Osman Khalid Butt is one man in the entertainment industry who consistently stands up against sexism and harassment - and he's done it again.
Last night a social media user tagged actress Mehwish Hayat in a tweet about her dance number 'Gangster Guriya' in the upcoming film Baaji. The social media user used abusive language against Mehwish Hayat and criticised her for her performance.
Osman Khalid Butt quickly jumped in to defend the actress, saying: "This is the language used by a 'social media influencer' for a contemporary actress while criticizing her performance in a dance number. He has the nerve to bring religion into the mix. Pehlay apni zabaan saaf karen phir deen ka dars dijiye."
When the social media user began deleting tweets OKB posted screenshots, saying he had receipts. Savage!
Osman Khalid Butt continued: "Please. It's not too much to ask that you be civil in your criticism. No one is taking away your freedom of speech or your right to call out something you feel strongly against. But that doesn't give you the right to tag someone and hurl obscenities & vicious abuse their way."
Osman Khalid Butt has been a vocal defender of women in the industry; he was one of the few people to speak up after popstar Meesha Shafi accused Ali Zafar of sexual harassment.
Looks like he's trying to change the system from within, and we can't help but salute that.
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