Twitter is frenzied with the mixed comments over the Tweets by a foreigner who posted her experience with Pakistani men during her trip. The account was made in February and posts mainly about Pakistan and how wonderful it is, with some posts by Steve Irwin’s kids sprinkled in. People aren’t sure if this is a bot account, a troll, a paid blogger or just a very misguided white woman.
In two separate posts that have fired up the internet, she says “No one in the world respects women as much as Pakistani men. Very respectful and humble” and “Pakistan is a country that loves and respects women”. Both are obviously very normal things for a tourist to post after visiting a country.
No one in the world respects women as much as Pakistani men. Very respectful and humble. pic.twitter.com/KVqf2Beryc
— Katherine George (@iKatherineGeorg) March 24, 2021
Pakistan is a country that loves and respects women. pic.twitter.com/qsof6mKOQ0
— Katherine George (@iKatherineGeorg) March 27, 2021
Pakistanis will literally believe a woman who has barely spent 2 months here but not the ones who've whole lives ðŸ˜ðŸ˜‚ pic.twitter.com/RcyFSpuQ0X
— pasha (@zorawarrr) March 28, 2021
very accurate and totally a normal thing to say about a true thing https://t.co/OEE1t5vDoN
— Mangogh (@ManhattanMango) March 28, 2021
Mocking the post Pakistani woman said,
I'd love to visit this Pakistan some day. https://t.co/ezKlaDCFm3
— Zebunnisa Burki (@zburki) March 29, 2021
A white tourist gna tell us abt paki men now https://t.co/xSNr8Qm7ne
— Ø (@yeehawjira) March 29, 2021
People are suggesting Katherine to move here if she likes men in Pakistan so much
Acha katherine tou bas yahan move ho jao na agar itna pasand aa raha hay pakistan https://t.co/T5gDq8nHkC
— leena (@leeenaz) March 29, 2021
If this an actual account, and not a bot like so many suspect, then Katherine has a lot to learn about white privilege and colonial hangovers.
I wish desi men treated a desi woman travelling alone with as much respect as a privileged and independent white woman too https://t.co/lD5IBnJijq
— sal // aadil stan (@yoongicheetos) March 29, 2021
Blood boiling this tendency of Pakistani men to be totally able to treat this independent (?) white girl w basic human decency (as marketing mayhap??) when everyone knows not an ounce of it wud be extended to a desi girl travelling alone dressed like that https://t.co/zmGrNn85NF
— zara (@zarasherkhan) March 29, 2021
Another Pakistani girl corrected the post by reposting it edited
Fixed it. https://t.co/xKX35ciwMb pic.twitter.com/IsrKnRbDY1
— اسریٰ (@freakonomist5) March 29, 2021
The reaction on social media over an opinion and personal experience of a foreigner, who had been treated as a guest and saw hospitality in Pakistan was outrageous. This reaction tells something about how masculinity is perceived by people of Pakistan, especially women. One opinion opposite to the pervasive stereotype is appalling and is exactly how any alien notion is dealt with.
