http://www.dawn.com/2002/02/21/ed.htm#3
Yet again the Karachi Zoo authorities have gone ahead and banned the entry of women during the Eid holidays. Apparently, this has been happening every year for the past decade, the rationale being that since the zoo will be crowded by hordes of men - many of them, it is presumed, will ogle and stare - it would be much better if the women were asked to stay home. Hardly a convincing ground.
Why should women be made to suffer if some members of the opposite sex tend to forget norms of conduct in public places? And why should families who might wish to visit the zoo during the Eid holidays be inconvenienced for no fault of their own?
Taking the logic of the zoo authorities a step further, women should be banned from all busy shopping centres because these places too are thronged by hordes of dubious characters. The Sindh government should perhaps take note of this and realize that such absurd measures really have no place in the twenty first century.
[This message has been edited by chilli (edited February 22, 2002).]
This is really sad, reminds me of similar incidents that happened in Gulshn-e-Iqbal, Lahore. But in this case the administration response is totally flawed. If a small bazaar committee can handle the Eid crowed in the shopping centers they can handle the zoo issue as well.
In Lahore, especially near Eid, the police would not allow single young males to enter the park, the same was the case for the Old town Lahore shopping areas. Another extreme measure was the deployment of plain cloth police officers in the parks, although it stops many incidents but it opened the way for other problems.
Anyway we all know that ogle and stare are not the main issues here…
stupid action. a proper action would have been to increase security and any guy or group harassing a girl would be strictly dealth with, charged with harrassment and thrown in the slammer for a few days where not only would he be ogled by the lifers, but also have a great chance to become their toy. Maybe after that the guy would straighten himself out.
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Originally posted by Fraudz: stupid action. a proper action would have been to increase security and any guy or group harassing a girl would be strictly dealth with, charged with harrassment and thrown in the slammer for a few days where not only would he be ogled by the lifers, but also have a great chance to become their toy. Maybe after that the guy would straighten himself out.
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Pir Sahib, I don't think that would work. I think the miscreant should be tossed in the lion's den, then only will it be a true deterrent.
The funny thing is that the women get banned as if it is all their fault...
To put it bluntly, Pakistan comes across as a "sex-starved" society....from this editorial piece .... We, in India too have eve-teasings and cases of molestations etc. but not to the extent that the Govt. has to consider restricting women entry in public places...
Anyways. Eve-teasing is obviously a big problem. Large crowds during eid days make the situation worse. Banning the women just shows the helplessness of the authorities. But I wonder what would be an effective way to stop this nuissance. They cannot possibly watch each and every individual, can they?
So what you wanted to See good has made you blind
And what you wanted to Be yours has made it Mine
So don’t you lock up Something that you
Wanted to see fly
Hands are for shaking No not tying
I sure don’t Mind a change But I fell on black Days
How would I know That this could be My fate
well, something needs to be done, this lameness is creeping into every crowded area. The type of chichoras who engage in this stuff really need to be caught and identified, I suggest a page in newspaper with a heading noting their shamful acts.
Sad thing is guys like these are probably all shareef and all bhola bhala in their mohalla
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Originally posted by Fraudz:
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Sad thing is guys like these are probably all shareef and all bhola bhala in their mohalla
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no they are not!
once an oogle-monster
always an oogle-monster
the only shareef and bhola bhalas are those who usually get the task of driving their female relations....the packs of 'lafangas' that roam the bazaars and zoos are usually living upto their reputations...
If truth is knowledge, knowledge is power, and power corrupts, then are
all the liars in the world really the good guys?...*
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Originally posted by Chaltahai:
** Pir Sahib, I don't think that would work. I think the miscreant should be tossed in the lion's den, then only will it be a true deterrent.
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Then they'll mess with the sherni. Old habits die hard (but humans die easily)
She gets her good looks from her father. He's a plastic surgeon - Groucho Marx
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Originally posted by isloo_ki_anarkali:
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no they are not!
once an oogle-monster
always an oogle-monster**
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I seriously doubt that these guys are the same way in their neighbourhood and in their family as they are at other places.
you are right, they are not bhola bhala or seedha, they just act it.
and that is why when these people's pictures start showing up as the filth of society in local papers and their maan behan ask why they are such leechars, then they may straighten up.
oogle monster !!!! interesting term i must say.....but yes its the "monsters" that should have been banned , not the women.Something like "only families allowed".
I was born in karachi but was not brought from that area... and I can't recommend you a solution to this ..as it's not good
to keep women inside at home cooped up like chikens. But neither is it good to let them loose in an environment full of desperate sick guys. That's the impression i got of society in cetain areas of Pakistan. Guys tend to act cheap and behave desperately.
And being very rude and disrespectful to women.. u know using swear words with reference to mothers and sisters!