{"id":327728,"date":"2021-09-17T09:46:56","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T04:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=327728"},"modified":"2021-09-17T09:46:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T04:46:56","slug":"sharmila-faruqi-disagrees-with-gohar-rasheed-oppression-is-not-a-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/sharmila-faruqi-disagrees-with-gohar-rasheed-oppression-is-not-a-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharmila Faruqi Disagrees With Gohar Rasheed: &#8216;Oppression is Not a Choice&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The slap scene in <strong><em>Laapata<\/em> <\/strong>has lately been the topic of discussion for many, but for Sharmila Faruqi, it&#8217;s Gohar Rasheed&#8217;s remarks that don&#8217;t reflect well on violence against women. In one of his recent Instagram posts, the actor shared that the only reason he signed the project was because of the #thappad scene, &#8216;to prove that oppression is a choice&#8217;. However, the PPP politician disagrees with his statement.<\/p>\n<p>The slap scene went viral on social media and both Sarah and Gohar shared the clips on their Instagram handles as well. Gohar Rasheed also wrote a message for his followers, which read,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It may sound strange but The <a class=\" xil3i\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/thappad\/\">#Thappad<\/a>\u00a0scene was the only reason as to why I took up the character of\u00a0<a class=\" xil3i\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/daniyal\/\">#Daniyal<\/a>, to prove that oppression is a choice. If any insecure man with his fragile ego tries his \u201cso called\u201d muscles on you, Make the choice that\u00a0<a class=\" xil3i\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/falak\/\">#Falak<\/a> did, Without any fear!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CToyqC-FyRD\/\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-version=\"14\" \r\n\t\tstyle=\"max-width:540px; min-width:300px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Sharmila Faruqi disagrees<\/h3>\n<p>Sharmila Faruqi corrected him and said that &#8216;oppression is not a choice, it is a hard reality.&#8217; She wrote,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Thousands of women are oppressed not because they chose to be \u2018oppressed\u2019, but because they don&#8217;t have the option to hit back or leave. Marital rapes, domestic violence, acid victims and child marriages are rampant in our society because the victims are helpless physically and financially. They suffer in silence. And those who do muster up the courage are either silenced, murdered or divorced with nowhere to go. The victim-blaming never ends. It\u2019s a vicious circle.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-327735\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242041122_10165837556765051_1521229807788341858_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242041122_10165837556765051_1521229807788341858_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242041122_10165837556765051_1521229807788341858_n-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242041122_10165837556765051_1521229807788341858_n-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242041122_10165837556765051_1521229807788341858_n-561x386.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242041122_10165837556765051_1521229807788341858_n-364x250.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242041122_10165837556765051_1521229807788341858_n-728x501.jpg 728w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242041122_10165837556765051_1521229807788341858_n-608x418.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242041122_10165837556765051_1521229807788341858_n-758x521.jpg 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242041122_10165837556765051_1521229807788341858_n-70x48.jpg 70w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242041122_10165837556765051_1521229807788341858_n-140x96.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/muneeb-butt-mathira-comment-on-the-slap-scene-in-laapata\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Muneeb Butt, Mathira Comment on the Slap Scene in &#8216;Laapata&#8217;<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Gohar Rasheed responds<\/h3>\n<p>Taking to his Facebook, the <em>Laapata<\/em> actor replied,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;With all due respect ma\u2019am <a class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/sharmilafaruqi?__eep__=6&amp;__tn__=*NK*F\">#Sharmilafaruqi<\/a> Then how can we break this vicious circle? If thousands of women are being oppressed daily how can we change that reality?&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In his defense, he said,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The main reason why women tolerate all this injustice is because of fear, the norms and taboos that have been created by our unsophisticated society. And now this fear is becoming a mindset for these women and the only thing that can change this mindset is an idea. An Idea of not being oppressed, tolerant or fear any injustice or abuse by the spineless men of our society.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-327736\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gohar-rasheed.png\" alt=\"Sharmila Faruqi\" width=\"603\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gohar-rasheed.png 603w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gohar-rasheed-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gohar-rasheed-180x120.png 180w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gohar-rasheed-561x379.png 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gohar-rasheed-364x246.png 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gohar-rasheed-71x48.png 71w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gohar-rasheed-142x96.png 142w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The <a class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/thappadscene?__eep__=6&amp;__tn__=*NK*F\">#ThappadScene<\/a> depicts a woman standing for herself and saying no to violence which is a step towards breaking that vicious circle. Oppression is a choice, an idea for the generation to come where no woman should accept being abused or oppressed due to the society norms and if she does tolerate being oppressed then that is her choice not a mindset anymore.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Responding to his reasoning, Sharmila Faruqi again took to her Twitter and wrote,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We change the mindset, we teach our sons to respect women, we teach them not to raise their hands &amp; voices, violence begets violence.. it\u2019s not the solution.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We change the mindset, we teach our sons to respect women, we teach them not to raise their hands &amp; voices, violence begets violence.. it\u2019s not the solution <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0kDKK2lV6E\">https:\/\/t.co\/0kDKK2lV6E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Sharmila Sahibah Faruqui (Phd) s.i (@sharmilafaruqi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sharmilafaruqi\/status\/1438068280820908038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/gohar-rasheed-calls-out-men-that-think-domestic-violence-is-fine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gohar Rasheed Calls Out Men That Think &#8216;Domestic Violence Is Fine&#8217;<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The slap scene in Laapata has lately been the topic of discussion for many, but for Sharmila Faruqi, it&#8217;s Gohar Rasheed&#8217;s remarks that don&#8217;t reflect well on violence against women. 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