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Originally posted by: cricketfan1
Isn't this being discussed in the other thread already? Just how many more threads for the same thing?🥱
There are 5 IDs. So this should be posted once from each IDs. 😆
Originally posted by: cricketfan1
Isn't this being discussed in the other thread already? Just how many more threads for the same thing?🥱
Originally posted by: DevilsKick
And the Oscar for Best fictional Writer goes to you =)) 🤣 Wanna add some more fiction? 😆
Originally posted by: Heisenberg17_
Tell me Billa, what kind of a 27 year old guy hooks up with a 15 year old girl? 😆... what kind of psychology one must have in order to do something like that? I mean if I had hooked up with a 15 year girl when I was 27, first of all everyone would've been disgusted, and secondly, I would never hear the end of pedo jokes from friends.
Originally posted by: DevilsKick
You forgetting the support each of the 5 threads will get in this forum =)) 😆
his parents didn't mind???what about her parents who let her travel ALL ALONE to India??
Grew up around abuse
"I grew up amidst an atmosphere of domestic violence in Pakistan and many of my mom's friends were victims of physical abuse as well. When I would ask my mom about the bruises on their bodies, I was always told that X aunty or Y aunty fell down the stairs. This was the standard, universal euphemism for physical abuse," she states before moving on to an even more shocking detail of her life.
Somy reveals that she was molested as a child. "I was sexually assaulted by a house-help when I was just five. When I am invited for a talk at high schools and universities in the US, I share this with the students. I believe sharing my personal experiences would encourage others to speak out and not be ashamed about being a victim," she adds.
Baby steps
Since Somy had left home at the age of 16 to pursue dreams of becoming an actress and meet Salman, she caught up with education when she returned to the US post her split. She studied filmmaking in New York and made short films on teenage suicide, domestic violence and abortion. Somy registered NMT in 2006 to help victims of abuse brought to the US from around the world.
Her parents have been supportive of her work, but are worried about the risks involved in working in such a sensitive field. She says: "They are severely concerned about the dangers related to rescuing victims of human trafficking and domestic violence. I am dealing with abusers who inevitably see me in court when I accompany the victims. The risks are there when it comes to this line of work. There is not much one can do to escape it. My goal is to eradicate the stigma attached to being a victim of sexual and physical abuse and by sharing my personal story and stories of those NMT has rescued, I hope many others will speak out against their oppressors."
Though she does not have the statistics on the victims of abuse in India and Pakistan, she maintains it is a substantial number. "I am certain there are many men, women and children in both Pakistan and India who have been victims of sexual violence, but are afraid to speak up. The issue that we need to tackle is the re-victimisation of victims," she suggests.
Salman in her words
Somy is currently penning her autobiography, which includes a chapter on Salman. "People found my life story people interesting as well as insane, especially how I went to India at the age of 16 after seeing Maine Pyar Kiya (1989). I had a dream about marrying Salman the night I saw the film. I woke up and ran around the house looking for a suitcase and told my mom how I needed to move to India to marry an actor I had dreamt of. She was initially angry, but later I convinced her and the rest is history. We are precocious in our teenage years and quite ridiculous as well," she chuckles.
The former starlet was also said to have endured abuse in her relationship with Salman. However, when this topic cropped up a few years ago, she rose to his defence. She clarified reports of the infamous incident when Salman smashed a cola bottle on her head when they were dating in the 90s. She was quoted saying, "No, if he had done that, I would have been hospitalised and bleeding profusely. He was not happy because I was trying alcohol for the first time, so in his frustration, he poured the drink all over the table."
his parents didn't mind???what about her parents who let her travel ALL ALONE to India??
Originally posted by: Pehchaan.Kaun
If I were them, I'd have copied pasted my support statements in all threads instead of giving extra effort to write some new dialogs with same meaning/jist in each of these threads. I mean that's a hell amount of waste of time IMO. Btw, there was 1 wicket down this week I guess, so now the count should be 4. My bad 😆
Originally posted by: Heisenberg17_
Yes, her parents are also just as much at fault as Salman's parents.
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