{"id":386108,"date":"2022-11-14T13:11:59","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T08:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=386108"},"modified":"2022-11-14T13:11:59","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T08:11:59","slug":"releasejoyland-twitterati-outraged-by-govts-decision-to-ban-joyland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/releasejoyland-twitterati-outraged-by-govts-decision-to-ban-joyland\/","title":{"rendered":"#ReleaseJoyland: Twitterati Outraged by Govt&#8217;s Decision to Ban &#8216;Joyland&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The internet is demanding the nationwide release of the new LGBTQ film <strong><em>Joyland\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>by Saim Sadiq after the Government of Pakistan and the Ministry of Information and Broadcast barred its release for not conforming with social values and moral standards.<\/p>\n<p>Director <a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/joyland-director-saim-sadiq-curious-about-its-pre-release-reception-in-pakistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saim Sadiq<\/a> was anxious about its reception in Pakistan but he got his answer over the weekend. Jamaat-e-Islami Senator Mushtaq Ahmed tweeted the letter by the ministry which labeled the previously certified film &#8220;uncertified&#8221; on Saturday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ur\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0645\u062f\u0644\u0644\u06c1! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovtofPakistan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovtofPakistan<\/a> <br \/>\u0646\u06d2\u0645\u062a\u0646\u0627\u0632\u0639 \u0641\u0644\u0645 \u062c\u0648\u0627\u0626\u06d2\u0644\u06cc\u0646\u0688\u06a9\u0648\u062c\u0627\u0631\u06cc \u06a9\u0631\u062f\u06c1 \u0646\u0645\u0627\u0626\u0634 \u06a9\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0626\u0633\u0646\u0633 \u0645\u0646\u0633\u0648\u062e \u06a9\u0631\u062f\u06cc\u0627\u06c1\u06d2\u06d4\u0646\u0648\u0679\u06cc\u0641\u06cc\u06a9\u06cc\u0634\u0646 \u062c\u0627\u0631\u06cc\u060c\u06cc\u06c1 \u062d\u06a9\u0648\u0645\u062a \u06a9\u0627\u0627\u062d\u0633\u0646 \u0627\u0642\u062f\u0627\u0645 \u06c1\u06d2\u06d4\u067e\u0627\u06a9\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646  \u0627\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u06cc \u0645\u0645\u0644\u06a9\u062a \u06c1\u06d2\u06cc\u06c1\u0627\u06ba \u06a9\u0648\u0626\u06cc \u0642\u0627\u0646\u0648\u0646\u060c \u06a9\u0648\u0626\u06cc \u0627\u0642\u062f\u0627\u0645\u060c\u06a9\u0648\u0626\u06cc \u0646\u0638\u0631\u06cc\u06c1 \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0641\u0650 \u0627\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0646\u06c1\u06cc\u06ba \u0686\u0644 \u0633\u06a9\u062a\u0627\u06d4<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BanJoyland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BanJoyland<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tib00zo6Dd\">pic.twitter.com\/tib00zo6Dd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan | \u0633\u06cc\u0646\u06cc\u0679\u0631 \u0645\u0634\u062a\u0627\u0642 \u0627\u062d\u0645\u062f \u062e\u0627\u0646 (@SenatorMushtaq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorMushtaq\/status\/1591480694735355904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2022<\/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\/the-crown-humayun-saeeds-kiss-has-twitter-hot-and-bothered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;The Crown&#8217;: Humayun Saeed&#8217;s Kiss Has Twitter Hot and Bothered<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>The announcement has sparked outrage all over social media and Twitterati voiced their disapproval of the government&#8217;s decision. The sentiment has gotten the hashtag #ReleaseJoyland trending on the microblogging platform.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is Alina Khan, the beautiful Biba from Joyland. This is her struggle. This is what happens when you&#39;re intentionally blind to the miseries of the trans community. This is what happens when you dehumanize a trans person. It&#39;s time we break this cruel cycle. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ReleaseJoyland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ReleaseJoyland<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bgmhaMPlya\">pic.twitter.com\/bgmhaMPlya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aimen (@mohsin_aimen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mohsin_aimen\/status\/1591857466719211520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/aanasifcheema\/status\/1591505135137611777?s=20&#038;t=ANQxPCMtLXTMpnyrRMvvrg<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">the pakistani public should be angry. the whole world is capable of receiving this movie &amp; celebrating its EXCELLENCE but we, the people it is FROM &amp; FOR are deemed not fit to watch it. why &amp; for how long will we keep erasing the lives of the transgender community <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/releasejoyland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#releasejoyland<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mehar Khursheed (@curlistani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/curlistani\/status\/1591683540365852672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One tweep wrote,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Not embracing diverse stories shows our fear to acknowledge our own reality that we are a diverse society where different beliefs, cultures, experiences, and struggles exist.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He added, &#8220;Art speaks to the audience, and we are too afraid to have a conversation&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not embracing diverse stories shows our fear to acknowledge our own reality that we are a diverse society where different beliefs, cultures, experiences and struggles exist. Art speaks to the audience, and we are too afraid to have a conversation.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ReleaseJoyland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ReleaseJoyland<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; M. Jibran Nasir \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@MJibranNasir) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MJibranNasir\/status\/1591817870656540672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another netizen pointed out the hypocrisy of our industry with an example of the blockbuster film, <strong><em>The Legend of Maula Jatt<\/em><\/strong>, which had a controversial scene of a Punjabi man smoking scorpion dust with a sex slave chained to his bed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I love that our moral brigade didn\u2019t find a full bodied Punjabi man, smoking up scorpion dust and keeping sex slaves chained to his bed, \u2018socially and morally offensive\u2019, but the word \u2018trans\u2019 puts their knickers in a twist. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ReleaseJoyland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ReleaseJoyland<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/letcinemabreath?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#letcinemabreath<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AHI (@aamnaisani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aamnaisani\/status\/1591664466651140097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The ban is not only depriving Pakistani cinema-goers of the film but is also hurting Pakistan&#8217;s chances at the upcoming Academy Awards as it<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>was selected for The Oscar&#8217;s consideration this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joyland needs to be released for a week before Nov 30 deadline for it to be eligible for Oscars this year. This is\/was our best shot and the censor board is jeopardising it by listening to hypocrites who haven\u2019t even seen the film. <\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s still time though: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ReleaseJoyland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ReleaseJoyland<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Usama Lali (@usamalali_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usamalali_\/status\/1591529687339372545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fashion designer, Maria B., was one of the people not in favor of <strong><em>Joyland<\/em><\/strong>&#8216;s domestic release. She opined that it goes against Pakistan&#8217;s Islamic values.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_371354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-371354\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-371354\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mariab14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mariab14.jpg 458w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mariab14-239x300.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-371354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maria B.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Twitterati troll the designer and calling her a hypocrite while sharing some questionable pieces from her clothing line.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/stariq88\/status\/1591685609130704896?s=20&#038;t=ANQxPCMtLXTMpnyrRMvvrg<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What is Maria B so afraid of? Good design? Human rights? Nice chandeliers? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ReleaseJoyland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ReleaseJoyland<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rimmel Mohydin (@Rimmel_Mohydin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rimmel_Mohydin\/status\/1591787178136567808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another tweep also pointed out that Pakistan&#8217;s censor board has no problem releasing a sexually explicit film like <strong><em>Kundi Na Kharka\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>but is offended by a film like\u00a0<strong><em>Joyland\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>that raise awareness about the struggles of Pakistan&#8217;s transcommunity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of Pakistan had no problem with the release of &#39;Kundi Na Kharka&#39; neither its item songs. That did not threaten Maria B&#39;s family values neither did it offend Pakistani Censor Board&#39;s moral values but a film like Joyland does. Hmm. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ReleaseJoyland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ReleaseJoyland<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xHj4kVTGBC\">pic.twitter.com\/xHj4kVTGBC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shyraa Roy (@shyraaroy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shyraaroy\/status\/1591893067711275008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/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\/?p=386083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LENS Exclusive: Fitness Instructor Salman Sheikh Slams Ex-wife Rida Isfahani for &#8216;False Claims&#8217; of Domestic Abuse<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p><em><strong>Joyland<\/strong><\/em> has enjoyed great success internationally as it was the first-ever Pakistani competitive entry at the Cannes film festival. The film also won the Jury Prize in the <em>Un Certain Regard<\/em> competition \u2014 a segment that focused on young, innovative cinema talent, and was the winner of this year&#8217;s Queer Palme.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-379189\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/joyland.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/joyland.jpg 800w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/joyland-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/joyland-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/joyland-758x948.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Joyland&#8217;s cast includes the icons Sania Saeed, Sarwat Gilani, Salman Peerzada, and Rasti Farooq, besides Alina Khan in the leading role.<\/p>\n<p>The film was slated for an 18 November release this week but it looks like fans will not get to see the film anytime soon. What do you think? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The internet is demanding the nationwide release of the new LGBTQ film Joyland\u00a0by Saim Sadiq after the Government of Pakistan and the Ministry of Information and Broadcast barred its release for not conforming with social values and moral standards. Director Saim Sadiq was anxious about its reception in Pakistan but he got his answer over the weekend. Jamaat-e-Islami Senator Mushtaq [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/releasejoyland-twitterati-outraged-by-govts-decision-to-ban-joyland\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":386122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2557,1298,2199,2539,2522,2515,2517,1297,2554],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-386108","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cinema","8":"category-culture","9":"category-featured","10":"category-government","11":"category-lgbtq","12":"category-movie-film","13":"category-religion","14":"category-tv-movies-music","15":"category-twitter"},"wps_subtitle":"A netizen pointed out that 'The Legend of Maula Jatt' also had a controversial scene of a man smoking scorpion dust with a sex slave chained to his bed, which was cleared by the authorities.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/joyland-feat-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/joyland-feat-758x426.jpg",758,426,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/joyland-feat.jpg",1000,562,false]},"author_name":"Sher Alam","categories_name":["Cinema","Culture","Featured","Government","LGBTQ","Movie\/Film","Religion","TV &amp; Film","Twitter"],"title_text":"#ReleaseJoyland: Twitterati Outraged by Govt\u2019s Decision to Ban \u2018Joyland\u2019","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2557,1298,2199,2539,2522,2515,2517,1297,2554&exclude=386108","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386108","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\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386108"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=386108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}