Priyanka Chopra slammed for wearing insensitive T-Shirt

By PTIFirst Published Oct 10, 2016, 9:18 AM IST
Highlights
  • Quantico star Priyanka Chopra slammed for being insensitive towards refugees and immigrants because of her T-shirt
     

The 34-year-old Quantico" actress's plain white t-shirt features refugee, immigrant, outsider, traveller arranged one below another but the first three words are struck off with a red line, suggesting that Priyanka is a traveller.

 

Bold and fearless, @priyankachopra makes a statement on our 6th anniversary issue cover. #PCinCNT #WhyWeTravel pic.twitter.com/phtSE1ihVw

— Condé Nast Traveller (@CNTIndia) October 7, 2016


    
Priyanka shared the cover of Conde Nast Traveller on Twitter, writing, "My new cover. Thank you @CNTIndia." But some Twitter users slammed the cover.


    
One wrote, "Oh, I'm sorry, I wasn't aware that being a refugee is a matter of choice...What were you thinking?!" 


    
Another said, "@CNTIndia @priyankachopra offensive t-shirt. With 65 million ppl displaced, highest no. since WWII, to pretend as if it's a choice. #nonPC."

 

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) October 8, 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," a Twitter user posted.


    
However, there were others who thought the cover was not offensive or insensitive.

 

@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) October 9, 2016


    
"Priyanka's shirt means in an ideal world there would be no refugees, immigrants or outsiders. We'd all be travellers, global citizens," one said.


   
 Another added, "@priyankachopra @CNTIndia such an inspiring Msg on TShirt, I don't understand why people are offended with it? Call them all travelers."

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