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Updated 22 Jul, 2018

Last night, protesters showed up at the Teefa in Trouble premiere in Lahore calling for a boycott of the movie on account of the Ali Zafar-Meesha Shafi sexual harassment case.

Waleed Zaman, the creative director of Kayseria on the other hand, was there to attend the premiere and watch the movie...and run his mouth it seems.

A video started circulating on social media from the live stream of the Girls at Dhabas page; while Waleed was walking into the cinema with his wife, the protesters were firing questions at them regarding their views on the matter.

Zaman's reply? “Because we support the sexual harassment of women”. This coming from a man whose bread and butter depends solely on women (he is also the son of Bareeze's owner).

Uh uh, this is unacceptable.

Of course after much uproar on social media, an apology followed soon after.

However, we have to say, it doesn't sound very genuine; the entire incident was recorded on camera and at no point do we see the protesters "threatening, harassing or provoking" his wife.

And speaking of that two sides to every story hashtag, a friend of the couple can testify to that, considering that she was also one of the protesters.

It would've been a more dignified move had he just apologised and owned up to his mistake rather than giving baseless justifications.

Update: Waleed Zaman issued another apology after people called him out for justifying his act and giving a half-hearted apology.

Sadly, people were easily swooned by his statement and branded him a 'hero'.

To that we have this in response:

This culture of male privilege needs to stop now.

Comments

Adil Jul 21, 2018 04:28pm
Boycott his familiy's products. Ladies the ball is in your court now!
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Sheikh Jul 21, 2018 06:07pm
What a repulsive statement. He should be immediately removed from his position. And the brands should be boycotted.
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zubaida khan Jul 21, 2018 06:10pm
"I did not mean what I said," but I said what I meant!
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Ehsan Jul 21, 2018 06:26pm
I am not going to Kayseria anymore
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Najum Jul 21, 2018 09:25pm
Bycott Bareeze.
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Nisar Jul 21, 2018 09:45pm
These are NOT men, these are pampered and egotistical money mongers who believe that they are above everything. This one and Ali Zafar have one thing in common .. they both used women (their own wives) to defend their abuse of other women! How amazing! Men defend .. dysfunction misfits blame!
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M. Emad Jul 21, 2018 11:17pm
About 70% Pakistani working women experience sexual harassment at workplace.
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Zala Jul 22, 2018 03:46am
The rich and powerful can literally get away with anything in Pakistan.
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Gaurav Jul 25, 2018 09:09am
To forgive is Devine. It is probably just a bad moment and slip of tongue in the context of media event. Mistakes happen. When he is apologising, take it with understanding. And you would see a better conversation in future. I am a fan of Pakistan clothing brand and carry stuff to India from Dubai every summer for my family. Build on your great tradition of colorful clothing and give channce to your own people to correct mistakes. Him apologising is a much important event than a momentry slip.
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