“Our husband is our culture” – Sadaf Kanwal on being a wife
In an interview, in July 2021, Sadaf Kanwal was asked about her views on feminism and Aurat March, “Our culture is our husband. I’m responsible for picking up his shoes and ironing his clothes. I know where all of Shahroz’s belongings are, as well as what he needs to eat.” She further blamed ‘liberals’ for promoting feminism in Pakistan. “It’s just a formula for now, have you done any experiment on the car?” – Nida Yasir’s old interview with engineers went viral
An interview clip from 2016 went viral this year where Nida Yasir had invited two NUST engineers and asked them about Formula 1 cars, “How many people can fit in the car?” One of the guests, Aleem, responded, “It is a formula car, so only one person can fit in it.” She then further inquired, “It’s just a formula? You guys are still experimenting on it?” The host was heavily trolled on social media, and her husband, Yasir Nawaz jumped on the bandwagon too. “Please protect cultural borders and ban Indian content in Pakistan.” – Shan addressed PM on his Twitter
After the Pakistani actor requested the Prime Minister to protect ‘cultural borders’ by putting a complete ban on Indian content, netizens called him out, saying that local cinemas are suffering due to this ban as nobody invests in Pakistani film industry. “Moving to defense won’t change the fact that you’re a ‘paindu’” – Maira Khan took on her Instagram story
The actress took on her Instagram story to ask why people try to imitate the ‘burgers’ living in Defense. She mocked people for pronouncing ‘bowl’ incorrectly and said, “Burgerism is inside of you, shifting to defense won’t elevate your status from a ‘paindu.’” “She looked like a ‘kofta,’with those big earrings and heavy makeup.” – said Ali Azmat as he spoke about ‘cultural invasion’
While speaking about adopting the cultural invasion, the Junoon singer insulted Madam Noor Jehan’s physical appearance and went on about how she’d appear on his TV screen every evening. Ali Azmat made these remarks while explaining, how as a young boy back then, he and his friends needed much more media exposure. “Being poor is hard, but being rich is harder.” – Rohail Hyatt spoke about struggles of being rich in his infamous Twitter thread
Hyatt’s effort to start a Twitter thread where he advocated for “unity” over “divisive viewpoints,” went downhill after the musician defended the Prime Minister and how he has to cater to a ‘jahil’ awam. He later justified his beliefs by saying that the rich cannot sleep easily because they are always frightened that someone will break into their home.