In the wake of the motorway incident, a second protest was held at the Karaci Press Club where majority of the Karachi based celebrities were present raising their voice, and they’re being heartily lauded for it too!
However, a guy named Moiz a.k.a our very own Shumaila Bhatti on Twitter has a totally different story to tell exposing the ugly protest-for-PR culture, here’s what he’s got to say:
https://twitter.com/TMItalks/status/1305882631419187207?s=19
He starts by sharing how the usual vendors were pushed back because they were too ugly to be in the press shots:
https://twitter.com/TMItalks/status/1305882635634380800?s=19
He then shares how their presence had the media chasing them, leaving the ordinary citizens alone:
https://twitter.com/TMItalks/status/1305882637362442242?s=19
The celebrities also refused to join the trans’ protest where they too were marching against rape and violence:
https://twitter.com/TMItalks/status/1305882639073792001?s=19
People from the trans protest had to leave because of zero media coverage:
https://twitter.com/TMItalks/status/1305882640826929154?s=19
He then continues to expose the hypocrisy:
https://twitter.com/TMItalks/status/1305882642504712193?s=19
He then shared how the celebrities are being lauded since then:
https://twitter.com/TMItalks/status/1305882644186619905?s=19
He shared how heart breaking it was:
https://twitter.com/TMItalks/status/1305882645830799361?s=19
He then shares how classism is still one of Pakistan’s core issue:
https://twitter.com/TMItalks/status/1305882647533584385?s=19
He explains his point further:
https://twitter.com/TMItalks/status/1305882649324662785?s=19
And repeats that our pain is not for sale:
https://twitter.com/TMItalks/status/1305882652793344000?s=19
He also adds a little fun fact at the end:
https://twitter.com/TMItalks/status/1305882654479388672?s=19
His thread has been going viral on twitter and people are disappointed:
Pakistani “celebrities” are the fakest, most PR-hungry leeches our there. Read. https://t.co/JOEgZN0LOL
— Summer hater (@DurPhitteMu) September 16, 2020
People were sharing how some celebrities have been attending several protests without making a show of it:
https://twitter.com/NabihaMeher/status/1306128278323945475?s=19
People had lost respect:
Not that I had special fondness for Pakistani showbiz actors but whatever little respect I had for them is lost for good. https://t.co/8YcZdGtwzm
— عمير (@OmairBhat) September 16, 2020
People were calling the thread the BTS of the protest:
The actual "behind the Scenes." https://t.co/tNlLjYwARL
— Rai M. Azlan (@Mussanaf) September 16, 2020
People were comparing them to the CCPO Lahore:
Frieha Altaf wants positive coverage only. Behind the scenes she is no better than CCPO! https://t.co/SgCvoTVl1P pic.twitter.com/yQFWwX3iSI
— Alina Shigri (@alinashigri) September 15, 2020
Many wanted the stan fans to read the thread:
https://twitter.com/queerwolfie/status/1306058037535428613?s=19
Some were curious to know why the celebrity protest was held on another day:
Curious to know why the celebrities protest was held on a different day? There was a large protest on Saturday, would have made all the difference if everyone came together. Was the problem the Aurat March endorsement on Saturday’s protest?
— Alia Chughtai (@AliaChughtai) September 15, 2020
People were seething with rage:
Can’t even get my head around this. Seething with rage https://t.co/khYHUoSlAT
— Hareem Sumbul (@HareemSumbul) September 15, 2020
People wanted this attitude to stop!
https://twitter.com/Zahranabil1982/status/1305985781752791040?s=19
People were finding it utterly disgusting:
I.Cant.Even!!!
This is beyond disgusting. Shame on all these pseudo ‘Human Rights, Equal Rights, Equal Rights’ activists. https://t.co/3EhEe8cj1S
— Saman Jafriسمن جعفری (@SsamanJay) September 15, 2020
What do you think about Moiz’s thread? Let us know in the comments below!
I agree with him. Because of these idiots the real cause is lost. No one should pay any attention to them.
Wonderful article and what a brave guy Moiz is.
Love his way of showing real face of these fake people.
Thanks for publishing this article.