Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology has proposed that husbands should be entitled to “lightly” beat their wives as they see fit.
But in a gutsy backlash, many Pakistani women have responded with an online campaign #TryBeatingMeLightly, a hashtag challenging men to try and overtake these powerful women.
Under the new bill, husbands will be allowed beat their wives if the women misbehave.
Bad behaviour that would determine a beating includes talking to strangers, talking too loudly, giving money to people without the permission of the husband, denying sexual intercourse, and refusing to dress properly.
#TryBeatingMeLightly shows the reactions of Pakistani people to the proposed bill, in a bid to empower the women and get the bill rejected.
i have been beaten enough in past #trybeatingmelightly now and i will break ur limbs. #domesticviolencevictim
— flabbergasted (@extrapatientme) May 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/ParashBiswal/status/737574031574999040
"I am the kind of woman they name hurricanes after. I dare you, #TryBeatingMeLightly." – Rabya Ahmed.
— eva garvey fan account (@irldashwoodgirl) May 31, 2016
#trybeatingmelightly and watch me rise up from from an ordinary young woman to your worst nightmare.
— Maharaib (@imaharaib) May 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/AzharAdeel/status/737561268526014465
