Anwar Maqsood apologizes over Anwarnama’s controversial comedy after social media backlash!
Anwar Maqsood is one of the country’s most famous and beloved writers. Well known for his razor sharp wit and the uncanny ability to create puns out of words, that one least expect to be used in that way, Anwar Maqsood has come under backlash on social media for his recent comedy video of his Anwarnama Series. It went controversial when Anwar Maqsood made some unfavorable comments about the Sindhi community.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnhstHH0xyc
Reaction for this video was all over twitter, people came back lashing Anwar Maqsood. For them this time his comedy has crossed over the fine line between satire and racism.
There is a thin line between racism and stereotyping for the sake of humour #AnwarMaqsood treaded the line for years, racism was funny back then, people have evolved, racism is not funny anymore.
— Mooroo (@Mooroo4) April 22, 2018
Deeply offended by the racist video made by Anwar Maqsood and his team. Comedy and satire should always be about a certain mentality, not a a ethinicity or community. Calling Sindhis lazy and corrupt is not funny, it's spreading hate and maligning
— Ali Gul Pir (@Aligulpir) April 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/saifsamejo/status/988063879535132672
The way #AnwarMaqsood malign Sindhi Nation its really ridiculous, Ethnocentrism is worst thing for Intellectuals, Its really condemnable.
— Javed Nayab Laghari (@JavedNLaghari) April 22, 2018
#AnwarMaqsood Don't know why some media mockers show the face of a sindhi wadera or a currupt plitician, when sindh is filled with generious lovely people.
— Aqeel ahmed (@aqeel_qazii) April 22, 2018
This is not the first time, ethnicities have been caricatured by Anwar Maqsood. In the past he teamed up with late Moin Akhtar in a TV show named ”Loose Talk”, in its many episodes comedian Moin Akhtar depicted various ethnicities of Pakistan. There was charm in the old ways but this time people couldn’t tolerate Anwar Maqsood’s version of satire.
Anwar Maqsood has apologized over it in a video message; he also stated that since he doesn’t have any social media account, nor a smart phone otherwise he would have replied instantly over social media. Holding Shah Jo Risalo in his had Anwar Maqsood apologized to everyone, saying that he himself is also Sindhi.
While talking to a news channel Anwar Maqsood said, ‘I love the soil of Sindh which is why I have never left it. Some of my friends from Sindh are upset because of what I did. I want to apologize to the ones who are hurt”.
He also stated, ”Whatever I wrote down, Moin brought it to life. He was the biggest actor in both India and Pakistan”, maybe it was the big reason that his recent video became a major flop as he being an infrequent actor. Though many also came supporting his version of political satire.
#AnwarMaqsood A Big LOL for all trying to say this as racist. I think he is showing the true face of what is going in Sindh from Ages
— Zia Nasir (@Z_nasir1) April 22, 2018
What #AnwarMaqsood presented in his latest AnwarNama is actually a bitter and generally accepted Truth! Here one can blame PPP for the disgrace of beautiful land named Sindh but this is unjustified to accuse the writer as Racist!
— FF (@SahebeDil) April 22, 2018
A great presentation by #AnwarMaqsood #Mimicry of a class & beauty of #sarcasm
Enjoy
👌🏼
https://t.co/PFe9aqnIzp via @youtube— Sarwar Naqvi (ر) 🇵🇰🇨🇦 (@SarwarANaqvi) April 21, 2018
Truth is always hard to digest, by the way we Pakistanis never accept our faults and that is the main reason behind our destruction. This man speaking very true that actually remained PPP policy #AnwarMaqsood
— Abu Bakr Waqas (@ABbiotechnology) April 22, 2018
