'Legend': Pakistani Dad Schools Reporter on Women's Rights at 'Aurat March' in Viral Video
People react, as they participate in Aurat March or Women’s March, to mark International Women’s Day, in Islamabad, Pakistan March 8, 2023. (Credits: Reuters)
A Twitter user called Leena Ghani shared two videos of her father schooling a reporter at the Aurat March for having done ‘zero homework’.
A Pakistani dad sent out a loud and clear message for women’s rights during the annual ‘Aurat March’ in the country and it has gone viral on Twitter. The event marking International Women’s Day is often met with patriarchal opposition. A clip shared by a Twitter user, Leena Ghani, shows her dad schooling a reporter who had done “zero homework” on women’s rights.
The reporter asked a question on what were the “actual” rights for which the man in question and family members had come to the march. Apart from schooling the reporter on how he should have done his “homework” better, the Twitter user’s dad also said that most laws in Pakistan are “weighted against women”.
He further said, “If you go to a court of law, or anywhere else, women’s voice is represented less. If you don’t know, then try sending a lone woman to a police station… or a court.” He ended the conversation by urging the reporter to read more on gender studies.
I have to add that it’s a privilege in Pakistan to have a supportive father and it breaks my heart that so many women don’t have that. I wish that for every girl, every young adult and every woman. ❤️— leena (@Leena_Ghani) March 10, 2023
Guy wanted Aurat march organisers to deliver their manifesto plus press release in print form along with passport size pictures n ID card copies to him in his home. Lol! https://t.co/XXsUj4LvBQ— Small Town Intellectual (@Zaishe57) March 10, 2023
There was an outpouring of appreciation for Leena’s father after the two clips went viral, with many commending his gesture of being a “true ally”.
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