The poster Aurat
March was met with rape and death threats after it was upload on social media
last week.
Aurat March
(women march) calls for women, transgender, and other suppressed gender groups
to raise voice against injustice and deeply embedded patriarchy in our society.
Unfortunately, within an hour of upload – the post was bombarded with crushing
sexist and misogynist comments
While talking to
Express Tribune, the organizers said that they can take little action against
such response on social media.
“The maximum we
can do is to report it on Facebook,” said the organizers adding, “We’ll stand
for the cause and call out this unjust treatment – those who’re posting threats
will not get away with all this.”
The Aurat March
team said that they are partnering with legal teams to tackle bullying and
threats.
It is ironic that
these people are getting uncomfortable because suppressed genders are demanding
equal rights and better treatment in society, whereas when people like Khadim
Hussain Rizvi outrageously abused and curse publically – the only concern for
people is the inconvenience in traveling and day to day life.
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