Iqra Aziz in Jhooti is being questioned for perpetuating problematic views
Pakistani dramas tend to be problematic, and are often called out for the same in today’s day and age of social media. The same has happened with the Iqra Aziz starrer Jhooti, an upcoming show that also stars Yasir Hussain and Ahmed Ali Butt in lead roles. The drama hasn’t come out yet but a promo just dropped.
Soon after the promo for Iqra Aziz starrer Jhooti came out it caused quite a stir on social media
Check out the first look of #Jhooti which will be coming soon only on #ARYDigital! #IqraAziz #YasirHussain #AhmedAliButt @iiqraziz @ahmedaliB #aryddramapic.twitter.com/RfY5LUWKqC
— ARY Digital Drama (@aryddrama) January 4, 2020
In the teaser clip, we see a bruised Iqra Aziz calling out men for the abuse of power. On the verge of tears, she points at her bruises as proof of what her horrible husband did to her. When she is about to burst in tears, we see a speck of deceit in her eyes. The next few glimpses indicate that her character may have done this to herself. Finally, she applauds herself, as she was rehearsing in front of a mirror.
People were shocked at this drama’s teaser
Where do I even fucking start with the #Jhooti trailer. I don't even want to start, I don't even want to think about it, I'm literally shaking.
— fuck up extraordinaire (@KamikazeKarela) January 4, 2020
disappointed but not surprised https://t.co/FPtkj1iP7j
— g (@k3mgc) January 4, 2020
They called out the drama for vilifying women as cheaters and liars
this is fucking disgusting. congratulations for playing your part on stereotyping Pakistani women as pathological liars who make up their trauma for fun. down with every single one of you. scumbags. https://t.co/uF9E6fB6gk
— #JunaidHafeez || علیزا سکھیرا (@aliza_sukhera) January 4, 2020
and again pakistani tv channel coming up with a shit drama to belittle women of this country? Absolute crap that they are making domestic abuse look like a fraud and as If It does not happen…so sick.. mohsin abbas haider writing dramas too these days? https://t.co/IUmC4lbvjG
— Ali (@AlyFarooq_) January 4, 2020
People stated that this teaser invalidates the struggles of all those women who have been abused.
The society already doesn’t believe in the physical, emotional, sexual abuse women face, and shows like these don’t help. They minimize the struggles encountered by everyday women. https://t.co/fN2u3VRgml
— Shajia Abidi (@abidishajia) January 4, 2020
Statistics were shared around the same to educate people who were influenced by Iqra Aziz and Jhooti
Roughly 5000 women get killed every year in domestic violence cases in Pakistan. This is the most tone deaf, insensitive shit someone can pull off. Bravo kanjaru https://t.co/6l2xd6cshh
— سک آف یور نانسینس سغراں (@01101100A) January 4, 2020
It seems to be a step backward, given the current situation in the country where survivors are already never actually believed.
instead of making a drama about domestic violence towards women you make a drama about a woman lying about being abused invalidating other womens experience, sickening. https://t.co/l9qq8Qcegd
— haaniya 🧚♂️ (@okhaaniya) January 4, 2020
People were also mad at Iqra Aziz in Jhooti for portraying such a role
Does iqra aziz even realize the amount of struggles of domestic abuse survivors will she invalidate with her stupid upcoming drama? Obviously not 🙂
— zahra (@slothfulbeing) January 4, 2020
Please stop producing such dramas which depict women as lying, conniving, & deceitful. We already have such heavy discrimination in the workforce, daily lives, and continue to vilify a gender collectively. Stop depicting violence, hatred, ignorance against women. It’s primitive!!
— #freekashmir (@tabdeeli_) January 4, 2020
Whatever the actual story is, let’s hope it isn’t based on faking abuse, as the teaser seems to imply. What do you think about this? Let us know.
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