Mumbai: Priyanka Chopra, who featured on the cover of Conde Nast Traveller magazine, faced flak on Twitter for wearing a tee with an insensitive message printed on it.
The ‘Quantico’ star was slammed by a number of Twitter users for sporting the message that strikes out the words - 'Refugee', 'Immigrant' and 'Outsider' - leaving just ‘Traveller’ as it is.
People felt that she had offended refugees who had no choice but to flee their homeland owing to various unavoidable compulsions.
Bold and fearless, @priyankachopra makes a statement on our 6th anniversary issue cover. #PCinCNT #WhyWeTravel
Bold and fearless, @priyankachopra makes a statement on our 6th anniversary issue cover. #PCinCNT #WhyWeTravel pic.twitter.com/phtSE1ihVw
— Condé Nast Traveller (@CNTIndia) 7 October 2016
Check out people’s angry reactions here: “Oh, I'm sorry, I wasn't aware that being a refugee is a matter of choice...What were you thinking?! @CNTIndia @priyankachopra (sic)”.
Oh, I'm sorry, I wasn't aware that being a refugee is a matter of choice...What were you thinking?! @CNTIndia @priyankachopra pic.twitter.com/WuyZv2iwp5
— Anum R. Chagani (@Anumero_1) 8 October 2016
@madeharai tweeted: “@priyankachopra There is a difference between luxury & compulsion.u hv just defined a new low-a new shallow #notcool #PeeCee #heartless (sic)”.
@priyankachopra There is a difference between luxury & compulsion.u hv just defined a new low-a new shallow #notcool #PeeCee #heartless pic.twitter.com/a2qkYc1L2J
— Madeha Rai Zargar (@madeharai) 9 October 2016
@wkwasikhan tweeted: “Since when did @priyankachopra one of the world's highest paid TV actors, relate to a #refugee? (sic).”
Since when did #PriyankaChopra Chopra, one of the world's highest paid TV actors, relate to a #refugee? @UNICEF pic.twitter.com/45e3vyQXek
— wkwasikhan (@wkwasikhan) 9 October 2016
@ranyamanivannan tweeted: Appalling, dehumanising, privilege-strutting, racist message on Priyanka Chopra's tee on this mag cover. @LakshmiGandhi have you seen this? (sic).”
Appalling, dehumanising, privilege-strutting, racist message on Priyanka Chopra's tee on this mag cover. @LakshmiGandhi have you seen this? pic.twitter.com/KbizRQ0LL1
— Sharanya Manivannan (@ranyamanivannan) 8 October 2016
@CNTIndia @priyankachopra offensive t-shirt. With 65 million ppl displaced, highest no. since WWII, to pretend as if it's a choice. #nonPC
— savita_pawnday (@savita_pawnday) 9 October 2016
@CNTIndia @priyankachopra extremely insensitive in midst of biggest #refugeecrises. All other options listed are forced on people not chosen
— savita_pawnday (@savita_pawnday) 9 October 2016
@cntindia being a refugee is NOT a choice, it's a matter of survival. i was already disappointed for her comments abt feminism, now this -.-
— कमीनी (@1DerfulJelieber) 8 October 2016
