Pakistan’s star all-rounder, Shahid Afridi has been recently making headlines for a number of reasons; from shocking revelations in his autobiography ‘Game Changer’ to violating ambassadorship terms with a leading food brand.
The latest controversy is caused by Afridi’s comments regarding his daughters.
The 39-year-old said that cricket is not for his daughters and that, as a conservative Pakistani father, he wouldn’t allow his girls to partake in any outdoor sports.
The comments have sparked plenty of debate on social media, labeling him as a misogynist along with other things.
They have permission to play all the indoor games they want, but my daughters are not going to be competing in public sporting activities.
Justified or Not?
Coming from a Pusthun background with conservative forefathers, Afridi might not be wrong about his daughters’ upbringing.
For a man who hasn’t ever brought his wife on the screen despite being a hugely popular celebrity in Pakistan and abroad, the decision to bar his daughters from playing outdoor sports is not surprising.
Recently a video surfaced on social media where renowned footballer, Mohammad Salah’s daughter was seen enjoying her time on the field when she kicked the football across the goal line as the crowd made a huge cheer.
Mo Salah watching his daughter score a goal I was not emotionally ready for this https://t.co/LmCvjZveV0
— Michelle Ghoussoub (@MichelleGhsoub) May 12, 2019
That is one way of bringing up your child, however, calling Afridi so many things for a decision he is very much entitled to make, is not justified as well.
Some called out Afridi to learn from the renowned footballer.
https://twitter.com/leftyleft6/status/1127904982970372097
He further said that he had given them permission to play indoor sports and that it was their collective decision due to social and religious reasons.
Here is a reflection of how the feminists of Pakistan have responded to Afridi’s remarks:
https://twitter.com/Fashionopolis/status/1128934320247197696
https://twitter.com/SDamodarDasa/status/1127398730821275648
https://twitter.com/smobeenh/status/1128667579202068480
https://twitter.com/mehreen_chisti/status/1128527825433051137
Regarding feminists’ comments, Afridi said that he simply does not care what they have to say about his parenting. And rightly so, it’s his personal matter and the so-called feminists need not interfere in someone’s personal life.
He is looking for new ways to just remain in main stream media.attention seeker and a complete idiot and stupid person he is .who does not know what he was when he was young. Why he didnot speak about his age at that time. He is being only nostalgic nothing else…
Agreed SHAHID Bhai “Cricket Or Games (Without Parda) Not For Women”
Q?K Parde Main Reh K Possible Nahi :
Ap doosron me khaamian nikaalne se pehle ye dekh len k ap k andar to koi khaamian nahin. Phir ap doosron ko b dars dedena.
His name is Mohammed Salah for God’s sake, at least respect for our Prophet’s name
And please these keyboard warrior should bring something else beyond the so called “equality between men and women” why promoting women in those profession where fame is involved? Why not promote your women for the lifting and hardcore jobs like most men do where men travels far away from home leaving his children behind and work night and day lifting weights for their familes, why not women want eqaulity there?
It is very sad to see that our own Pakistani blogger uses Mo in the title instead of Mohammad. Just saying. :)
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