The social media last night saw the outrageous spark against the Newsweek editor Fasih Ahmed. While the Pakistanis passed a sigh of relief as the rape and murder suspect of Zainab was behind the bars, Fasih Ahmed was seen passing disgusting comments to which he and his supporters called “dark humor”.
He Called Child Molestation “Art”
https://twitter.com/therealfasih/status/955788565371392006
It is the Same Outrage that Made the Government Take Stern Actions and Stay on their Toes, In Case you Missed the Memo
Child sexual abuse has always happened, is happening, and will always continue. Two days of outrage on Twitter and participating in a 10-person vigil may make you feel so noble but that’s all just about you, not those who’ve been victimized
— fasih (@therealfasih) January 23, 2018
After Failing to Make a Point Through Sarcasm and Insensitive Dark Humor, Fasih Ahmed Tried to Make a Point in the Language that Can be Well-Interpreted
You know uncles, servants, teachers, cousins, random shopkeepers hurt boys and girls. Did you report them? Did you have the balls to step out of your denial? This is the cause du jour. Default mode denial is just around the corner. Zainab is not a watershed moment
— fasih (@therealfasih) January 23, 2018
But he Continued Making Insensitive, Disgusting Remarks Again and Again and Again
In Case You Don’t Know, Fasih Ahmed is Not Only the Editor of Newsweek Pakistan, But Also a Prominent Member of the Lahore Literary Festival Board
Pakistanis tweeted on #BoycottLLF because of the association of Ahmed with the esteemed event.
The Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) has received several complaints pertaining to the tweets on January 23, 2018 from the personal twitter handle of Mr Fasih Ahmed. This account and its tweets do not in any way represent or reflect the ethos or values of the LLF.>>>
— LLF (@lhrlitfest) January 24, 2018
People From All Over the World were Disgusted as Fasih Ahmed Tried to Justify himself
I finally get why the word “liberal” receives so much hate in Pakistan, i mean when the torchbearers are ppl like Fasih Ahmed & his translators, u are bound to be considered scum & nothing else.
— Rehan Ulhaq (@Rehan_ulhaq) January 24, 2018
And @therealfasih @Newsweek @lhrlitfest this is a sick excuse of a mind. You are a disgrace Fasih Ahmed pic.twitter.com/VjXovl3NGK
— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) January 23, 2018
Everybody was, However, Waiting to See People Defend Fasih Ahmed After Everything he Tweeted himself from his Own Twitter Account
https://twitter.com/AsNr80/status/955828617988247552
If you think you can’t condemn Fasih Ahmed’s tweets publicly because of your personal connection with him and his family then the least you can do is not to make excuses for him and defend him. Just be quiet then.
— Maham Ali (@Mahamali05) January 24, 2018
And You Won’t Be Surprised to See Some Notable Figures Actually Having the Audacity to Speak in Favor of Fasih Ahmed!
Prominent members of the Taseer family were seen defending Fasih Ahmed, trying to make his tweets sound somewhat right.
If you yourself don’t find any kind of humor to any hard situation funny that to is fine and I respect you for it but how can you defend one victim by abusing another? How do you justify where your sensitivity or lack of it is coming from?
— Shahbaz Taseer (@ShahbazTaseer) January 24, 2018
We are very quick to demonize someone we don’t agree with or don’t understand. The exact same thing happened to my family. Ask yourself what you’ve done for change before attacking someone else for their point of view or opinion.
— Shahbaz Taseer (@ShahbazTaseer) January 24, 2018
There’s More!
https://twitter.com/shehrbanotaseer/status/956022981188374533
The Sane Taseer Lot, However, Also Spoke and It Made Sense During the Entire Fiasco
Please guys #NotAllTaseers. Support for Fasih is coming from my estranged embezzling stepmother ‘s side of the family who would sell their soul for a back stage pass. Am disgusted and appalled
— sanamT (@sanamtaseer) January 24, 2018
No not related but as they are all semi literate @therealfasih ghost writes their articles in the international press. That’s why they are defending him. https://t.co/eoHVLlruUd
— Sara Taseer (@sarataseer) January 24, 2018
The ill-timed and ill-sense of tweets written by Fasih Ahmed caused a social media breakdown for all the right reasons, given how the man was justifying his vile thoughts he penned down, using “dark humor” to fire the bullet. What’s worse is how despite how insensitive his tweets were, Fasih Ahmed’s family members had in them to speak how the man should not be “judged”.
Even an apology wouldn’t suffice based on the statements made by Fasih Ahmed.
