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Daring 'Aunty Pakistan' takes Twitter by storm

This blunt and brutally honest aunty is sure to tickle your fancy with her anti-sexist tweets

Munnazzah Raza September 02, 2015

This blunt and brutally honest Aunty is sure to tickle your fancy with her anti-sexist tweets. PHOTO: Shahan Zaidi /Another Life Media.

KARACHI: Bollywood film Phantom and lead actor Saif Ali Khan's provocative statements have caused a major furore in Pakistan. In fact, it has led to a social media war of sorts between celebrities (with charged non-celebs taking part in it with equal fervor).

While Mawra Hocane continues to deal with misogynistic comments following her tweets on the matter, one Twitter user has stood up for her and all other women in Pakistan. Aunty Pakistan has taken it upon herself to tackle the rampant growth of sexism and misogyny in our society.

Payare Afzal stop describing for women what is morally right. I wonder what you think of the women you date without marriage @iamhamzaabbasi
— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) August 30, 2015

Needless to say, Aunty Pakistan has become an online hero overnight. It didn't take long for her to comment on the Shaan-Mawra incident and boy! Did that tweet go viral:

3 things which makes women a "Slut" in Pakistan?
1. Men's insecurities
2. Men's insecurities
3. Men's insecurities@Shehzad89 @MawraHocane
— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2015

The brave woman even took a dig at Junaid Jamshed:

Dear @JunaidJamshedPK is it Allah who doesnt like to mention women's name or is it men like you who can't stand women getting importance?
— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) August 30, 2015

#PakistaniWomenProblems First wear sleeveless Kurta made my Junaid Jamshed then get judged for wearing sleeveless Kurta by Junaid Jamshed
— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2015

Even Hamza wasn't spared:

Hamza & I went to beach together. He looked like a stud in his costume & I looked a Slut in mine. Thank u Misogyny #PakistaniWomenProblems
— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2015

Pakistani Culture: Woman cant dance on screen in short clothes. They can only dance in Drawinging rooms, farm houses, Hamza's mind, weddings
— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2015

Within four days, this brutally honest aunty wrote over 250 tweets and has more than 3,000 followers. She must be doing something right with all her blunt tweets to gain so much popularity among the young generation:

Haha! This aunty is too good:

Mujhe itna Retweet na karo logon, Kahin Shaan mujhay Ban na karday! #WaarNahiPyar #PyarKiYalqaar #KhudaKayLiyeKaroPyar
— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2015

Dear Ashraf Chaudhary, every time u call a woman a Slut, I feel like kicking u between ur legs but main Na Mehram ko touch nahi kerti.
— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2015

Her favourite topic is misogyny and she is a cold-hearted cynic who everybody seems to adore:

Boys, when u tell your friends how u scored with us , u are not defaming us u only are addressing ur insecurities abt your manhood #PoorBaby
— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2015

Rape mera ho aur Moun bhi main band rakhon. Waah reh Pakistan, yeh kesa tera insaaf. Zulm ko roko, mujhe bolnay ki himmat do. #AuratKiAwaz
— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2015

She addresses basic issues without shame -- from dramas to Imran Khan, nobody is spared on this aunty's watch:

Dear Men, just like u dont like any boy checking out ur sister/gf, I also dont like when you undress me on the streets with ur tharki eyes
— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2015

Dear Hum Geo Ary Urdu1, the day u show more progressive independent women is the day I will say I am proud of our dramas.
— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2015

.@ImranKhanPTI proposed to me but he wanted me to wear Dupatta 24/7. Ausay mujh se nahi dupattay se pyar tha. So i give him my green/red one
— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2015

Pakistani Dramas, written/directed/produced by independent women but protagonist always plays a helpless woman. Inspire us not stereotype us
— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2015

And people are overjoyed with this aunty's doings:

How @AuntyPakistan basically won the Internet today, and is the twitter account you should follow ASAP
— zoya (@itcouldbezoya) September 1, 2015

Damn @AuntyPakistan, you're on fire! Definitely the kind of reality check ppl need here. I'm on board 100% #gender #breakingstereotypes
— Purniya Awan (@PurniyaA) September 1, 2015

Such a refreshing account. @AuntyPakistan challenges stereotypes, misogyny and chauvinism of Pakistan in 140 characters. #tweetgoals
— Heena Bukhari (@HBukhari) September 1, 2015

Don't think I have ever followed anyone as quickly as I followed @AuntyPakistan. Usually quite selective about who I follow.
— Maham Ali (@Mahamali05) September 1, 2015

@AuntyPakistan Aa gayi ho tau chha gayi ho aunty jee ;)
Dhoom machao har wailey har paasey :P
— Ammar Ahmed (@memonammar) September 1, 2015

"Aurat hoon ornament nae" dil jeet lia behenjee!@AuntyPakistan
— 🌸 (@yettoexplore) September 1, 2015

In Love With @AuntyPakistan 's Tweets. ❤❤❤❤
— Rabia Anum Obaid (@RabiaAnumm) September 1, 2015

She even has fans following from around the globe in just 4 days!

hahaha...hilarious yet hits the nail on its head! Indians fathers also say similarly https://t.co/KyzMAs40Ac
— Mr Certitude (@Swapzz) September 1, 2015

https://twitter.com/BongGirl02/status/638759515706429441
https://twitter.com/fyzaiqbal/status/638791706276724736

Her words of wisdom are a breath of fresh air from the celebrity tug of war:
https://twitter.com/Chandrana7/status/638784711343607810

And then there's our funnyman who never fails us:

@AuntyPakistan aap bohat funny hay. Mera improv troupe join karay gi?
— Shehzad Ghias Shaikh (@Shehzad89) September 1, 2015

Wouldn't we simply love that!

Her honesty knows no bounds:

When ur husband/bf taunts u that a visit to the parlour is due pluck his eyes brows and watch him cry like a baby in pain. #AuratNotOrnament
— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2015

Next time u call a woman a prostitute, try imagining the horror a prostitute goes through everyday. U aren't half as brave as those women.
— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2015

Dear men, you raise your voice and your hands on women because you know u can because you know she is scared. Real brave of you isn't it
— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2015

Dear followers men and women if u ever called a woman bitch/slut pick up the phone and say sorry to her. Sirf Retweet na karo #IzzatKaro
— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2015

Next time u make fun of a woman PMS-ing plz note that the healthy uterus which gave birth to ur misogynistic ass did the same. #PMSPride
— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2015

She's a thorough entertainer and her tweets will tickle your fancy. Make sure to have a tissue box by your side to wipe away those laughing tears. Aunty Pakistan is bold, blunt and everyone's new favourite.

COMMENTS (14)

Hammad | 9 years ago | Reply I didn't find anything funny or really out of the box? though attaching 'Pakistani' with it is not a good idea. Is this the right way to represent Pakistanis with such a hype for useless stuff? both Dawn and ET are trying their best to promote a useless account for their mutual benefits :) intelligent idea though!! bet this guy behind Aunty must be having more followers and fans from across the border than from Pakistan :P

Pacer | 9 years ago | Reply Warning: Smoking is not part of feminism.. it is injurious to health and causes cancer. Please don't glorify smoking as a way of women asserting equality. Its dangerous and disgusting

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Truth | 9 years ago | Reply Aunty Pakistani @ vulgarity at peak.

Someone | 9 years ago | Reply I doubt aunty Pakistani has nothing to do with Pakistani. She seems an imported item with paid advertisement.

#UnclePakistan | 9 years ago | Reply All men are created Equal but some are more equal than others. And in this case it seems Women. Behind this "misogynist" misphrase, lies another way to looking women that is favoured and preferred everywhere unlike men. This they do not see and don't want to see. #UnclePakistan

Aviator | 9 years ago | Reply Brilliant!

Aqil | 9 years ago | Reply Why'd you advertise those bringing a bad name to feminism, which once had nothing to do with stereotyping and blaming men for every problem.

Seadorff | 9 years ago | Reply @Shehryar: If a society keeps taking cover of religion every now and then ,You are surely living in 15th Century and not in 21st. She is spot on !!!!! Why is it difficult for men to accept it ?

Shehryar | 9 years ago | Reply I agree with her to some extent, but I think she is stereotyping against men now...All the men are not what she is portraying and neither are all the women.. We are not living in 15th century anymore and culture in villages cannot be changed even if it is 25th century.

BhatijiPakistan | 9 years ago | Reply Aunty needs and editor for her blatant writing errors. Even twitter warfare has some rules of grammar. And her insipid humour makes me want to retch on a chauvinist. I'll be doing her a slapstick service.

Karsaz | 9 years ago | Reply Epic!

Karachiite | 9 years ago | Reply Except for the last one, she really hit the nail with all her other tweets. Loved them, following right away!

ironMan! | 9 years ago | Reply ..seems a tribune sponsored id. You just don't make it a news out-of-something unless it's been run, operated or sponsored by you :p

Raisani | 9 years ago | Reply I don't think she's a real aunt rather it seems like an uncle behind the curtain.

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