Activist Shaniera Akram landed in hot waters after her latest tweet apologizing to men after their gender has failed them, received massive backlash. At a time such as this, where cases of sexual crimes, assault against women are being reported, the sole focus must be on amplifying the concerns of women.
Akram’s latest tweet that has not gone down well with Twitter users says, “My heart goes out to all the good men of Pakistan. I’m sorry so many of your brothers have failed you.”
My heart goes out to all the good men of Pakistan. I’m sorry so many of your brothers have failed you 💔
— Shaniera Akram (@iamShaniera) August 19, 2021
People and celebrities from Pakistan have been speaking up in solidarity with the Tik Toker who was assaulted on Independence Day and calling out the government for not passing the domestic violence bill. At such a time, Akram’s tweet came out as rather confusing.
Twitter users said this was a tone-deaf tweet overall
This is so incredibly tone deaf of you to say, I'm honestly disappointed. Pakistani women suffer through so much, it is OUR struggle that needs to be highlighted, not the "Not All Men" bandwagon.
— S. Bareera Bukhari (@Bareera003) August 19, 2021
Users also corrected the tweet for Akram
The real victims here are men ofc sis thank you https://t.co/Alj7oB0FCr
— shmyla (@apniISPdot) August 19, 2021
Others were sarcastic, they said, “the real victims here are men ofc”.
The real victims here are men ofc sis thank you https://t.co/Alj7oB0FCr
— shmyla (@apniISPdot) August 19, 2021
Yes. If there’s a victim in all of what’s been happening, it’s men. https://t.co/MghqWqu0QD
— Anaya Khan (@AnayaNKhan) August 19, 2021
It is “Women of Pakistan who constantly find themselves on the receiving end of assaults, violence, and beheadings”, and not men.
my heart goes out to all the women of Pakistan who constantly find themselves on the receiving end of assaults, violence and beheadings. https://t.co/WezwGbDtQI
— d kamal (@daanistan) August 19, 2021
A user reminded Akram of the facts. She replied with a quote that said, “All men benefit from the actions of bad men. The existence of bad men grants ‘good’ men or men just doing the bare minimum awards just for being decent people.”
"All men benefit from the actions of bad men. The existence of bad men grants ‘good’ men or men just doing the bare minimum awards just for being decent people."
— Mrs Dev Patel (@Wroksha) August 19, 2021
Rj Sabah Bani Malik pointed out that Akram said unhelpful things
My heart is burning because I ate achar at lunch. I’m so sorry I couldn’t keep the format but I wanted us both to say unhelpful things. https://t.co/YW2zkq8RT2
— Sabah Malik (@sabahbanomalik) August 19, 2021
sarcasm??right??? https://t.co/kPRLRroJiD
— . (@aaditeaa) August 19, 2021
A user pointed out the ill-nature of the tweet. “Men will never understand what a woman goes through every day. And these are the worst of the times to sympathize with men.”
I can recall so many instances where so many men behaved like they own the place or the woman or the child or the goat. Don't know about the good men. Men will never understand what a woman goes through everyday. And these are the worst of the times to sympathize with men.
— Zainab Sajjad 🇵🇸 (@ZainabSajjad1) August 20, 2021
Amid the backlash, Akram who usually replies to the backlash hasn’t tweeted after her initial tweet. She has 10k likes on her tweet, 512 replies, and over 1.6k quotes.
Top 5 Trends on Twitter in Pakistan Today are About the Horrifying Assault of a Woman at Minar-e-Pakistan by 400 Men. Read the full story here:
On independence day, a mob of at least 400 men harassed and assaulted a woman in Lahore’s Greater Iqbal Park.
In her complaint, which has been lodged with the Lari Adda police station, the victim said she was filming a video near Minar-e-Pakistan on the 14th of August with her friends, who she went along with Minar-e-Pakistan when a mob of 400 men attacked them.
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