Here's a quick look at Aaliyah's profile and her thoughts and views on online hate, joining Bollywood and more.
Bollywood filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's daughter Aaliyah took to Instagram on Friday to post screen shots of rape threats she has been receiving, among other derogatory comments, after she shared a photograph in lingerie recently.
"The past few weeks have been really hard on my mental health. Ever since I posted a photo of me in lingerie, I have been getting the most vile, degrading and disgusting comments, I have never felt more frightened than I have in the past few weeks to the point where I considered deleting my Instagram. I have tried to ignore the harassment and shrug it off but the truth is that we need to speak about it because these kinds of comments contribute to the rape culture that affects all women in India (and the rest of the world) in one way or the other.
"We seem to be a country that will hold candle marches for a woman after she`s been sexually assaulted but won`t protect a woman while she`s alive. And the truth is that women in India grow up being sexualized their whole lives, I have grown up with these kinds of comments to the point where it culminated into me being sexually assaulted as a minor by a middle aged man. The double standard is that many of the people who have harassed me, along with many other women, are hypocrites. They love to pretend that they`re on a moral high ground buy in reality, they are the ones promoting rape culture that exists," she wrote.
Aaliyah captioned her post saying: "TW: sexual assault, rape thank you @shaiwriting for helping me put my thoughts and feelings into words."
In the past, Aaliyah has uploaded a video on her YouTube channel where she spoke about online harassment and bullying.
Meanwhile, here's a quick look at Aaliyah's profile and her thoughts and views on online hate, joining Bollywood and more.
1. Who is Aaliyah Kashyap?
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Aaliyah Kashyap is filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's daughter with his former wife Aarti Bajaj. Aaliyah recently celebrated her 20th birthday which falls on January 9, 2021.
2. Aaliyah Kashyap has massive social media following
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A student in the United States, and an inflluencer, well kind of, Aaliyah Kashyap enjoys a massive social media fan follwing. Her verified Instagram handle boasts of a massive 200 thousand followers. Her YouTube channel has over 40 thousand subscribers.
3. Aaliyah Kashyap poses with boyfriend Shane Gregoire
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Aaliyah Kashyap often takes to her Instagram handle to post mushy pictures with her boyfriend Shane Gregoire and vice versa. The two have been open about their relationship and have never shied away from talking about it. In fact, recently, Aaliyah posted video on her YouTuber channel where she answered questions by fans about her boyfriend Shane Gregoire, Bollywood, and how she had cried after being trolled for posting lingerie photos.
Speaking about how she makes it work with him, Aaliyah said, "Shane and I don’t really argue or anything. If something does come up, we just talk about it. Like, we have a conversation about it and then move on. I think that is the best way to deal with disagreements in a relationship, just to communicate, instead of fighting, screaming, and arguing with each other."
4. Aaliyah Kashyap opens up on being trolled for lingerie shoot
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In her YouTube video, Aaliyah also spoke about how she was 'crying constantly' after the backlash she faced for posting pictures in lingerie. Aaliyah said, "So social media negativity is something I have come to terms with. Like, I am a very sensitive person and even the smallest bit of hate does affect me, but I don’t know. I’m sensitive, I cry almost every day about the dumbest s**t."
5. Aaliyah Kashyap shares screenshot of rape threats, open up on receiving hate online
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On Friday, Aaliyah took to her verified Instagram handle to post screen shots of rape threats she has been receiving, among other derogatory comments, after she shared a photograph in lingerie recently. She shared a series of screenshots on her Instagram Stories and also posted a note expressing how frightened she has felt in the past weeks after receiving rape threats on social media. Aaliyah also wrote in her long note that she even considered deleting her Instagram handle.
"The past few weeks have been really hard on my mental health. Ever since I posted a photo of me in lingerie, I have been getting the most vile, degrading and disgusting comments, I have never felt more frightened than I have in the past few weeks to the point where I considered deleting my Instagram. I have tried to ignore the harassment and shrug it off but the truth is that we need to speak about it because these kinds of comments contribute to the rape culture that affects all women in India (and the rest of the world) in one way or the other. We seem to be a country that will hold candle marches for a woman after she's been sexually assaulted but won't protect a woman while she's alive. And the truth is that women in India grow up being sexualized their whole lives, I have grown up with these kinds of comments to the point where it culminated into me being sexually assaulted as a minor by a middle aged man. The double standard is that many of the people who have harassed me, along with many other women, are hypocrites. They love to pretend that they`re on a moral high ground buy in reality, they are the ones promoting rape culture that exists," she wrote.
6. Aaliyah Kashyap on joining Bollywood
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In her YouTube video, Aaliyah also revealed that she has no plans of joining the Hindi film industry. "The movies my dad makes aren’t very commercial. I obviously grew up watching my parents but for me, it seems normal because that is what I grew up watching. So, it’s not like, 'Oh my God, it’s Bollywood'. I don’t get fascinated by it. That is not what I want to do, I am trying to stay away from it."
