Actor Mansha Pasha came under fire after she congratulated the entire Mere Paas Tum Ho team on Twitter.
Congratulations to the entire team of Meray Paas Tum Ho! One may disagree with personal opinions but noone can deny the success and the talent of everyone involved from the writer to the actors! Heres hoping that more dramas reach such heights! @iamhumayunsaeed@Ayezakhan_ak
— Mansha Pasha (@manshapasha) January 24, 2020
The actor's comments were received in bad taste with certain users accusing her for promoting misogyny by supporting the Tv show.
Congratulations for spreading discrimination against women.congratulations for promoting masculinity and hate content.if drama,s like #merypasstumho getting unusual appreciation, despite such Misogynist content its mean society should review its taste.n change way of thinking. https://t.co/bekdsIRmPo
— Yameen☭ (@YameenM_) January 24, 2020
"Congratulations for spreading discrimination against women. Congratulations for promoting masculinity and hate content. If dramas like Mere Paas Tum Ho get unusual appreciation, despite such misogynist content it means society should review its taste and change its way of thinking," a user tweeted.
Mansha responded by pointing out that a piece of fiction shouldn't be judged on the basis of morality of its characters.
It is a story.
— Mansha Pasha (@manshapasha) January 24, 2020
The industry produces a wide variety of dramas and at the end of the day it is an entertainment industry.
Did you search for morality in Game of Thrones? In Hannibal? In You?
A drama needs to be well written and its characters shud be interesting. End of. https://t.co/0dckkjyEWd
"It is a story. The industry produces a wide variety of dramas and at the end of the day it is an entertainment industry. Did you search for morality in Game of Thrones? In Hannibal? In You? A drama needs to be well written and its characters should be interesting. End of,"she said.
This sparked a debate over the level of influence local Tv shows carry in shaping people's mindset.
Entertainment or not, media shapes our worldview and people who create such content have responsibility and need to be aware of the type of messages they are giving, esp on topics that are already widely misunderstood by a large number of people here in our country.
— Noor🇵🇰💐 (@Noor15) January 24, 2020
"Entertainment or not, media shapes our worldview and people who create such content have responsibility and need to be aware of the type of messages they are giving, especially on topics that are already widely misunderstood by a large number of people here in our country" a user said.
You got it wrong, Mansha. Prime time media shapes the opinions in the society so they are responsible for balanced views. Every other drama on TV is bashing women, imagine how brains of 10 years old kids watching these dramas are shaping up.
— khan (@khanshq) January 24, 2020
"You got it wrong, Mansha. Prime time media shapes the opinions in the society so they are responsible for balanced views. Every other drama on TV is bashing women, imagine how brains of ten-year-old kids watching these dramas are shaping up," another tweeted.
The Laal Kabootar star agreed that content can influence the minds of people to some degree. However she went on to add that telling stories with a sense of social responsibility shouldn't be obligatory and hence should be a writer's own choice.
There is an influence yes. But as i argued before, morality should be on the discretion of the makers. Many kinds of stories should be allowed to make it to screen and the watcher should be able to discern what to follow.
— Mansha Pasha (@manshapasha) January 24, 2020
The audience isnt a mindless zombie. https://t.co/ovQiBuh0u3
"There is an influence yes. But as i argued before, morality should be on the discretion of the makers. Many kinds of stories should be allowed to make it to screen and the watcher should be able to discern what to follow. The audience isn't a mindless zombie," the actor pointed out.
Mansha further added that as far as kids are concerned, their morality is primarily derived from the environment at their homes not from what they watch on Tv.
On the subject of Khalil Ur Rehman Qamar, Mansha also highlighted Tv serials written by him in which women were seen in a more positive light. She gave the example of her own drama Mera Naam Yousuf hai.
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