Pakistani actor Hania Aamir has criticised content creators who use misogynistic remarks against women while presenting them as comedy or social commentary.
In an Instagram Story on Thursday, Aamir questioned the continued use of women’s bodies, appearances, ages and personal lives as material for jokes.
“In 2026, using women’s bodies, faces, appearances, age and personal lives as a punchline is ridiculous,” she wrote.
Aamir said people could not excuse such remarks simply by describing them as humour or personal opinion. She stressed that there was a clear distinction between offering commentary and turning a woman’s personal life into entertainment.
The actor also highlighted the influence content creators have over their audiences. She said words can have consequences long after they are spoken, particularly when the speaker has a large following.
“You are not speaking into a void. You are shaping what others think is normal, funny and acceptable,” she wrote.
Aamir also urged audiences to consider their own role in supporting such content. According to her, millions of people are watching and collectively deciding what society should consider acceptable when discussing women.
The actor, who recently began exploring music, said people cannot demand change from society while continuing to reward behaviour they claim to oppose.
Aamir further argued that women should not become subjects of public scrutiny simply because they are public figures.
“Women are not public property, their bodies are not subjects for public commentary and their faces should not be part of public discourse. We should have evolved past this by now,” she wrote.
She also called on social media users to stop boosting creators who rely on such content.
“Stop giving [this content] reach. Stop making a spectacle out of women and calling it entertainment. We can do better than this,” she said.
Aamir did not identify anyone specifically in her post. Her remarks came during a week when Indian actor Katrina Kaif faced heavy online trolling following her first public appearance after welcoming her son with husband Vicky Kaushal in November.
Fans defended Kaif online and criticised those targeting her appearance, with some reminding others that changes to a woman’s body are a natural part of motherhood.
In Pakistan, actors Zhalay Sarhadi and Amna Ilyas have also recently spoken against online critics whose content focuses on attacking and policing women.
Both actors raised concerns that although such creators may target women with public influence or privilege, their wider rhetoric can affect women who have fewer freedoms and already face discrimination and hostility.
