‘Aurat March 2019’ has left a lot of people inspired, empowered and strengthened in the face of oppression. While the majority of people acknowledged the significance of such events in a patriarchal society like ours, but there are some men whose ego is so fragile that they’re unable to digest women holding posters by women, for women and about women.
After completely ridiculing the Aurat March on social media platforms, a handful of insecure individuals have come forward with a silly campaign known as ‘Mard March’ that brings to the forefront ‘issues’ perhaps for the mere purpose of disparaging the oppression faced by women around the globe in different intensities.
The Mard March, which comes as a response to the Aurat March has actually evoked quite a lot of anger on social media because of some offensive posters put up by men.
Some very insecure men have organized a response to #AuratMarch — #MardMarch.
This is so sad and pathetic. pic.twitter.com/FS5YltMXVT
— Sameera Khan (@SameeraKhan) March 11, 2019
Is there anything more hilarious and ridiculous than #MardMarch
— usmar ashraf (@usmarashraf) March 11, 2019
This one will lave you hysterical!
This is not Mard March, this is Shadeed Qisam ka Dard march.
Itna Dard Kiu?
— Farrukh Abbas (@Farrukh_Abbas12) March 11, 2019
“Most pathetic trend of the year award goes to #MardMarch you guys are destroying the basic building blocks of society by spreading hate between men and women. It makes me so sad to see this reaction Men are the protectors of women !!! what you guys are doing ??????? pic.twitter.com/SFNxvnB2Pr
— Syeda laila jaffri ?? (@Mohtermalaila) March 11, 2019
Just as you think pakistani men cannot disappoint anymore, they come up with this shit.#AuratMarch #AuratAzadiMarch #mardmarch pic.twitter.com/logsg7aSI8
— fati (@Ftariq08) March 11, 2019
Those who were bashing Aurat March yesterday, for demanding rights and raising the issues that they gave daily. In their DM’s and homes. Kindly check “mard march” and you’ll yourself see how far men can go Just to satisfy their ego’s with irrelevant and unnecessary shit
— ? (@AhsanDot10_) March 11, 2019
Some posters on Aurat March may have overstepped some boundaries but you need to understand that it was part of a largely valid protest and the entire point of a “protest” is to vent out one’s anger or frustration about structural abuse or injustice. Women AND men have only been oppressed because of patriarchy and this is what Aurat March was all about.
