Tag: feminist
-
Misogyny rears its head once more with Mohib Mirza’s sexist comments
What is this, misogyny month? Another male actor has decided to raise the misogyny flag with a gross comment and this time, its Mohib Mirza. The actor was featured in a podcast for FHM Pakistan where he talked at length about his career and the controversy surrounding the actor’s marriage to Sanam Saeed. Everything was…
-
Fairytale, Tanhaiyaan, Hum Tum: Here are some of our favourite men written by women
If you’re chronically online like us, then you’ve heard the phrase floating around on this internet a lot – “written by a woman”. This phrase is used to describe a male character from a book or a drama who is not toxic or misogynistic. He does not pass degrading remarks about women; instead, he is…
-
Hurried ‘Fairy Tale’ finale misses opportunity for feminist ending
HUM’s drama ‘Fairy Tale’ cemented itself as a household name with a hilarious storyline, stellar performances by actors and a compelling love story. The series had audiences, especially young women, applauding the growing change in how drama’s are abandoning sexist tropes to make empowering stories where for once, the women are smart and men aren’t…
-
‘Domestic violence is not a personal issue’: Social media slams Ushna Shah for justifying support for Feroze Khan
Actor Ushna Shah has been in hot waters in the past few days after she shared a picture of herself with controversial actor Feroze Khan at a gym on Instagram. She quoted a hadith that called for Ramzan to be a month of mercy and forgiveness. In her next post, she recalled the death of…
-
Irresponsible celebrity remarks should be held accountable
Our celebrities have a large fan following and their words have an impact. When they use their celebrity status and clout to spout inanities, it is important to call them out. Recently, a clip of an interview of celebrity couple Shahroz Sabzwari and Sadaf Kanwal went viral where Sadaf made some problematic comments. “Our culture…
-
Non-farter, non-burper, Indian rishta hunt advertisement goes viral for its absurd demands
An Indian rishta advertisement has gone viral for its absurd demands. The ad was posted by an “opinionated feminist” and has left several people in fits of laughter. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BBC News (@bbcnews) According to BBC, many speculated about the identity of those behind the ad and whether…