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07 Mar, 2020

There is a feeling in the air, and a time for change.

The Aurat Azadi March is just around the corner, slated to take place all on International Women's Day on Sunday, March 8.

But as women all over the country prepare to march the streets and call attention to oppressive gendered structures, many misogynistic men take to their keyboards only to express displeasure at being 'marginalised' because of... offensive placards, bright lipsticks and a whole lot of anti-patriarchy sentiments.

Yet, the Aurat Azadi March is more than what it appears to be — it's a way to mobilise around issues that impact men, women and children, for generations.

Fortunately, under the hashtag #WhyIMarch, these ladies on Twitter understand too well why it's important to march, and would rather critically engage with its detractors than have a knee-jerk reaction.

For starters, let's make one thing clear

And while there are many reasons to march...

If we can't even easily hail a cab in this country — or go out on the street

Then how can we begin to tackle problems like child sexualisation and abuse?

...even the kind sanctioned by families themselves

And if that's not reason enough to march, consider this...

And if we ever report harassment...there's more waiting

But men always seem to get a 'free pass'

Especially, when it entails stepping on our toes

Until we decided to say 'NO'

And take control of our own narrative

But the fact of the matter is...

You don't believe us?

Comments

aslam khan Mar 07, 2020 01:59pm
Its purely a tax driven agenda by private central bankers who control our money supply now. More individuals we can register as a tax payer more deficit funding the banks will issue to run our government. Each tax payer will will be used as collateral and a their value will be set by their productive and tax paying value. Increase prices so we can graduate from single family earner to double member due to inflation. Ultimately break up the family unit and create more single tax paying slaves for the central bankers.
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Cris Dan Mar 07, 2020 02:04pm
Overall, a gloomy situation for those women in Pakistan who do not wish a life if cow or sheep, bowing and surrendering continuously to their men fathers,brothers,cousins as well as men in the street. The most brutal part of the reality is that these women are considered respectable only when they stay quiet and tolerate to all male chauvinism without uttering a word. It is not fair. It is not really fair.
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Khawar Mar 07, 2020 02:46pm
People are against the march not because they are side with the social ills mentioned in the tweets above. They are against what has been witnessed in the past, what will it lead to, mostly the tone of the slogan itself. As for child molestation cases, which most tweets mention, they are not restricted to girls. Sites with statistical data document that for every 4-5 cases of girl molestation there is a case where boys witness the same. And this happens to girls and boys all over the world, even in the most liberal countries. There too, very few cases are reported despite all the freedom of expression. I, and I think the majority, knows that this kind of march is not the answer to anything. Energies should be spent against social ills but this is not the way. I believe that most of my sisters are being tricked into believing this will achieve something. Conversely, some men and women have ill intentions hiding their true face with narratives masquerading their true objectives.
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