The Lost war of Cultural and Social Values

[Jolie]

Re: The Lost war of Cultural and Social Values

@muqawwee123

I know some of those are involved in tax evasion. Page 3 politics require most of the qualities mentioned in your post

My point was we have developed many stock phrases which facilitate deviation of social values in first instance and gradually they become part of our culture. If not to the extent of adapting such acts by common men, then by keeping mum to get label of cool and liberal. Coolness and liberalism is unfortunately now comes with shock value.

The interesting part of this game is that these same stars know that they are doing what is not acceptable in society and they can display this show at public places or even at their home in front of family members. Back in 80s, when dupatta policy of Zia was enforced, some celebrities like Mehtab Akbar Rashdi didn’t follow it by saying ’ we don’t follow this at home, and why should we do it on government’s orders’. Those people earned respect, as they were not hypocrites like today’s lot.

Unfortunately Muqawwee, the people who pass as ‘liberals’ in Pakistan are actually the most bigoted breed. Treat this as an outsider’s view. It pains me to think how liberalism in Pakistan has become synonymous with skin show and accented English. It’s nothing but just a feel good culture of mindless critique of anything that’s below and different from you. That kind of thinking really is an insult to truly liberal values.