A woman in Pakistan alleged that it might be offensive to speak in Punjabi in a Muslim country and to women, and netizens are very confused.
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Videos of the woman that seemed to have been filmed in Pakistan emerged online and soon went viral on Twitter.
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In one 2-minute-long clip, the enraged woman is seen just after being stopped by a traffic police official who claimed she was using her phone while driving.
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She accuses the cops of speaking to her “disrespectfully” and “misbehaving” with women by speaking to her in speaking in Punjabi, a language that is spoken by 48 per cent of Pakistanis, according to a 2015 BBC report.
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The woman is heard speaking in English and Urdu in the video.
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In another clip, the traffic cop explains that he had asked her to stop using her phone and roll her car’s window down.
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The person recording the video, who claims to be a “crime reporter”, tells the woman that the official was just asking her to do something.
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The traffic controller responds and questions the woman whether it is a crime to talk to someone in Punjabi. Moreover, the woman answers saying: “Muslim country, how can you talk to a woman in Punjabi like this?”
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Netizens confused…
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After the video was posted, the word ‘Punjabi’ became a top trend on Twitter in Pakistan. Social media users shared the video, with many left confused by her claims.
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One such user, @abdulqadeer03, asked: “She is mad at police for talking to her in Punjabi. Your views?”
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Tweep, @bilalfqi, wrote: “Years of trying to become something we’re not has produced this generation – confused, lacking knowledge, disrespectful and ashamed of their own roots. This woman found it offensive that a cop spoke to her in Punjabi…”
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Twitter user @sideeque96 highlighted that a large number of people speak the language: “Punjabi in the language of 120 Million Muslims and these desi firangis [South Asian foreigners] have to live with this reality. We’ll keep speaking Punjabi and you just can’t do anything.”
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Twitter user @mona_qau thought that all regional languages must be celebrated: “Maturity is, when you speak Urdu and all other regional languages without any inferiority complex. Punjabi, Potohari or any other.”
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Whereas, @AdityaMenon22 made a comment on the woman’s own style of speaking: “Funny part is that the lady objecting to Punjabi, is unable to speak either Urdu or English properly.”
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But there were also those who thought that the woman might have been mistreated in some ways.
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Tweep @MemoonaRasheed2 wrote: “1. A cop on duty should speak in official language. 2. Video recording without consent and posting on social media without consent is not right.”
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