Everybody in the world loves to put everything and everyone within categories and assign them labels. It seems easier to identify them. Unfortunately these very labels lead to a bigger problem, later on – stereotyping. Remember how it boils your blood when goras say every Muslim is a terrorist? That’s a stereotype? Your uncle who says all actresses are whores? Stereotype. You think that the girl who wears jeans definitely has a boyfriend (or two)? Spell it with me: S-T-E-R-E-O-T-Y-P-E.
Guys, let’s all make a promise to ourselves that in 2017, we’ll try and not give into stereotyping the ladies, because we hate it when others do that to us, too.
Here are a bunch of stereotypes that NEED to be chucked.
1. Like this one about girls wanting to date
He is a boy, he can date anyone he wants.
She is a girl, she cant date because she is a girl#PakistaniStereoTypes— زوار دی شیخ (@ZawarDeShaykk) December 10, 2016
2. And this one about women who have successful careers
Career oriented Pakistani men: The best husbands
Career oriented Pakistani women: The worst wives #PakistaniStereoTypes
— Ali (@SpookyAly) December 10, 2016
3. How about this one about girls with “loose” characters?
If a woman is posting her photos on social media and talking to boys,
She has a loose character!#PakistaniStereoTypes— • (@KaynatSays) December 10, 2016
4. Here’s one about independent Pakistani women that belongs only in history books
Independent women cannot be good home makers, these #PakistaniStereotypes ruining many
— HUMAIMA MALICK (@HumaimaMalick) December 10, 2016
5. And this one about rape causing a woman’s honor to be lost
"raped? she's no honour left, our family names been ruined"
why would u put ur family's honour in a woman's vagina #PakistaniStereotypes— maheen (@themaheenahmed) December 10, 2016
6. It’s also time we end the search for the mythical gori biwi and start embracing (not literally, without consent, tho) the sanwli saloni larkiyan
Ikhlaq or Seerat doesn’t matter, only skin colour matters.#PakistaniStereoTypes
— Kanza (@AnotherMuggle_) December 10, 2016
7. The “ideal” age to get women married off doesn’t belong in 2017 either
Man past the age of 30: Ab aap ko shaadi ka sochna chahiye
Girl past the age of 30: Umer nikal gayi bechari ki.#PakistaniStereoTypes— Virgin Radio ?? (@virginradiopk) December 10, 2016
8. And this one about what makes a shareef girl
If you want to be liked by all the aunties and uncles you know,start wearing a dupatta #PakistaniStereoTypes
— mariam waheed (@mariam1_waheed) December 11, 2016
9. Boys, you need to realize you’re looking for a “life partner” not a “kaam vaali” to marry
In-laws ka kaam krna har bahu per farz He!#PakistaniStereoTypes
— Khan Kakarzai (@khankakarzai) December 11, 2016
10. And aunties, please stop with this, will you?
10 ghanty* hogae hain, beta koi khushkhabri? #PakistaniStereoTypes pic.twitter.com/Wp4vBh5vKB
— Gwen. (@_ItsSammia) December 11, 2016
11. Thinking that a woman can’t drive is quite insane
If they can give birth to nutcases who think that, women can do ANYTHING.
Girl is driving a car..
Means us Car sy 10ft door raho. #PakistaniStereoTypes— Engr Ammad Sheikh (@OfficialAmmad) December 11, 2016
12. Girls who are not of “aunties’ choice” aren’t witches who did taweez over innocent boys
Him- mom I like a girl
Mom- haaaye kis churail ney phasa liya tumhey! #PakistaniStereoTypes— yaamzadi (@yaamzadi) December 11, 2016
13. And a doctor bahu is NOT the only thing that matters
Beta chahay matric pass ho bivi doctor chahiyay#PakistaniStereoTypes
— ollo ka patha (@J_BROLLA) December 11, 2016
14. Getting a rishta is not the purpose of a girl’s life
Rishtay wali aunty be like : apki beti paida bhi hogyi or abhi tk rishta ni hoa iska?…#PakistaniStereoTypes
— stateless prince (@bilalhaseeb2) December 11, 2016
15. There is no “perfect figure” every girl needs to have
Beta itni dubli ho kch khaya kro
Beta itni moti horhi ho diet kro shadi kese hogi? ??#PakistaniStereoTypes— ?Syeda (@badtameez_here) December 11, 2016
Women (and men) can be in all shapes and sizes.
16. This one about divorced women definitely needs to go
"If she is divorced,it was her fault"#Pakistanistereotypes ?
— Hafiza Rabia Iqbal (@HafizaRabiaIqb1) March 1, 2017
17. And finally, this one about whenever a woman is victimized for her gender
'She is asking for it'
#PakistaniStereoTypes— Sir James Abbott (@SirJamesAbbott) December 11, 2016
No. It’s you who’s an animal who doesn’t realize a woman is as much of a person as you are.
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