The entire world was jolted when the gruesome rape and murder of 7-year-old Zainab in Pakistan came to the fore. The heinous crime not only exposed the monsters that live amidst us but also confirmed our worst fear, that humanity is dying a slow death.
A lot of hue and cry followed but the jolt hit stronger when a Pakistani journalist went ahead and spewed his twisted views about child abuse, saying that ‘Rape by Tom Cruise is everyone’s dream.‘
Yes, the criminal who committed such an unspeakable crime has finally been caught, but God knows, we are far away from making our world a safe place for children. Now, where do we start?
Well, Pak Twitter seems to have found a way with #StopVulgarityOnMedia. The hashtag is now trending on social media.
1. The masses have cited several reasons…
https://twitter.com/chaudhry_nabeel/status/956124102070362112
2. All is lost.
https://twitter.com/Waqas_amjad/status/956125543593922562
3. ‘More Zainab stories to follow.’
https://twitter.com/chaudhry_nabeel/status/956125263515017216
4. You see that?
https://twitter.com/chaudhry_nabeel/status/956125967071830016
5. Shaming was a part of the charade.
https://twitter.com/chaudhry_nabeel/status/956124788740775936
6. ‘Shameless’
Shame on pakistani broadcasts what we teach our generation that we are shameless Muslims #StopVulgarityOnMedia pic.twitter.com/9zmLaTKAMA
— Syed #❤️❤️❤️ (@Syed_Aghaa) January 24, 2018
7. Because tradition deserves better.
#StopVulgarityOnMedia
This is not our tradition…. ! pic.twitter.com/l0Eu6xAx4k— Bilal Asghar Bhatti (@BilalAsghar80) January 24, 2018
8. ‘They’re corrupting women.’
I want these morning shows should be banned. They are corrupting our womens. No worth to see any morning shows. #StopVulgarityOnMedia pic.twitter.com/2dLT94vhuN
— Syed #❤️❤️❤️ (@Syed_Aghaa) January 24, 2018
9. The answer you sought.
#StopVulgarityOnMedia and there will be no cases of kidnapping, rape, thefts, robberies and other crimes in our society. pic.twitter.com/au82rzsN7v
— Αьdυι Мαиαи (@AbdulManan_10) January 24, 2018
10. And it seems clear.
#StopVulgarityOnMedia and there will be no cases of kidnapping, rape, thefts, robberies and other crimes in our society. pic.twitter.com/WwlxuyuHTR
— 𝑹𝒆𝒉𝒎𝒂𝒕 🇵🇰 (@itsRehmat) January 24, 2018
If you thought that is all, you’re mistaken.
Users also called for a ban on Bollywood and it’s ‘vulgarity’ to stop rapes from happening. See for yourself.
1. It’s because of ‘Indian funding.’
https://twitter.com/FarhanKVirk/status/956128700839407616
2. They have figures too.
Vulgarity in Bollywood is one of the main reasons of it 👇👇 … better we learn from their mistakes instead of adopting their filthy culture of vulgarity pic.twitter.com/XVQzXEkSwR
— Nayab Khax (@NayabKhaxx) January 24, 2018
3. ‘ENEMY.’
https://twitter.com/myra_umar96/status/956127445173919744
4. They’re also asking to boycott cable channels that promote Indian content.
https://twitter.com/FarhanVirkPTI/status/956125902051725312
5. Yes, that’s PM Modi you see.
https://twitter.com/FarhanKVirk/status/956126569004785670
6. I wonder who watches it?
https://twitter.com/FarhanKVirk/status/956125526959230977
7. A message was circulated…
https://twitter.com/FarhanKVirk/status/956124023989121024
8. Oh, the irony of it all.
https://twitter.com/FarhanKVirk/status/956124991954841600
9. Should I clap? I’m confused.
https://twitter.com/FarhanVirkPTI/status/956124308476235776
10. We wonder too…
#StopVulgarityOnMedia
Why we are always looking forward news related our enemy country media icons….. ? pic.twitter.com/lhOnPlOzJw— Bilal Asghar Bhatti (@BilalAsghar80) January 24, 2018
I’m aware that we have a problem to face but this is hardly any way to fight it. Will this stop more cases like Zaina’s from happening? What do you think?