Actress Priyanka Chopra has been slammed for her cover on travel magazine ‘Conde Nast Traveller’. She can be seen wearing a T-shirt with a quote that suggests she is not a refugee, immigrant or an outsider but a traveller. The quote has been deemed “insensitive” towards refugees and immigrants and Priyanka has been criticized for “showing off her privileges”.
Her white t-shirt on the cover had four words. Three were crossed out — refugee, immigrant, and outsider. One word remained uncrossed — traveller.
Priyanka told the magazine she is right at home among the clouds. “Yes, [flying is]my favorite time. I use it to sleep, especially on the 16-hour Mumbai to L.A. flight. You can sleep eight hours and still have eight hours when you wake up. I read scripts and decide what films I’m going to do. And I usually land and head straight to work. For example, when I was finishing work on Bajirao Mastani, I was also taping for Quantico. Even Baywatch, I shot on the weekends of Quantico. I have nine passports! I’m on at least six flights a month.”
Being an immigrant or a refugee is obviously not a choice! What’s your take?