{"id":287269,"date":"2020-11-04T14:58:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T09:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=287269"},"modified":"2020-11-05T10:32:33","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T05:32:33","slug":"motivational-speaker-qasim-ali-shah-gets-blasted-over-misogynist-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/motivational-speaker-qasim-ali-shah-gets-blasted-over-misogynist-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Motivational Speaker Qasim Ali Shah Courts Controversy over &#8216;Misogynist&#8217; Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to motivational speaker Qasim Ali Shah, a woman&#8217;s only goal in life is to become a &#8216;good wife&#8217; and a &#8216;good mother&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The speaker&#8217;s recent interview, which went viral over social media, is being called out for being one-sided and anti-women. However, a certain segment also believes that his remarks were blown out of proportion, and that Qasim wasn&#8217;t trying to demean women in any way.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at what happened.<\/p>\n<h3>The Qasim Ali Shah interview<\/h3>\n<p>The self-motivational speaker and writer believes that women should be taught about being a mother and wife in schools. In an interview, Qasim Ali Shah said that a woman&#8217;s paramount aim in life is marriage and motherhood.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Go to schools where our daughters are studying and till matric, they are not taught how to be good wives, even though in a woman&#8217;s life, the ultimate two goals are to be a good wife and a good mother.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">can imran Khan pls introduce a new subject perfect wives 101, when we study that, boys can go for games class, qk wo tou perfect hain \ud83d\ude0d<\/p>\n<p>(also i stopped listening to this vid after this, so idk how he concluded but qasim ali shah im throwing your books out ) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KuR7OrHcTj\">pic.twitter.com\/KuR7OrHcTj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ainathecool (@loveatthecoffe1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/loveatthecoffe1\/status\/1322965920948649984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 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\/sajid-hasan-says-producers-have-stopped-casting-senior-actors-in-dramas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sajid Hasan Says Producers Have Stopped Casting Senior Actors in Dramas<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Netizens respond<\/h3>\n<p>As the clip went viral, some netizens were of the view that women are more than just wives and good mothers. Here&#8217;s how they are reacting to it.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shehzad89\/status\/1323299001177878530<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">Acha baap aur acha shohar bun jaaney ki ta&#39;leem tou kindergarten mein shuroo hotee hai na <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6vXfxQUEO8\">https:\/\/t.co\/6vXfxQUEO8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; afia salam (@afiasalam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/afiasalam\/status\/1323406652532543489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 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\">Maslow&#39;s hierarchy of needs for women &#8211; reinterpreted by Mr. Qasim Ali Shah <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/veY1NgeEei\">pic.twitter.com\/veY1NgeEei<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mashriki Mashkro (@commiedi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/commiedi\/status\/1323376461508681730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 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\">why not teach men to be better people since Pakistan faces very grave issues such as rapes, honor killings, acid attacks, domestic violence, forced marriages then why not teach men to be better husbands, fathers, humans, and citizens? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bCINtlVgbO\">https:\/\/t.co\/bCINtlVgbO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bugvi. (@mansoorayy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mansoorayy\/status\/1323338594329726977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 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\">I feel ill.<br \/>School for Sexism: How to be the perfect, obedient 1950&#39;s housewife for your man-child husband whom you were shackled to against your will.<\/p>\n<p>He really had the audacity to say a woman&#39;s two ultimate roles in life were motherhood and being a wife. \ud83d\ude36 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hdMwaJPAni\">https:\/\/t.co\/hdMwaJPAni<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maddie (@chikadeechirps) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chikadeechirps\/status\/1323426131891113986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 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\/SundusSaleemi\/status\/1323321553875017730<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, some social media users wanted to set the record straight. They alleged that Qasim has not said anything remotely sexist or demeaning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QasimAliShah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#QasimAliShah<\/a> made numerous videos on self betterment for both men and women but .36 seconds clip is all we need to tarnish his whole journey as a motivational speaker.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u0633\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0646 \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0 (@Fyodors_call) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fyodors_call\/status\/1323504523613265920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QasimAliShah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#QasimAliShah<\/a> has very rightly pointed out the two very very important roles of a women. His video shows that these two roles of a Mother n Wife are very important which needs proper attention. Only those can understand this who know the respect n honour of ths two roles.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fayyaz Khan Marwat (@FayyazMarwat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FayyazMarwat\/status\/1323847047561289728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QasimAliShah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#QasimAliShah<\/a> &#8211; Pls comment on this as well <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3QAgdNaf6U\">pic.twitter.com\/3QAgdNaf6U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Farhan Ali Jamali (@farhanalijamali) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/farhanalijamali\/status\/1323486276994191360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, some allege that Qasim should have also demanded the same for men as well. The idea being that both men and women need to look after themselves with their ordained roles in a family.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please introduce Husbandology and Fatherology first \u263a\ufe0f\u263a\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p> boys ko aik husband aur baap ka ultimate role sikhane kay lye<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/qasimalishah01?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@qasimalishah01<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QasimAliShah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#QasimAliShah<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Shafqatmehmood?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Shafqatmehmood<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4WYoVBQhEM\">https:\/\/t.co\/4WYoVBQhEM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u2728 \u0635\u0627\u0626\u0645\u06c1 \u2728 (@RandomBytes1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandomBytes1\/status\/1323657671136989184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 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=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">Aur acha shohar hona kaha parhaya jata hai hai ????? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QasimAliShah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#QasimAliShah<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zEWrJdmTvp\">https:\/\/t.co\/zEWrJdmTvp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Something to be&#8230;. (@Shy_1124) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shy_1124\/status\/1323629639709925382?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 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\">We should see injustice with women in our country. Everyone crush them with their choice not knowing that what&#39;s their choice. Shouldn&#39;t we be good fathers, brothers &amp; husbands. Completely disturbed when saw his 2.3M subs on YouTube &amp; this is what he  teaching them.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QasimAliShah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#QasimAliShah<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ayaz Yaseen (@AyazYaseenBa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AyazYaseenBa\/status\/1324179444664274946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Do you think everyone deserves a chance to improve their economic conditions? Or do you think Qasim&#8217;s words should also be taken into consideration in Pakistani society where the traditional roles of men as bread earners and women as home-makers should be maintained for social cohesion?<\/p>\n<p>What do you think?<\/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\/pakistani-women-face-uphill-battle-in-getting-bike-license-from-authorities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pakistani Women Face Uphill Battle in Getting Bike License from Authorities<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to motivational speaker Qasim Ali Shah, a woman&#8217;s only goal in life is to become a &#8216;good wife&#8217; and a &#8216;good mother&#8217;. The speaker&#8217;s recent interview, which went viral over social media, is being called out for being one-sided and anti-women. 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