Two days ago, a man took to social media his encounter with PDA in flight when he was traveling in the early morning. He said that he was traveling with his family so seeing this PDA made him uncomfortable. Hoping to get out of discomfort, he asked the staff for help. The air hostess on duty got the Pakistani couple a blanket.
PDA In Flight
The news went viral, people made fun of it but someone raised a very important point. Understandably, given our culture people spoke against PDA. But would they do the same had they seen someone harassing a woman?
I’ve been harassed on flights and airports by Pakistani men more times than I can count. Nice to know that’s acceptable, but kissing your spouse isn’t
— sohni (@sohnianika) May 25, 2021
Moreover, these same people would not speak up but instead avert their eyes were they to witness a man hitting his wife. The explanation they would give would be ‘it is their personal matter’.
Is that what we want to teach our future generation? That when a woman gives consent to being loved, it should raise eyes but if she is treated like property, we shall not speak up about it?
a man hitting his wife on an airblue flight would have been met w averted eyes, shushing, 'ye unke apas ka maamla hai', cz it's completely OK and normal for impressionable kids to see women being treated like property as opposed to actual human beings worthy of love and affection
— Shafique (@jennabahadur) May 25, 2021
Memes Go Viral
What we Pakistanis do intelligently is tackling a major issue through memes. It lightens the situation and people are more willing to engage in debates. In this matter as well, Pakistanis were ready with their memes.
And man, has this tweet hit right on the target? Sunil Shetty’s expression is too similar to the person who was criticizing PDA.
Live scenes for #airblue flight pic.twitter.com/C81M6tyazx
— Name cannot be blank (@djungelskong) May 25, 2021
Considering the trending series and movies on Netflix are all about intimate scenes, this meme shows how popular Airblue would be right now.
Scenes outside Airblue booking offices Now.
Almost full !#Airblue pic.twitter.com/X471391u2O— Junaid Khawar (@jjkhawar) May 25, 2021
The best one yet is the PEMRA tweet. Seeing as to how PEMRA shuts down dramas where PDA is even hinted, Pakistanis were suggesting how the air hostess should be the one heading the organization now.
The air hostess who gave a blanket to the couple should be the chairperson of PEMRA
— Ailia Zehra (@AiliaZehra) May 25, 2021
Long story short, Twitter was full of people pro and against the couple doing PDA in flight.
Today Pakistan is divided into Pro-Chummah group and Anti-Chummah group.
— Kanye East (@FuckedUpYogis) May 25, 2021
Which meme did you like the best? Let us know in the comments.
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