While most Twitter saw Prime Minister Imran Khan calling PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari ‘sahiba’ (miss) as a clear sexist remark, singer Salman Ahmed and Sara Taseer, daughter of late Punjab governor Salman Taseer, took upon themselves to defend the premier’s statement.
The PM, who recently came under fire for confusing Japan and France, made the misogynistic statement during an address in South Waziristan. “I came into power through struggle and hard work unlike Bilawal Sahiba who, using the will of her mother became the head of the political party,” Khan had said.
Since then PTI lawmakers and members of the party’s social media have been trying to come up with a suitable explanation to justify the PM’s uncalled for remarks. But their attempts don’t even come close to Salman Ahmed and Sara Taseer’s bizarre exoneration:
https://twitter.com/sufisal/status/1121024428643704833
Unsurprisingly, trying to defend sexism as ‘a sign of respect to the feminine side of human beings’ did not go down well with other netizens.
https://twitter.com/engrmzk/status/1121274828118462464
https://twitter.com/Ssupernovah/status/1121030159233093633
https://twitter.com/sheharyarizwan/status/1121066917962375169
Undeterred, the Junoon band member again defended the remark, dragging the late singer Freddie Mercury into the mess.
https://twitter.com/sufisal/status/1121033418966482944
Suffice to say Twitter users had a ball with this explanation.
https://twitter.com/crayonsocks/status/1121372965688496129
https://twitter.com/crayonsocks/status/1121372965688496129
https://twitter.com/arhamtausif/status/1121279683952300032
Sara Taseer also found herself being ridiculed when she tried to equate justified outrage at the PM’s obvious sexist remark to condemning homosexuality.
https://twitter.com/sarataseer/status/1121029405222981632
https://twitter.com/sarataseer/status/1121305241482190848
https://twitter.com/sarataseer/status/1121305245584216065
Everyone went huh Sara, come again?
https://twitter.com/MidgetT_rex/status/1121322260353159168
https://twitter.com/Obaid_Atique/status/1121323855547707394
https://twitter.com/XilleIlahi/status/1121044596702765056
The PM, who recently came under fire for confusing Japan and France, made the misogynistic statement during an address in South Waziristan. “I came into power through struggle and hard work unlike Bilawal Sahiba who, using the will of her mother became the head of the political party,” Khan had said.
Since then PTI lawmakers and members of the party’s social media have been trying to come up with a suitable explanation to justify the PM’s uncalled for remarks. But their attempts don’t even come close to Salman Ahmed and Sara Taseer’s bizarre exoneration:
https://twitter.com/sufisal/status/1121024428643704833
Unsurprisingly, trying to defend sexism as ‘a sign of respect to the feminine side of human beings’ did not go down well with other netizens.
https://twitter.com/engrmzk/status/1121274828118462464
https://twitter.com/Ssupernovah/status/1121030159233093633
https://twitter.com/sheharyarizwan/status/1121066917962375169
Undeterred, the Junoon band member again defended the remark, dragging the late singer Freddie Mercury into the mess.
https://twitter.com/sufisal/status/1121033418966482944
Suffice to say Twitter users had a ball with this explanation.
https://twitter.com/crayonsocks/status/1121372965688496129
https://twitter.com/crayonsocks/status/1121372965688496129
https://twitter.com/arhamtausif/status/1121279683952300032
Sara Taseer also found herself being ridiculed when she tried to equate justified outrage at the PM’s obvious sexist remark to condemning homosexuality.
https://twitter.com/sarataseer/status/1121029405222981632
https://twitter.com/sarataseer/status/1121305241482190848
https://twitter.com/sarataseer/status/1121305245584216065
Everyone went huh Sara, come again?
https://twitter.com/MidgetT_rex/status/1121322260353159168
https://twitter.com/Obaid_Atique/status/1121323855547707394
https://twitter.com/XilleIlahi/status/1121044596702765056