International diva Priyanka Chopra is one actress who never
shies away from talking the truth and has her head held high when it comes to
her stand and views.
With the latest ousting of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein,
numerous women have come forward with movements like the #MeToo campaign to
speak about their encounters of abuse from powerful men.
"Not just Bollywood, I think it has struck a chord with
everyone. #MeToo got popular not just in America but all over the world. Women
across the world in every field and not just the film industry face abuse from
a powerful man be it in the emotional, verbal, sexual, physical forms,"
Priyanka specified during an event.
The actress revealed, "It is never easy for a woman to
come out and say I was hurt or troubled. It just becomes easier when someone
stands by her because most of the time they say a woman asked for it or it was
her fault but it’s not. I believe women are not victims but survivors. There
should not be a world where women survive, there should be one where they
thrive."
Getting open about her own struggles with men in power and
demanding to be treated with respect, Priyanka further added, "I have been
thrown out of a movie and replaced by the actor or director’s girlfriend.
That’s an abuse of power and I could not do anything since I did not cater to
the whims and fancies of powerful men. I catered to my friends and colleagues
who respected me. So I was treated in a certain way because I demanded it. My
parents stood beside me and told me there’s nothing to be afraid of. But then
there are women who have no support from family, friends, colleagues and peers.
It gets difficult for them to do it all alone."
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