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Sunday 3 September 2017

PEOPLE ARE GETTING DEATH THREATS ON SARAHAH APP

I live in Karachi and wo days ago I received a death threat from so called 'Bhatha owners in Karachi". I was completely shocked. But nothing happened but I have to express my stance which is completely opposite to what you think I'll say.


For those of you who think people getting hateful messages on Sarahah don't have a right to express their grief over that, you're victim blamers and here's why:
This is analogous to a girl being raped while she was going through a shady alley at 11 pm Obviously, the girl knew there's a risk of assault given the time and place. However, that does not mean that rape was justified and that sure as hell does not not mean that she doesn't have the right to complain about it. That's because the problem definitely wasn't with her but it was the guy who raped her.
People join Sarahah for various reasons; they're fishing for compliments, ego boosts, they want to not be bored and the list goes on. You can make fun of these people, you can call them petty and you can even get annoyed at their posts in your news feed. But you can't say 'they asked for it' or 'they knew it was going to happen so no need to complain'. This is because the bigger problem isn't with them, it's with people who give them hate and make it a point to shatter their self esteem. The point at which we say, 'they knew it was going to happen to them' is the point at which we ignore the hate and choose to accept it as part of joining Sarahah. We assume people have consented to the hate when they haven't. We subtly justify the hate and shift the blame from the horrible human being to the person who has started questioning his/her own worth.

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