Pakistan: Qandeel Baloch: A resilient soul who became this hypocritical society's ultimate troll [Murdered]
[Qandeel Baloch, Pakistan social media star, murdered by her brother in an "honor" killing after media outed her actual identity.] http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/16/486305960/pakistani-social-media-star-falls-victim-to-apparent-honor-killing Qandeel Baloch, one of Pakistan's most provocative personalities, who's known for controversial social media posts, has been killed. Police believe she's the victim of a so-called "honor" killing by her brother, as NPR's Philip Reeves reported from Islamabad. "This is a widespread practice in Pakistan in which women accused of violating highly restrictive social rules are murdered with impunity by their male relatives," Philip reported. http://nation.com.pk/blogs/17-Jul-2016/qandeel-baloch-a-resilient-soul-who-became-this-hypocritical-society-s-ultimate-troll This is what Qandeel Baloch never accepted to conform herself to the acceptability of the people here. She did what she wanted to for herself. She was the one who took charge of her of her own body, and never allowed anyone to exploit it. Whether people condone her antics or not, but she had the way of bringing out the dark and sickening side of the society; something that irked the moral contractors here. She had earlier complained about threats she's been receiving as a price to live in Pakistan. But she was never taken seriously. People ridiculed her by saying that she deserved receiving hate messages and death threats. She had faced all kinds of cyberbullying and harassment, but she ignored them. All this is not only about Qandeel Baloch. Indeed it is about the freedom for the women to chose what they want for themselves. While some people have - and still do - condemned her for her bold performances on social media, she was still resilient. - - - G+ Social Media Policy Issues Discussion Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/113316480805914604004 --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone. _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
