{"id":379081,"date":"2022-09-27T18:39:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T13:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=379081"},"modified":"2022-09-27T18:39:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T13:39:44","slug":"maria-b-called-out-for-her-insensitive-transphobic-comments-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/maria-b-called-out-for-her-insensitive-transphobic-comments-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria B Called Out for Her Insensitive &#8216;Transphobic&#8217; Comments Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There have been a lot of controversies in the Pakistani media industry regarding the transgender community, and the name on top of the list is Maria B&#8217;s. The designer is receiving a lot of backlash once again for her remarks on a controversial and sensitive issue in her Instagram video of herself\u00a0discussing the law with her sisters and stating that the &#8216;Transgender Act of Pakistan&#8217; is a \u201chot topic\u201d that will \u201caffect their children and society\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-379102\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-27-at-4.41.36-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-27-at-4.41.36-AM.png 606w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-27-at-4.41.36-AM-300x273.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The sisters \u2014 Maria Najia, and Aafia \u2014 questioned Pakistani lawmakers and asked whether the law applies to people like Caitlyn Jenner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Her sister Najia said, &#8220;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">No, not, this act was made for the <em>k<\/em><\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">hwaja sira<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> community. They are intersex people and there\u2019s a massive difference between them and transgenders. In the act that represents the marginalized community, after 70 years when we\u2019re doing something for them, and transgenders have usurped their rights&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The sisters also put forward their unsolicited opinions without having proper knowledge of the act.<\/span><\/p>\n\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Ci21BLjIBEM\/\" \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\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\/reema-khan-shocked-by-mahira-khans-overprotective-bodyguard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reema Khan Shocked by Mahira Khan&#8217;s Overprotective Bodyguard<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Facts<\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Parliament passed a law in 2018 to recognize transgender individuals legally, enshrining their rights to education, basic health facilities, the right to affirm their transgender identity on ID cards and passports, as well as the right to vote and contest elections.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A consultation with the Chairman of the Council for Islamic Ideology had been requested regarding the Transgender Rights Act.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Parliament continues to debate the matter while two petitions filed in the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) await their verdicts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This topic is quite technical and sensitive on religious, legal, and social levels and should not be addressed in a casual manner. Having no knowledge about a sensitive and controversial topic but sharing opinions about it can be problematic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-379103\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5f9fbfed49e59.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5f9fbfed49e59.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5f9fbfed49e59-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5f9fbfed49e59-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5f9fbfed49e59-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5f9fbfed49e59-364x205.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5f9fbfed49e59-758x426.jpeg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One of Maria&#8217;s sisters said that DNA and blood tests could &#8216;prove&#8217; whether someone is <em>khwaja sira<\/em>, transgender, or cisgender. As for the merits of the law, it does not contain any verses from the Quran or Hadith, she claimed.<\/span><\/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\/mohammad-rizwan-had-a-cute-moment-with-his-daughters-after-the-pak-vs-eng-match-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Babar Has a Cute Moment with Rizwan&#8217;s Daughters After the Pak vs Eng Match [Video]<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Note that laws are made according to established systems. If and when religious guidance is required, input from learned religious bodies is sought and incorporated, as is being done at the moment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-379105\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1660742401-8160.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1660742401-8160.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1660742401-8160-300x193.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1660742401-8160-1024x657.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1660742401-8160-768x493.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1660742401-8160-758x486.jpeg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Maria B was previously embroiled in a fiasco involving her rejection of Dr. Mehrub Moiz Awan, a prominent face of the<em> khwaja sira<\/em> community, from speaking at an academic event. A researcher, and policy specialist by profession, Dr. Awan was removed from the panel of speakers at the TEDx conference that was scheduled to take place at the International School Lahore (ISL).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Later on,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_mariab_fatimab_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the designer<\/a> lauded the organizers&#8217; decision to remove Dr. Awan from the panel, but she was labeled as &#8216;transphobic&#8217; for her stance on the matter.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There have been a lot of controversies in the Pakistani media industry regarding the transgender community, and the name on top of the list is Maria B&#8217;s. The designer is receiving a lot of backlash once again for her remarks on a controversial and sensitive issue in her Instagram video of herself\u00a0discussing the law with her sisters and stating that [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/maria-b-called-out-for-her-insensitive-transphobic-comments-again\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":379104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2199,1291,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-379081","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-social-media","9":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"Maria B posted a video with her sisters Najia and Aafia discussing the law and a \"hot topic\" but earned ire for it.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-9-2-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-9-2-758x426.jpg",758,426,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-9-2.jpg",1000,562,false]},"author_name":"Mawra Tahir","categories_name":["Featured","Social Media","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Maria B Called Out for Her Insensitive \u2018Transphobic\u2019 Comments Again","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2199,1291,1297&exclude=379081","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379081"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=379081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}