{"id":255960,"date":"2020-04-02T10:28:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T05:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=255960"},"modified":"2020-04-02T10:28:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T05:28:27","slug":"shamoon-ismail-doesnt-know-how-to-apologize-after-making-racist-remark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/shamoon-ismail-doesnt-know-how-to-apologize-after-making-racist-remark\/","title":{"rendered":"Shamoon Ismail Doesn&#8217;t Know How To Apologize After Making Racist Remark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re on the verge of an apocalypse with the novel Coronavirus and people still can&#8217;t give up on hate and racism. A few days ago, singer Shamoon Ismail shared his racist two cents on Coronavirus, and of course, netizens didn&#8217;t take kindly to his remarks.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><em>Taare<\/em><\/strong> singer shared his take on how COVID-19 started because a Chinese person had to eat bats. He even threw in a racial slur, digging himself into a deeper hole. Perhaps he thought it was funny, but no one&#8217;s laughing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_255965\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-255965\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-255965\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Shamoon-Ismail.jpg\" alt=\"Shamoon Ismail\" width=\"625\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Shamoon-Ismail.jpg 625w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Shamoon-Ismail-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Shamoon-Ismail-561x401.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Shamoon-Ismail-364x260.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Shamoon-Ismail-608x435.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Shamoon-Ismail-67x48.jpg 67w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Shamoon-Ismail-134x96.jpg 134w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-255965\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shamoon Ismail deleted his tweet following massive backlash on Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following the grand slams on Twitter, the singer deleted his tweet and issued an apology. However, people weren&#8217;t buying his &#8216;simple&#8217; apology.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamoonIsmail\/status\/1243984923830169602<\/p>\n<p>Netizens didn&#8217;t buy the &#8216;I never mean to be insensitive&#8217; part after the singer dropped a racial slur in his original tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Apologies *IF* I hurt you. Bro you used a known racial slur and don\u2019t even have the decency to acknowledge that it\u2019s a big deal. Makes sense you opened for Ali Zafar, birds of a feather<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; justanotherbottroll (@CarteaMD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarteaMD\/status\/1245057173786365957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/omfgarsal\/status\/1243986833811345410<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oh my god shampoo sweetheart this is absolute clownery love<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ayms (@sadisticvader) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sadisticvader\/status\/1244020199818395649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nor were they accepting the &#8216;I&#8217;m sorry if I hurt you&#8217; apology.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m sorry if u&#39;re hurt isnt a good apology. It never was. Just shut up pls <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zucFpaz9Cw\">https:\/\/t.co\/zucFpaz9Cw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; z. (@eiidiyjin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eiidiyjin\/status\/1243994716552790017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/idherkyunayeho\/status\/1243994215236894723<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/lifeofachutiya\/status\/1243991759861862400<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/GolfAbolition\/status\/1244007385888325632<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, YouTube vlogger Moroo actually rushed to Shamoon&#8217;s defense.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The word problematic is becoming problematic. People not having a sense of humour is problematic. People who use the word problematic are problematic.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mooroo (@Mooroo4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mooroo4\/status\/1244207869001641990?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Netizens weren&#8217;t accepting the &#8216;it was a joke&#8217; explanation because there&#8217;s nothing funny about a racial slur.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It seems to me that people defending the slur are appealing to nuance but providing none. The context of &quot;it was a joke&quot; alone does not suffice in making the term acceptable, especially on a public platform.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Obaid Ashraf (@Obaid_Ash) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Obaid_Ash\/status\/1244257432475447301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bro he&#39;s doing this because he was under heat some months back for making child molestation jokes<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MJ \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@TheJuniversal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheJuniversal\/status\/1244624067866525702?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/moroo-makes-a-distasteful-joke-about-being-a-child-molester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moroo Makes A Distasteful Joke About Being a Child Molester<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then again you can&#8217;t expect any better from someone okay with child abuse jokes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He was under shit for making jokes about child molesting on his insta, is liye<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MJ \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@TheJuniversal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheJuniversal\/status\/1244624413770817542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BadassBakri\/status\/1244290031218561025<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Quratulainzehra\/status\/1244281012194066432<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/daisyenby\/status\/1244406619531816960<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">says the most problematic youtuber ever lmao<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; sufisun (@sufisun7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sufisun7\/status\/1244546322234929152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Soon enough Shaamon Ismail caught whiff of the support and ended up prolonging the issue.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamoonIsmail\/status\/1244681623922184195<\/p>\n<p>This just led to more grand slams.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/_a_mirza\/status\/1244739533851242497<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnaaaww\/status\/1244690896010035200<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/maira_najam\/status\/1244784409896718337<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/marryamkamran\/status\/1244703291889590275<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtlbajeeeeb\/status\/1244714609937985537<\/p>\n<p>One Twitter user suggested he hire a publicist to deal with this PR nightmare.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/rosiermn\/status\/1244692887046144000<\/p>\n<p>Others think he&#8217;s not that famous anyway.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/aabaan_\/status\/1243997274524602368<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sibtayhhaider\/status\/1245012468763672576<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/this-brave-pakistani-welsh-woman-confronted-a-racist-by-herself-and-heres-what-happened\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This Brave Pakistani-Welsh Woman Confronted A Racist By Herself And Here&#8217;s What Happened<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Seems like cancel culture is catching up to the singer.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/raving_dead\/status\/1244702489166917637<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/rushnakhan\/status\/1244811815110037506<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/myjoonandstars\/status\/1244703497334988802<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Quratulainzehra\/status\/1244182151479902208<\/p>\n<p>One needs to think here. If throwing around racial slurs and propagating stereotypes is still a thing in 2020, how far have we come from the 50s really? Upcoming celebrities ought to know better in today&#8217;s world. Do better Shamoon Ismail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re on the verge of an apocalypse with the novel Coronavirus and people still can&#8217;t give up on hate and racism. A few days ago, singer Shamoon Ismail shared his racist two cents on Coronavirus, and of course, netizens didn&#8217;t take kindly to his remarks. 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