The majority of the comments are pretty much the same everywhere on the net.
On Yahoo, for example:
"Why its happening?.
Because the men are trapped in a stone aged religion and view women as nothing more than property."
^ 276 likes this one got.
"This is happening for the same reason as the stonnings, limb amputations, hanging of gays in public squares, beheadings, genital mutilation,etc....ITS THE RELIGION OF PEACE.
And you better believe it, otherwise theyll chop your head off."
hahah.......average western person is no more aware of real issue then, lets say, a tribal living in remote mountains without electricity......and no education.
that's the whole irony about the documentary. Sharmeen Chinoy might have brought the Oscar laurels to Pak BUT my question is ... has it been given this much attention because it portrays a negative image of Pakistanis and Muslims in general...as extremist terrorists throwing acid on their own women from underneath??
Hate filled bigots were always there, now they just have another medium to share their hate in. We just did not interact with them as much. Ignorance is not always sorted with primary and secondary education.
It’s people who need to hate someone, and their ignorance fuels it, found in every place and every nation. Usually only visible as part of groups, in areas where there is a large number of like minded jackasses, or online hiding behind anonymity and distance.
the tragedy is that people who are not muslim are forming opinions of islam based on the actions of muslims which are not always in line with the teachings of our religion … but badnaam toh islam hi hota hai…
people form opinions based on what they see…they dont consider that how these “muslims” are behaving or how these “muslim” countries are run may also be affected by culture or the persons own way of thinking… the automatic thinking is …islam is the problem
yea myself included, why not? …am i not to blame? when all kinds of horrible stuff happens around me and I do nothing?..I think i am to blame, i dont speak up so i would venture i am just as much to blame as the person who commits the act
It takes more time and effort to read up on a religion, to analyze the text, rules, to understand the that culture and societal beliefs and a person’s psychological issues don’t necessarily mirror religion’s teachings . Whereas it’s far more convenient to just jump to a conclusion based on personal experience, or that of another person’s, or what is oft reported in the media. It’s based heavily on emotions and not real logic or research. That said…such ignorant assumptions can be made about any religion…sometimes even by followers of the religion.
These people are hypocrites and nothing less or more (maybe more).
They know exactly that this is not what Islam teaches and that this is not what muslims are like. They just love to generalize when it pleases them and unfortunately people understand them, because that is what the becharays see on television. Aur kya karain, becharay.
