Tag: sexist remarks
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‘It works two ways’: Khan again victim blames Journalist Gharidah for getting harassed
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson Imran Khan yet again victim blamed journalist Gharidah Farooqi for being harassed at a rally where she had gone to cover the event. In an interview with Isaac Chotiner of The New Yorker, Khan was asked if his comment about Farooqi was taken out of context. The former Prime Minister responded:…
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‘We will slap you in the face so much’, PTI’s Gandapur incites violence against Maryam Nawaz
Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has once again come under fire for making sexist and violent remarks against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz. Taking a jibe at Maryam, Gandapur said: “You [Maryam] have spent Rs80 million [tax payers] money on surgery. I will unmask your real…
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‘I respect all women’: Abdul Razzaq responds to criticism for his comments on Nida Dar
Former cricketer Abdul Razzaq has come up with a clarification note after receiving immense criticism for making sexist comments about women cricketers in general and Nida Dar in particular. Taking to Twitter, Razzaq shared that he has clarified his position on a phone call with Nida. “A clip from a TV show has surfaced, highlighting…
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Razzaq’s sexist comments
It should not be surprising how prevalent sexism is in our society but it is still disappointing when sportsmen pass sexist comments about their women colleagues. Recently, former cricketer and all-rounder 0 made some unwarranted and extremely sexist remarks about women cricketers in the presence of Pakistan’s ace cricketer Nida Dar. First, Razzaq said that…
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Majeed Niazi’s misogyny and Firdous’ slap
Two members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have made the news this week and for all the wrong reasons. Yesterday, during the Budget session in the National Assembly, PTI’s MNA Abdul Majeed Khan Niazi passed some sexist and misogynist comments against Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. By mocking Bilawal Bhutto through gender-based slurs,…
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VIDEO: ‘Didn’t enter politics like Bilawal Bhutto Sahiba’
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Wednesday said that he had not entered politics like “Bilawal Bhutto Sahiba”, drawing flak from hundreds of social media users, who termed the statement “disgustingly sexist”. Addressing a public gathering in the Wanna town of South Waziristan, the premier said that whoever rises to power after a long struggle…