Facebook is not working here. I’m sure you’ve noticed because anyone who can work the internet enough to be able to access this blog is sure to have a Facebook profile. So if you’ve tried to go on it today you must have been confronted with a blank white screen saying “This Site is Restricted” and the tab announcing in a criminal bank-robbery fashion “Access Denied”.
Twitter is also claiming to be “Over capacity”. I do not know if this is because the entire Pakistani Facebook community has simultaneously shifted over to Twitter to mourn the loss of Social Interview and the incredibly useless FB chat for a day (or more, because in Lahore it’s been banned till the 31st of May) or if this is part of the government’s nefarious plot to stifle the free speech of the internetterz.
It’s most probably the former. Which is sad, because IT’S JUST FACEBOOK.
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The fact that’s it’s just Facebook also makes one wonder… why is everyone taking it so seriously? The government has banned it due to an event scheduled for 20th May that was making its rounds on the site asking everyone to “Draw the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH)” like it was the most excitable activity on earth, because everyone loves a bit of blasphemy. This Facebook event invite got all these Muslims’ panties in a bunch and they decided something should be done, as it should. And their marvellous plan against the heathens involved another Facebook event for 20th May- Boycott Facebook for a Day (!!!).
Seriously.
Seriously.
How. Let me just ask you HOW the boycotting of Facebook on my part is going to stop anyone from sketching the Prophet. Will they all stop and think, “Hold on… why aren’t any Muslims on Facebook today? You know, maybe they’re trying to teach me a lesson. I feel awful for forcing them to abstain from updating their statuses and playing Farmville for one whole entire day. I never realised what a horrible person I am, this is LOW. Oh Lord, let me put away my paintbrushes and repent my sins! ;(“
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And, okay, so the general internet-working population of Pakistan is undeniably dumb, and easily swayed with the tide of popular fan pages and the like, but what is the government achieving from banning Facebook? How is this even Facebook’s fault? Someone sends a text message from their Ufone SIM calling the President fat or something and they’re going to ban Ufone? BBC shows Pakistan in a bad light in some news feature and they’re going to ban the cable company? What’s the point? What’s the lesson?
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I’ll overlook that, too. With the kindness of my heart, I will ignore all of that. Take it out own on whoever you want to, man. All I’m saying is at least choose a way that’s effective. If banning Facebook is such a blow to the creators of Draw the Prophet Day then we should thank god the Taliban haven’t figured this terror tactic out yet. And let’s hope they never do, because if they ban Facebook for a month (they always go all out, a day is just for peace-loving sissies like us) WE’LL BE DEVASTATED. After suicide bombing, this is next-level shit.
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This isn’t the only bit of idiocy that people are capable of, though. There was also Wear Red for Haiti Day not so long ago, after the Haitian earthquake. How is my fashion choice for the day helping anyone? Are you saying that, for every hour that I sit at home in my red t-shirt, one earthquake victim is receiving relief? Yeah, I don’t think you are. Days like this are just a way of convincing yourself “I’M BRINGING A CHANGE” even though all you’re really referring to is your change of clothes.
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It’s not like a hunger strike by the entirety of the Subcontinent would have been enough to bring about independence. It’s not like Buddha starving himself to reach satori and start a religion has stopped people from now claiming that he just had an eating disorder.
The path of least resistance is the path of least gain. But if you really don’t agree with me you can just try banning my blog. Because it’s going to effect me soooooooooooooooo much.
Possible latent sufferer of Attention Deficit Disorder and also random Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Has slight obsession with peoples' hands and how nice they must look drawn (not by her, of course). Loves whimsical socks. In ten years' time will most probably be a politician and/or a film director and/or homeless. Also prefers talking about herself in third-person. Too many Facebook status changes to be blamed? Maybe.
Yyknow, i just got off facebook. you can just use a fucking proxy and still use facebook. fuck the system. Such stupid ways of approaching a problem, ban facebook. Lawwllz
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In major agreement with everyword inscribed here in letter and spirit.
I agree.
The haters will just get a chance for more criticism, saying things like how ‘backward’ we are and how facebook is ‘better off without the Paki pigs’ [someone actually said that]. I mean, yeah, we might manage to make them stop the bullshit on facebook, but it wont help change their opinions and look at us positively will it?
No it wont.
Plus they even banned Youtube.
Because everyone knows how unislamic youtube is. Wikipedia too.
I cannot get over the fact that they banned Wikipedia! WIKIPEDIA IS MY LIFE. I’m already feeling deprived of the scores of knowledge I could have picked up off of it today.
Plus, I just realised I spelled “devastated” wrong so now I’m in a really bad mood.
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