Boycott on Facebook and Social Media

I’m glad someone told it like it is. You forgot the minority angle. What exactly did we do wrong to also be caught in this ban or do I now have to apply for a license to access Facebook?

Finally I see somebody who is looking at all this in a different way.

Guys, agreed that the entire act was quite low on their part and they have their own vicious ways of pinching Muslims because they know they can get the kick out of them.

It is simple one should give due respect to all religions but definitely everybody in the world doesn’t think this way and thus we have such disrespectful and demeaning acts. Nevertheless, the woman who started the thing did apologize for hurting sentiments and said she had nothing to do with the facebook page.

Also, facebook is just another social site where people talk, have fun, share so much fun and serious stuff. Even if Pakistanis are not allowed to access it the losses are minimal because apparently around 27-28 million people play games on facebook and one can just imagine the amount of revenue facebook would be earning just through this area. So, even if we don’t go for a few days, we are just acting like an ostrich.

Besides this, I strongly believe that had we the access of facebook and other websites we would have put up a far stronger protest. But now we were not allowed to do that. One must fight in an educated manner and not an ignorant way.

It makes no sense now why youtube, wikipedia, twitter etc are all banned. A lot of professional work is hampered due to this as well.

Sadly, most Pakistanis look at it only emotionally and would only hate us for expressing ourselves here.

And those who wanted to be on fb have found other ways to go there anyway. The real power is when people have the access to things and still they choose what they believe in rather than being forced to do stuff just because of myopic thought processes.

This made my day. I can’t thank you enough

Just check this out – that’s for sweet people

http://www.millatfacebook.com

This is the limit. Then again you could say, someone was quick to turn the situation in to a business opportunity.

I am agreeing with Mr. Javed that one should not justify the terrible things they do by using religion.

As I recall, the act of banning was imposed on the muslims in the messengers era and not the other way around.

With this in mind, is it possible that the boycotters of today have been lured to participate in a pagan ritual?

It would not be 1st time for such an atrocity.

If you wrote a book accounting the great and abysmal decisions taken my our people, you would find one side heavier than the others.

I think when we as emotional people are forced to keep quiet, we protest for freedom of speech but when it is not in our favor we ban it.

All in all, we want the right and the power, so long as its not to be used against us.

Cowardice is part of the religion stated?

@Farhad, Zaira & Fahad: just speaking from the heart.

I’m glad PMB has enlightened readers

about your final sentence Fahad yes cowardice is part of it

@fahad: yes its about time to see it as a business opportunity heres my way of approaching it…

Condemnation Note
It has become a mad fashion to associate the term “Islam” with terrorist or terrorism. But now, what the world is ready to call launchers of shameful blasphemous act of drawing caricatures of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)? Mocking others’ religions and their beliefs is no less than an act of “Sophisticated Terrorism”.
We strongly condemn, blasphemous caricature competition held at Facebook and, that every other act, which can possibly become the cause of spewing hatred and inciting violence.
As a protest i have quit fb and orkut and migrated to this new network that serves my purpose of staying connected with my friends http://www.faithfulbillion.com at the same time not playing with sentiments and religious beliefs of people…

http://propakistani.pk/2010/05/23/one-facebook-two-faces-one-is-real-ugly/ – This should be a good and relevant read for everyone concerned.

Yes I saw this on Marketing 360

LMAO. You will never change will you?

Not relevant to the intended content on PMB and a big divergence from the impressive flow of articles you had before this, but entertaining nevertheless.

expect death threats soon.

Thanks for your kind suggestions Adnan .. but I’d rather keep the right of suggesting what is relevant for PMB and what is not..

Can’t we remove weirdness from the blog too sir jee

been getting death threats for over half a decade; they come, they try, they fail

Comic relief and comic genius!

“Once again the world laughs at the overwhelming stupidity displayed by our citizens”

I have not laughed so hard since “Don’t waste the time” video

Please Please post more funny posts, this site is usually very boring

I lol’d. Where is part two? you are a Bamf

I disagree with you. Everything is FACEBOOK’S fault and just because u dont see it doesn’t mean its not true.

You speak of violence… FACEBOOK is the reason why we have pakistani terrorists attacking our own people. (how do you expect a FACEBOOK group like ‘i love al qaeda – the pakistan chapter’ to have pictures if there aren’t any attacks?? huh?)

U speak of the homeless… FACEBOOK is the reason why no one cares about the homeless!!(what do you think people are accessing on their blackberrys while they’re driving past the homeless?)

u wanna know the truth Mr. Javed? YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!!………………but just in case u can.. FACEBOOK is evil! PURE EVIL!! ok? u got that mr. article writer man??

now stop wasting my time by asking me to read BS.. i haf to update my facebook status and check out this funny video you posted of some woman singing a song! i think she wants something..

Well then Mr. Faisal what exactly are you doing to better the situation in Pakistan? Are you like Nadeem Paracha, all talk and no show?
Or like Mr. Asim Fayyaz, no talk all results?

The choice is yours. Be remembered forever or be forgotten in a day.

How productive were you today?
How many people did you help without expecting anything in return?
How often do you feed homeless people at random?

last month I saw workers from Mr. Baburs NGO buying and giving away warm meals and cold bottled water to our local street cleaners. My eyes were filled with more tears of joy than that of the children.

I tried to donate some money to Mr. Baburs cause through those workers but they refused it flat out.

I understand now after re reading your above comment that perhaps you and Mr. babur are friends, but I find it very disheartening when people are cruel to the few good souls we have in our country.

he does not advertise is good deeds and that is rare in this time of supposed kindness.

no company with a powerful impactful CSR project should feel the need to advertise it. They should just have results. I believe that will make all the difference.

An interesting thread to read.. i wonder why those who oppose facebook to such extremes are still on it…:S:S
I mean if we are extremely against it and abhor it..why still join it? And why still be a member? they should simply close their accounts! Now this can’t be that difficult.
What is that urdu proverb: “Jis thalee main khatay hain ussee thalee main ched kertay hain”

Confused yet a nice opnion.. I’d like to ask Faisal why if FB is so evil than why are you updating ur profile… Also i’d like both of you to understand that we should take advantage of this Social Media and help grow the cause.. Fight fire with fire ppl..
Ciao

So you’re saying that choosing to disagree with stupid behavior is a bad idea?
In that case, you must be a Zardari supporter.

my arguments on TFB were prior to the ban taking place in full swing, and if you notice, 90% of my views have been used by Tribune writers as their own.

@Abbas Qureshi: I appreciate you backing me up but have to disagree with your tactics. If the fire dept’s the WORLD over DON’T fight fire With fire, then why should we?

It’s like saying you’re waging WAR for Peace. an Oxymoron