Actor Saheefa Jabbar Khattak has called out content creators for “propagating hate for views” in a series of Instagram stories.

 

Sharing several reels featuring people, mainly in their 20s and 30s, making derogatory remarks about others’ identities, Khattak criticised the current trend of asking people to rate others based on their “names, caste, income levels and other attributes.” She went on to ask, “What are we doing as a nation?”

 

She also spoke against the celebration of “toxic masculinity, abusive men, and the biggest walking red flags.” She also condemned the notion, highlighted in one of the shared reels, that women are “disgusting” simply because they have been victims of sexual harassment.

 

Expressing her concern over the quality of online discourse, Khattak said, “Take the phones away from these kids, and for God’s sake, get them to study, learn and grow.” 

 

The actor also criticised the new trend in which people flaunt the cost of their outfits, deeming it “elitist.”

 

Saheefa Jabbar Khattak ended the series of posts by saying, “I am ashamed and deeply sorry for any time I had spoken carelessly or hurt someone with my words.” She added, “What we choose to say must come from wisdom and knowledge.”

 

Reflecting on the online content she had seen, she said, “It only makes me reflect on myself more, and reminds me that I must keep learning.”

 

Khattak’s remarks come at a time when ethnic and religious intolerance, violence against women, and economic struggles remain pressing issues in society, making her call for more mindful speech on social media all the more relevant.