MUMBAI – The only biggest Indian artist in Hollywood right now, Priyanka Chopra has caught up in a controversy after she tweeted a picture of herself on the cover of Condé Nast Traveller magazine.
The t-shirt in the cover photo is a simple, white t-shirt, and its message has just four stand-alone words, arranged one below the other in the following order: Refugee, immigrant, outsider, traveller. The words ‘Refugee’, ‘Immigrant’ and ‘Outsider’ are crossed out in red while the word ‘Traveller’ isn’t.
https://twitter.com/CNTIndia/status/784288779875921920
The message on t-shirt can be perceived in different ways and has many interpretations but some twitter users have accused Priyanka of belittling the plight of refugees and immigrants by showing them as less than a luxurious traveller. Here are some of the angry tweets directed towards her:
https://twitter.com/savita_pawnday/status/785018846847655936
https://twitter.com/HannanMust/status/784593561786454016
https://twitter.com/Human_Nations/status/785193837123756032
https://twitter.com/1DerfulJelieber/status/784635004731191297
While some fans also defended her, saying the message was inferred wrongly:
https://twitter.com/Nitu_23/status/785193134854668288
https://twitter.com/megha_lall/status/785332098823495680
https://twitter.com/imstilltoofly/status/785216257201143808
