Pakistani actor and digital content creator Tamkanat Mansoor has hit out at a senior showbiz figure over his comments regarding the age of women in a leading role in the entertainment industry, calling the mindset dangerous and harmful.
“A few days ago, a video of a former well-known actor went viral. He now tries to stay relevant by talking about other actors in a very shallow way,” she said in a video shared on her Instagram, criticising said actor without naming him.
Mansoor added that the actor suggested heroines were girls around 15 to 16 years of age, saying such ideas put young girls at risk.
“This kind of thinking and predatory behaviour is pedophilia in our society,” she said, explaining that such attitudes were often ignored or normalised.
Abuse often takes place at the hands of family members and victims are frequently silenced or blamed, she said, going on to share the distressing example of an eight-year-old from her medical experience.
Mansoor said she once treated an a minor girl who had suffered severe abuse. According to her, the child’s mother was afraid to inform the father.
“The mother begged us not to tell the father because she feared he would blame the child.”
Mansoor also urged parents to build trust with their children and teach them the difference between appropriate and inappropriate behaviour so they can speak up without fear.
“When someone says young girls of 15 or 16 are meant to attract men, this is the mindset of people I call the Jeffrey Epstein of our society.”
She also criticised the culture of silence surrounding abuse, and urged people to report predators instead of protecting them.
While Mansoor did not name anyone, internet is speculating regarding the identity of the veteran actor.