaid\u2019s move \u201ccringe\u201d. She said while it\u2019s great to stand up for something one believes in, the way TV show host exited was \u201cnot the way to embarrass and humiliate people in a live show.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou had ample time to walk out before going live rather this awful move,\u201d she wrote. Shortly after Sethi criticised Khan, the veteran star took to Instagram and said, \u201cThank you Mira Sethi for your response. I really respect your opinion but I [will] stick to mine that it was in bad taste. You know if someone like that [Haider] has come on a show, someone who you\u2019ve stood up against, you can walk out before and it\u2019s still called a protest.\u201d<\/p>\n
Khan added that if a person wishes to protest live on a show then they must do the same for other people as well. \u201cShe maintained her silence during Feroze Khan\u2019s time, no tweet, no protest, why? Because she knows him very well or follows him and unfollowed him after people made a lot of noise.<\/p>\n
This is being very hypocritical that you stand up for someone you barely know and maintain silence for someone you know,\u201d said the 51-year-old actor.<\/p>\n
She added that if Obaid wishes to stand up for a cause, be it domestic violence or anything else, then she must call out or perhaps even protest against everyone who has done something wrong. \u201cYou cannot humiliate just one person,\u201d she reiterated.
\nDuring a live telecast of \u2018Good Morning Pakistan,\u2019 Obaid had said, \u201cThere are some mistakes that never leave us, and today I\u2019m not going to make that mistake.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s an issue I\u2019ve taken a stand for which is domestic abuse and I feel like if this minute effort of mine tomorrow saves my daughter or even my friends, then I have to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The TV show host said she didn\u2019t want to be a part of the show. \u201cI know how responsible you [Nida] are and I love you for that, but I think If today I sit through the entire show, I will not be able to face my friends, my colleagues and all of those girls for whom I might have to take a stand for in the future, for whom I\u2019ve already raised my voice. So, to take care of that I will not be a part of this show, I\u2019m sorry,\u201d Obaid said.<\/p>\n
After walking off the show, she called it her \u201ctiny bit to break the cycle of ifs and buts\u201d in hope that \u201charassers and wife beaters\u201d are never given the chance to be heroes again, someone who never apologised for what they did while the victim is \u201cstill struggling mentally, physically and financially\u201d to get back on their feet.\u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KARACHI 11 Nov (Online): TV show host Rabia Anum Obaid\u2019s Tuesday walkout from Nida Yasir\u2019s morning show has split the internet and celebrities alike. Her decision to exit due to the presence of Mohsin Abbas Haider, an actor who has been accused of abusing his […]<\/p>\n
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