Cond¨¦ Nast Traveller Opens Up About Priyanka Chopra's T-Shirt Fiasco, Makes A Valid Point
According to Twitter, the message on her T-shirt is being labelled as ¡°An appalling, dehumanising, privilege-strutting, racist message.¡±
Priyanka Chopra has been rocking many magazine covers, especially this year. From some of the elite international magazines to popular Indian magazine covers, PC has outshined herself in every cover that she has featured in. However, one has to pay a huge price at times for being an eminent part of the showbiz. For Priyanka Chopra, that price came in form of a magazine cover.
Little did she know that a 'cool' T-shirt for a magazine cover could land her up in trouble. The October-November issue of Cond¨¦ Nast Traveller features Priyanka Chopra on its cover but what she has worn for the cover hasn't gone down too well with a lot of people.
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Tagging PC as insensitive towards refugees and immigrants, Twitter decided on it and thought of teaching her a lesson. Here's how Twitter reacted!
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
¡ª Anum R. Chagani (@Anumero_1) October 8, 2016
Since when did #PriyankaChopra Chopra, one of the world's highest paid TV actors, relate to a #refugee? @UNICEF pic.twitter.com/45e3vyQXek
¡ª wkwasikhan (@wkwasikhan) October 9, 2016
Appalling, dehumanising, privilege-strutting, racist message on Priyanka Chopra's tee on this mag cover. @LakshmiGandhi have you seen this? pic.twitter.com/KbizRQ0LL1
¡ª Sharanya Manivannan (@ranyamanivannan) October 8, 2016
@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
¡ª Madeha Rai Zargar (@madeharai) October 9, 2016
Is this the ganji from hell? And is it time to call PC rather non-PC? https://t.co/zWpJsg6cGI pic.twitter.com/yTokm4h7k8
¡ª The Ladies Finger (@TheLadiesFinger) October 8, 2016
Update:
In an official update released by Cond¨¦ Nast Traveller, they've clarified their motive behind this cover photo.
"It's about how our labelling of people as immigrants, refugees and outsiders is creating a culture of xenophobia."
Read the full post bellow:
At Cond¨¦ Nast Traveller, we believe that the opening up of borders and the breaking down of walls can help us discover the world, and open up our minds and hearts. So, when we had actor Priyanka Chopra wear a T-shirt we created on the cover of the 6th anniversary issue, we had a point to make.
It¡¯s about how our labelling of people as immigrants, refugees and outsiders is creating a culture of xenophobia. We are allowing thousands of innocent people who are forced to cross borders due to unimaginable terror and atrocities to be treated without humanity and empathy. It¡¯s about how we are allowing some powerful leaders to build barriers that make it more difficult for bright, motivated and hardworking people to see more of the world, learn from it and make it better for us all.
It¡¯s time we demand better, and stand against the building of walls, literal and otherwise. We must demand a world free of racism and bigotry and prejudice, so that we¡ªand generations after us¡ªmay enjoy all the abundance that travel offers, the beauty of a world that is open and rich and diverse in its people and cultures and geographies. And we must, in the midst of our many differences, find and celebrate our commonalities, our oneness. We must recognise that we are all on a journey.
Whether we are moving across oceans or just a few kilometres, or in our mind¡¯s eye, into a completely different world, whether we are doing so due to free will or circumstance¡ªwe are all travellers.
And this is why Priyanka Chopra¡ªa star at home and abroad, who has experienced firsthand the opportunities that travel offers¡ªis the perfect ambassador. It¡¯s not about her being a refugee or immigrant or outsider; it¡¯s about her, like us, recognising the power of travel, and joining us in asking everyone to do better for each other.
