QB comes under fire for saying ‘real feminists don’t waste time shouting for their rights’

With the Aurat March scheduled to take place this weekend, things are heating up with the controversy surrounding it keeps getting bigger. So far, a petition has been filed and dismissed in the Lahore High Court, an acclaimed writer verbally abused a social activist on live television and posters and murals of the march have been torn down in different cities.

Amidst all the debate, singer Quratulain Balouch, popularly known as, QB posted a controversial statement on Twitter. QB gained popularity after she sang the title track – Woh Humsafar Tha – for Mahira Khan and Fawad Khan’s super hit drama Humsafar.

https://twitter.com/Quratulainb/status/1235287067715870723?s=20

The singer’s comment sparked outrage, following which women, including Senator Anny Marri and model Eman Suleman, took to social media to school her.

No. Just NO. And also, it’s not “her” rights she shouts for. It’s yours. And the “real feminist” will continue to shout for you and others like you – even though really, you don’t deserve it. https://t.co/hiRMXc4xzA
— Anny Marri (@Anny_Marri) March 5, 2020

If real feminists had not shouted for OUR rights you would not be enjoying the privilege of using YOUR voice to sing. And today you would not have this platform and that blue tick. 🤦🏻‍♀️ https://t.co/WUtze6qNPo
— leena #FreePalestine🇵🇸 (@Leena_Ghani) March 4, 2020

https://twitter.com/eman_anjum/status/1235429644708413440?s=20

Real feminists dont put down other women who vocalize their demands. Dont paint our struggle as hysterical by using words like "shouting". If you dont have the moral courage to stand with us, the least you can do is not stand in our way because of your internalized misogyny. https://t.co/lgbCCIwlLp
— Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir (@ImaanZHazir) March 5, 2020

A real feminist not only shouts for her rights but everyone else’s too. Including yours. Be grateful to the women who came before you and fought for your right to speak. Stop making ignorant statements. Stop telling women to suffer quietly. https://t.co/tBNX7xDWYo
— Sehar Tariq (@sehartariq) March 5, 2020

Guess it’s unfair to expect otherwise from a pop star, but to see such intellectual bankruptcy on display is still alarming. https://t.co/8LOYDU8XyV
— Umair Javed (@umairjav) March 5, 2020

Should've left this in the drafts and stayed quiet
— crumpled up piece of ppr who remembers it all 🇵🇸 (@amnaaww) March 4, 2020

QB comes under fire for saying ‘real feminists don’t waste time shouting for their rights’

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