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Ali Gul Pir, Zarrar Khurro defended me, Fifi Haroon too, lots of people. "That being said, after the initial couple of days, there was a wave of support. Now people who come across this bit online, who don't even know that stand-up comedy exists in Pakistan or at all, obviously, their egos would be bruised by it so they resorted to circulating my pictures with crude remarks, attempting to slut-shame me, bullying me and my family." Natalia concurred: "The reason I don't get this kind of a response with a live audience is because educated people are spending their money to watch stand-up, they know how it works. People who do and watch stand-up have to be able to laugh at themselves. With a small audience, you can prepare your material accordingly but with social media coming into play, these videos are now seen by everyone, everywhere and let's be honest, stand-up is not everyone's cup of tea. Most comedians start off with performing for intimate crowds before booking out big venues if their career trajectory goes that way. I think it also boils down to the fact that stand-up is still fairly new in the country. My point being, if you want to talk about my content, let's talk but that's not what these trolls were interested in doing," Natalia explained. People who were hurling abuses, there was no point in trying to have a discourse with them but the rest, I was trying to inform them that this is very common in the comedy community all around the world.
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"I tried to have a conversation with a lot of people who reached out to me in a civilised manner.
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Again, this is my opinion, not a hard and fast rule as to how every comedian should perform. So what makes good comedy and acceptable comedy in today’s world? They do not have to be mutually exclusive. They go after our family, they go after our "character" and so, women step back because what can you do? Is Pakistan even ready for stand-up comedy? Sadly, this is just what happens when women behave in ways not "acceptable" to misogynists and nationalists alike they're silenced. She knew now was not the time to educate and she had to do a little damage control. When I spoke to her a couple of days after she had already apologised, I could sense she was just trying to defuse the situation, even if she did feel bad about hurting people. I watched the video thrice and in my opinion, there was nothing mean-spirited about what she says. When Ali Gul Pir got some criticism for Wadere Ka Beta, I'm sure he wasn't sent gang-rape threats." I can't explain the suppression I'm feeling from all sides because at the end of the day, I'm a girl. When you step into the public eye, obviously not everyone is going to like you and I get that but this whole experience is alien for my family as well. "Honestly, the rape and death threats were very disturbing and I'm actually leaving town for a while because my family is concerned about security. Speaking of societal suppression, I figured that Natalia was a double-edged sword: it wasn't just that someone was making fun of Sindhis, it was a bigger burn that a woman was doing it. Natalia going off the grid online is yet another example of a woman being forced to go into digital hibernation due to harassment.
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When the line does exist, it's often drawn by men, who cross it anyway whenever they please who remembers Yasir Hussain dressing up as a Pathan and joking about child abuse or even Ahsan Khan? The fact of the matter is that the so-called "line" in humour is subjective and what's offensive can also be funny. It's hard to be bold when cultural expectations suggest you shouldn't be so more power to Natalia for blazing the trail for other humorists in more ways than one and we for one can’t wait for her second video to come out in partnership with The Circus (there’s two more on the way and neither of those even mention Sindhis so relax guys). Natalia was simply making fun of herself, relaying her own encounters and was inviting the audience to laugh at her, with her and it's sad that she had to apologise for her jokes just because of some bullies. As with a lot of things in life, we should take power dynamics into play the more affluential and privileged you are, the more you're up for mockery and scrutiny.