Pakistani actor Yasir Hussain has courted controversy after making an 'insensitive' remark about child molestation at an awards show in Lahore on Saturday. His 'crass joke' has invited wrath on Twitter
Sick! Pakistani actor 'jokes' about child molestation, gets slammed
Pakistani actor Yasir Hussain. All pictures courtesy: Yasir Hussain
Pakistani actor Yasir Hussain has courted controversy after making an 'insensitive' remark about child molestation at an awards show in Lahore on Saturday. His 'crass joke' has invited wrath on Twitter with several users criticising him for what he said.
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The unfortunate incident took place at Hum Awards 2017. When actor Ahsan Khan was accepting the award for a Negative Role in 'Udaari', Yasir Hussain, who was hosting the show, allegedly said, "Aisa khoobsurat child molester, kaash main bhi baccha hota. (Such a beautiful child molester, wish I were a kid too)"
Pakistani actor Yasir Hussain
Yasir Hussain's comment has created an uproar on social media and several Twitter users have lashed out at the actor for his 'distasteful joke'.
Here are some Twitter reactions:
Speechless!!! pic.twitter.com/azDGTYC91m
— MunibaMazariOfficial (@muniba_mazari) April 30, 2017
#HumAwards2017 #YasirHussain #RapeCulture #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/f26IxbABrk
— Hadiqa Kiani (@Hadiqa_Kiani) May 1, 2017
Finding humor in child molestation which is yet a big issue in Pakistan is disgraceful! #YasirHussain must appologize. #HumAwards https://t.co/9B5jcvozDE
— Kiran Raza (@kiranraza_01) May 1, 2017
Yasir Hussain's "slip of tongue" at #HUMAwards is the reason why the hosts/presenters should rehearse what they r going to say on the stage.
— Myra Zafar (@MyraZafar) April 30, 2017
These #HUMAwards look to have been a train-wreck. Disgusting attempts at humor, moral police lectures, misogyny and more.
— Hafsa Khawaja (@Hafsa_Khawaja) April 30, 2017
The most influential people in Pk, crème de la crème, sat in a room full of privilege & laughed on the Yasir Hussain joke.
— h (@HaadeaP) April 30, 2017
Think about that.
1/2 Child molestation s not a joke #YasirHussain it's a serious crime, go & ask de childrens who ve gone through this ordeal #HumAwards2017
— Annum Xahra Naqvi (@Numzeeee) May 1, 2017
Last night #HumAwards when Ahsan Khan won for #Udaari, host Yasir Hussain joked "Itna khobsurat child molester, kash main bhi bacha hota"
— M. Jibran Nasir (@MJibranNasir) April 30, 2017
Even more outrageously than the joke was the fact that majority of the attendees laughed at the joke despite their exposure and education
— M. Jibran Nasir (@MJibranNasir) April 30, 2017
In a award show last year, host Ahmed Ali Butt did a whole skit making fun about dwarfism. With time we are supposed to progress not regress
— M. Jibran Nasir (@MJibranNasir) April 30, 2017
Yasir Hussain's comment last night proves that Ahsan Khan & Udaari's teams should be encouraged to produce more work for awareness/education
— M. Jibran Nasir (@MJibranNasir) April 30, 2017
What #YasirHussain said cannot be considered as slip of tongue. It shows his cheap mentality.#HUMAWARDS #ChildMolestation #ShameYasir
— Schazad (@shahzad_shigri) May 1, 2017
#YasirHussain - never give him a mic again. He has no clue or an ounce of sensitivity. Completely dense.
— Saffina Ellahi (@SaffinaEllahi1) April 30, 2017
Mr #YasirHussain Have some shame. I guess you have lost your basic ethics.
— Shahid (@S_hidz) May 1, 2017
How insensitive, using child molestation as a joke.NOT FUNNY IN FACT INSENSITIVE.#yasirhussain
— Yawar Saeed (@am_yawar) May 1, 2017
Joking about something as harrowing as child molestation is "humor" and "comedy" for these mindless clowns!? #HumAwards #YasirHussain
— eek (@haloperidolol) April 30, 2017
After receiving flak for his crude comments, Yasir Hussain posted a video clarifying his stand on the subject and issued an apology.
WATCH VIDEO:
So I bumped into Yasir Hussain. He apologized for his comment and said will be careful in the future. Overall a nice guy who made a mistake pic.twitter.com/aPKIvSmBnZ
— Hassan Choudary (@hassanchoudary) April 30, 2017
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