{"id":40978,"date":"2023-12-28T16:30:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T16:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/hina-altaf-shares-a-cryptic-post-amid-starbucks-fiasco\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T16:30:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T16:30:26","slug":"hina-altaf-shares-a-cryptic-post-amid-starbucks-fiasco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/hina-altaf-shares-a-cryptic-post-amid-starbucks-fiasco\/","title":{"rendered":"Hina Altaf shares a cryptic post amid Starbucks fiasco"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Actor Hina Altaf subtly breaks silence on her ongoing Starbucks fiasco amid the boycott calls in support of Gaza.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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After Hania Aamir, upset fans slammed Hina Altaf for promoting the American coffeehouse chain, Starbucks, amid the boycott calls against it for its pro-Israel stance in the ongoing war in Gaza.<\/p>\n

The controversy started recently when a screengrab of a seemingly now-deleted post from the celebrity\u2019s feed went viral on the micro-blogging site X, formerly called Twitter. The photo featured her hand with a special Christmas edition Starbucks cup.<\/p>\n

Sharing the screenshot on the site, the Twitterati wrote, \u201cPakistani celebrities are embarrassing as hell at this point. they\u2019re so weird, dumb, tone deaf and such attention seekers. hope floppy hina altaf is happy after getting two minutes of fame. sick!\u201d<\/p>\n

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what even was the point of posting this in the first place.. drinking Starbucks is not the flex desis think it is \ud83d\ude2d https:\/\/t.co\/CNLTyU5UpO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 af \ud83e\udd8b\ud83e\udeb7 (@levisboneylegs) December 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While a number of her fans defended the celebrity on the thread giving her benefit of doubt that the post might be old before the boycott calls, as no date and time has been captured in the screenshot, others were quick to jump to the conclusions, pointing fingers at Altaf.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe audacity is insane because this drink is the easiest thing to boycott and you not being able to skip this drink (it doesn\u2019t even taste that good) says a lot,\u201d a social user wrote. Another replied, \u201cThey are well aware of the situation in Gaza. This is just a poor attempt to get some cheap fame.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of them even talked about the Western influence in the comment, \u201cSome so called famous people really like Western stuff a lot, and that can be embarrassing. They might act weird because ,their actions may stem from deep insecurities, driving them to change their identity through these shameful and pathetic acts.\u201d A fourth added, \u201cWhat even was the point of posting this in the first place.. drinking Starbucks is not the flex desis think it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Without addressing the controversy in the open, the celebrity took to her Instagram stories, reposting an illustration. \u201cI just want to stay in bed. It\u2019s too peopley outside,\u201d read the text on the artwork of a cartoon, holding a Starbucks coffee in hand.<\/p>\n

Aagha Ali\u2019s cryptic post grabs attention<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n