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25 Oct 2013, 4:44 pm

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Why I hate Malala
  • How can I accept Malala to be a hero, when her speeches do not have any Islamic or nationalistic agenda? How can I consider her to be my future leader when nothing she says or does imbues a false sense of superiority in me as a Muslim or a Pakistani?
Over the past few weeks, what with the Nobel hoopla and all, everyone has had something to say or write about Malala Yousafzai. The politicians propagated their own agenda, liberal fascists whined about their cause and journalists used the issue to put forward their personal agendas through the debate surrounding that girl. Some writers wrote satires that were taken seriously, others wrote serious pieces that weren’t taken seriously and then there were the white man’s burden, brown man’s burden and burdens that came in other colours, being discussed in articles that tried to complicate a debate that has been pretty simple all along.

Now, as I write this piece, what I intend to do is give you a completely straightforward perspective, one that you will not find in any other article written about Malala. I have no issue being dubbed a misogynist, fundamentalist, jihadist or a conspiracy theory leech, for I have no qualms in admitting that I undoubtedly am all of those things. And so I shall tell you why I hate Malala sans any inkling of pretention: the absolutely honest and truthful perspective of a true Pakistani.

How much a Pakistani hates someone depends on how easy it is to hate them. And few individuals are easier to hate than Malala Yousafzai.

This fella is top-notch. Fair play to him; he needs all the help he can get.



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25 Oct 2013, 4:55 pm

Classy guy. :roll:



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25 Oct 2013, 5:11 pm

before anybody makes the mistake taking this literally, this is satire.



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25 Oct 2013, 5:21 pm

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when nothing she says or does imbues a false sense of superiority in me as a Muslim or a Pakistani


lol couldn't have put it better.

The don't like it because it shows them in a bad light.

Ask the Bangladeshis what they think of the Pakistani Nationalism, and their agenda.

Yes they are affected by terrorism, but the fail to deal with it, becuase they are so obsessed with Kashmir, they actually appease and fund it, double dealing every county they deal with.

Pakistan is the only country in the world that doesn't recognize Armenia as a nation state, it even denies the 1915 Genocide.

Home truths hurt.



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25 Oct 2013, 5:22 pm

Jacoby wrote:
before anybody makes the mistake taking this literally, this is satire.


yes exactly.



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25 Oct 2013, 5:26 pm

Jacoby wrote:
before anybody makes the mistake taking this literally, this is satire.


The reference to "liberal fascism" might have tipped that off.



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25 Oct 2013, 9:36 pm

The religion I follow is inherently misogynistic. The society I live in is quintessentially patriarchal. And I’m supposed to manifest ideals of gender equality and women empowerment out of the blue?

Why do you think we consider it a million times easier to call Aafia Siddiqui the daughter of Pakistan than Malala Yousafzai? With Aafia there’s a sense of victimhood, with jihad as the cherry on top. That’s what we’d like in our daughters: fragility, vulnerability and the perpetual dependence on one of the male guardians in her life.

I wonder if this is why western men seem to be so dissatisfied. Women are now able to make their own way and if things go badly they can turn to the state. That is, if men feel a need to be needed. Maybe they don't.



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25 Oct 2013, 10:00 pm

Ann2011 wrote:
I wonder if this is why western men seem to be so dissatisfied. Women are now able to make their own way and if things go badly they can turn to the state. That is, if men feel a need to be needed. Maybe they don't.


:?:



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25 Oct 2013, 10:05 pm

ArrantPariah wrote:
Ann2011 wrote:
I wonder if this is why western men seem to be so dissatisfied. Women are now able to make their own way and if things go badly they can turn to the state. That is, if men feel a need to be needed. Maybe they don't.


:?:


It just seems like men and women don't really need each other for anything other than sex. (Okay - child rearing is probably best done by two good parents.) But other than that, what's the point of coupling up?



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26 Oct 2013, 9:31 am

drh1138 wrote:
Jacoby wrote:
before anybody makes the mistake taking this literally, this is satire.


The reference to "liberal fascism" might have tipped that off.


You'd be surprised how often that term is actually used in real life though.



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26 Oct 2013, 10:14 am

Wow. 8O



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26 Oct 2013, 2:07 pm

Kidding aside, Malala is a true charm. I loved when Jon Stewart said: "I know your parents are very proud of you but... do they mind if I adopt you?"



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30 Oct 2013, 1:27 pm

Tequila wrote:
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Why I hate Malala
  • How can I accept Malala to be a hero, when her speeches do not have any Islamic or nationalistic agenda? How can I consider her to be my future leader when nothing she says or does imbues a false sense of superiority in me as a Muslim or a Pakistani?
Over the past few weeks, what with the Nobel hoopla and all, everyone has had something to say or write about Malala Yousafzai. The politicians propagated their own agenda, liberal fascists whined about their cause and journalists used the issue to put forward their personal agendas through the debate surrounding that girl. Some writers wrote satires that were taken seriously, others wrote serious pieces that weren’t taken seriously and then there were the white man’s burden, brown man’s burden and burdens that came in other colours, being discussed in articles that tried to complicate a debate that has been pretty simple all along.

Now, as I write this piece, what I intend to do is give you a completely straightforward perspective, one that you will not find in any other article written about Malala. I have no issue being dubbed a misogynist, fundamentalist, jihadist or a conspiracy theory leech, for I have no qualms in admitting that I undoubtedly am all of those things. And so I shall tell you why I hate Malala sans any inkling of pretention: the absolutely honest and truthful perspective of a true Pakistani.

How much a Pakistani hates someone depends on how easy it is to hate them. And few individuals are easier to hate than Malala Yousafzai.

This fella is top-notch. Fair play to him; he needs all the help he can get.


I read the article and it doesn't sound like the guy hates Malala at all. It looks like she's being portrayed as a hero while being sarcastic about the actual hatred towards her.



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30 Oct 2013, 6:48 pm

Ann2011 wrote:
ArrantPariah wrote:
Ann2011 wrote:
I wonder if this is why western men seem to be so dissatisfied. Women are now able to make their own way and if things go badly they can turn to the state. That is, if men feel a need to be needed. Maybe they don't.


:?:


It just seems like men and women don't really need each other for anything other than sex. (Okay - child rearing is probably best done by two good parents.) But other than that, what's the point of coupling up?


Sharing your life with a wonderful person. Working and acchieving dreams of your partnership, to be together happy about what you acchieved?

According to you, there would be no need for friendship either, because thats normally as well not based on sex. But being with good friends simply makes you happy, the more if its a very special unique friend. :)



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30 Oct 2013, 7:08 pm

I think she's pretty awesome!



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30 Oct 2013, 8:00 pm

Schneekugel wrote:
Ann2011 wrote:
ArrantPariah wrote:
Ann2011 wrote:
I wonder if this is why western men seem to be so dissatisfied. Women are now able to make their own way and if things go badly they can turn to the state. That is, if men feel a need to be needed. Maybe they don't.


:?:


It just seems like men and women don't really need each other for anything other than sex. (Okay - child rearing is probably best done by two good parents.) But other than that, what's the point of coupling up?


Sharing your life with a wonderful person. Working and acchieving dreams of your partnership, to be together happy about what you acchieved?

According to you, there would be no need for friendship either, because thats normally as well not based on sex. But being with good friends simply makes you happy, the more if its a very special unique friend. :)

I would like to share my life with a wonderful person. But when I have met such people, it seems that other concerns make the cost too great. You used the word "happy" a lot and that's something I never feel even in the company of friends. So I guess you can take what I say from where it's coming from - I'm sure fulfilling relationships are possible. It just seems that one is no longer necessary to survive.