Shah Rukh Khan at Davos: Men desexualise women only because they are s

Shah Rukh Khan was conferred with the
coveted Crystal Award at the World
Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos
on Monday. Sir Elton John and Cate Blanchett
were also bestowed with the same award
for their contribution in making the world a
better place.
In a special session, superstar Shah Rukh
Khan confessed that the acid attack victims
he has worked with have given him more
than he has given them. He believes that
they are really brave and all they need is a
sense of solidarity.
He said, "I'm not saying this out of modesty
but I think it's truly undeserving. When I
started working with these women, I went
in with the concept of narcissistic
compassion that I'm doing a good job.
That's how most people start. But when I
was with them, I realised that they don't
need any empathy. They are really brave.
They don't need your charity. All they need is
a sense of solidarity. They need you to be
with them and they don't need another
definition. We are too eager, as a society, to
give women a definition and I say women
because, in this case, 85% of the acid attack
victims are women.
The actor also spoke about what motivated
him in the first place to work with acid
attack victims and children. "Actually it's the
number. I was in the hospital once. I had to
get some physiotherapy done for my
shoulder. It's a hospital I visit regularly and
meet the women, kids and families
sometimes. I go for rounds late at night so
no one gets disturbed.There was this case
of these two kids from Kashmir. Their house
was bombed and they had lost their
families. They had 60-70 percent burns and
at the same time, I wanted to buy a new
playstation for my son and all the shops
were closed. I got a shop opened because
I'm a big movie star (he laughs) and I got
the playstation before I reached the hospital
for my physiotherapy.
"I met these kids there and I don't think
they even realised the extent of suffering
they had, they were so young. I left the
playstation there and I tried to get the shop
opened again to buy another one for my
son but I failed. I went home and told my
kids about it. My kids were of the same age
as the victims then so it came quite naturally
to me to help them. You become more
compassionate when you are a parent. I
started studying and finding out from
people that there are officially around 400
acid attack victims in India. It was the
number that I felt I could contain and
rehabilitate. If things work, I could even
employ them, he concluded.
The 'Chak De' actor also said that people
should stop peddling the term 'equality' for
monetary gains. "Equality is not a man-made
word. It is given by nature. We are just
peddling the word in order to reap benefits,
which must stop,'' he said.
"Women are not allowed to assert a choice.
Methods might change in different parts of
the world, but we have always seen women
being oppressed because of their biological
differences."
He urged the women to be themselves and
said, "There is nothing more equal than
being who you are. Men desexualise women
only because they are scared." When he was
asked what he was most scared of, he
joked, "I am scared of women loving me too
much".
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Shahrukh may not be the best actor out there, but he is truly a good human being and has real and genuine empathy, especially for women.

I love himmm! Hs mind, the way he thinks, his outlook, his heart!! Beautiful man❤️😭

Part of SRK's charm is that he knows and acknowledges that he is a narcissist and doesn't try to pretend to be holier than thou.

I love how he is so self-aware, flawed yet so compassionate. It's a rare trait to have. I love the word "narcissistic compassion" that he used to describe his charity acts initially, because for most people, charity is an exercise in vanity. His self-awareness due to his intelligence, is as electrifying as his charisma- There will be a thousand excellent actors but there will never be another Shahrukh Khan- He truly is, Larger Than Life & Bigger than his work. ❤️

I also feel that men desexualise women that are not thin/slim/conventionally good-looking not because they are scared but because they aren't seen as flesh & blood creatures, women with sexual feelings- Men can never see women as agents of sexuality, independent & strong on their own.

I agree there can ever be another SRK.

My love for him has only increased ever since I have become his fan. He genuinely cares for women and is not saying it for the sake of it. I pray his charitable work continues and his legacy is carried forward by his kids.

What a beautiful man😭

This is the reason I love SRK !

This man never fails to amaze me! he knows he has flaws and he openly declares himself as one flawed human being and how he got into this only coz he thought he was doing something good and boost his ego but he genuinely felt for the burnt victims and I love how he mentioned that if he can, he will even employ them..not coz of charity but bcoz they do deserve a chance to live a normal life..I am glad SRK is bringing all these issues up on a global platform!
Equality for women need not be demanded, its a basic right that every human being deserves regardless of their gender !