Aurat March was a few days ago but the social media shit-storm is still going on. We’ve got people expressing their opinions and views about the march itself and the posters in it, some of them are positive while others are rather offensive. But hey, this is the internet – it won’t be fun if people stopped calling each other out for petty reasons.
Do y’all remember Uncle Shaan’s comments on the Aurat March?
If you don’t, well, take a look.
If you did already remember his comments, well surprise surprise, he’s back again.
Shaan Shahid, like many other self-proclaimed social media “influencers”, decided to point out a few of the posters that he deemed “against our culture”
He said that the posters were not a representation of our culture and values. Dekhain zara…
These slogans do not represent our culture ,our values and the respect we have for our women that was my point .. and you missed it completely.. pic.twitter.com/9jaCSHnRUG
— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) March 11, 2019
The first thing that came to my mind after seeing this was “lo jee”. This was sure to spark up an argument and that is exactly what it did.
People shared a collage of “bold” scenes from Shaan’s movies over the years in reply to his tweet and that didn’t go so well with the actor
My hero@mshaanshahid #ادب_کا_سفر#بزم_ادب pic.twitter.com/hdp1jIa2Yc
— Faisal Zaman Khan (@FaisalZamanKha5) March 12, 2019
Alright, here’s what I’ve got:
- Who had the time and, more importantly, the determination to go through his old films and find such scenes and then make a collage out of them?
- The caption “my hero” and the hashtags really cracked me up.
Shaan said that there is a difference between a movie and real life
He also pointed out that the characters and actors are not the same personalities. And it here’s the best part, his example for his argument was that a nude painter isn’t a porn artist. L M A O.
Bhai film zindagee nahi hotee .. film or zindagee .. actor or character .. main faraq hota hay bilkul aisay he jaisay her nude painting kernay wala painter porn artist nahee hota
— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) March 12, 2019
That didn’t stop it there, in fact Shaan is now trending and he and his trolls are just endlessly trolling each other
I mean…it’s a pretty solid blow. So the fact that other people are using it against him as well doesn’t surprise me.
Lol @ @mshaanshahid being a champion of Pakistani culture, values and respect for women when his films blatantly sexualize them & reduce their existence to a mere prop to exert the ‘masculinity’ of his character but god forbid real women call out this misogynistic culture. pic.twitter.com/Nv50etGQAg
— q (@brownbasic) March 12, 2019
He got called out for being a misogynist and a womanizer but Shaan wasn’t gonna hold back
He said that all the actresses were professionals and knew what they signed up for. But the best part is when he struck back and said that some people work for a living while others call daddy. B U R N.
And all the women you see with me are professional actresses they charge like we do.. some people have to work for a living and some just call daddy
— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) March 12, 2019
He’s also getting trolled for displaying “our culture” in his movies
Before anything, Shaan must first explain this: pic.twitter.com/3lrr4kwOT4
— محمد شبیر سجاد کاظمی (@HaayeShabbir) March 12, 2019
It gets even better, Shaan completed his transformation into a Twitter troll himself with all the screenshotting of the other person’s tweets and all
Honestly, I can’t even…this is…where’s my popcorn?
Oh now I know what double standards you have calling working artists women / men of Pakistani films bad and vulgar and then drooling over the hotness of Indian film stars 🤮 pic.twitter.com/6RJsKiqnaA
— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) March 12, 2019
Oh, oh and when he was called out for his views he said no one can criticize him because they’re not actors
You see the irony in his statement, right? So did all these people
'You can't comment on actors you aren't one.'
'But lemme comment on women because…' https://t.co/VqPm8vbxH8— Tasneem-Summer Khan (@summeryael) March 12, 2019
Shaan telling @karachikhatmal he can’t talk about acting cuz he’s not an actor BUT ALSO JHAAROING GAYAN OK AURAT MARCH. Is there anything the man can’t do? 🤤 https://t.co/nFKfMk9sNM
— sarah.jpg (@SarahKaSaraah) March 12, 2019
At this point, I’m confused as to what Shaan’s even trying to do anymore
Damaagh kay keray kai elawa mortien sab khatmal maar deyta Hai
— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) March 12, 2019
Enjoy
Is Shaan trying to be a Twitter influencer or a troll? What do you think, does he make a good point or is his argument pointless? Let us know in the comments below.
Cover image via: bbc.co.uk