{"id":470,"date":"2020-03-06T10:26:32","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T10:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking-the-silence.online\/index.php\/2020\/03\/06\/durex-condom-brands-new-ad-campaign-on-female-orgasm-has-triggered-debate-on-a-taboo-in-pakistan-startup-founders-see-cultural-taboo-as-opportunity\/"},"modified":"2024-09-14T06:25:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T06:25:05","slug":"durex-condom-brands-new-ad-campaign-on-female-orgasm-has-triggered-debate-on-a-taboo-in-pakistan-startup-founders-see-cultural-taboo-as-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amaliafoka.com\/breaking-the-silence\/index.php\/2020\/03\/06\/durex-condom-brands-new-ad-campaign-on-female-orgasm-has-triggered-debate-on-a-taboo-in-pakistan-startup-founders-see-cultural-taboo-as-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Durex condom brand\u2019s new ad campaign on female orgasm has triggered debate on a taboo in Pakistan?. Startup Founders See Cultural Taboo As Opportunity."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Baloch females were never allowed to perform in films because it is considered socially taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> in society<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Such <\/span>films are very important in terms of Balochistan where the female literacy rate is 33.5% which is very low and the volumes of social taboos<\/span><\/strong> are very high in regards to female participation in film making.<\/p>\n

The social taboos<\/span><\/strong> create many impediments in the way of female education<\/strong> in the province.
\nBhaduria clarified that the air strike had \u00abdispelled\u00bb taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> on the use<\/strong> of air power<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We complacently reside in a society<\/strong> permeated by innumerable taboos<\/span><\/strong>, now possessing the power<\/strong> to catalyze the loss of young lives; taboos<\/span><\/strong> so resilient that parting from them is nothing less than a grave sin; taboos<\/span><\/strong> coursing through our veins alongside the blood from archaic times.<\/p>\n

This impassive attitude<\/strong> within the nation can predominantly be traced to the ludicrous taboos<\/span><\/strong> clung onto by adults afraid of progression, and subsequently mournful of the stagnant state of Pakistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Menstruation is a taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> topic in Pakistan<\/a>, period.<\/p>\n

The Raaji chatbot is used in classrooms to break taboos<\/span><\/strong> and educate Pakistani girls about menstruation<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sex workers are not part<\/strong> of the formal economy in Pakistan<\/a>, eliminating them from Covid-19 relief agendas; the taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> exacerbates their invisibility at times of such crisis.<\/p>\n

But despite the government\u2019s efforts to minimise incidents and the role<\/strong> played by media in creating awareness, having an open discussion with children<\/strong> about sexual violence remains taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> in Pakistani households \u2013 an attitude<\/strong> that significantly adds to the problem.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the importance of sensitising children<\/strong> about sexual violence amid the growing number of incidents in Pakistan<\/a> over the past five years, Karachi<\/a>-based psychologist and counsellor Sana Akbar said that most parents are hesitant to talk about anything related to sexuality because the topic is considered culturally taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>.
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That\u2019s generated a taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> against use<\/strong> of nuclear weapons<\/strong>, which, as Nina Tannenwald argued, \u2018has stigmatised nuclear weapons<\/strong> as unacceptable\u2014\u00bbweapons of mass destruction\u2019. \u00bb<\/p>\n

In considering the prospect of a more dangerous and contested future, the key questions are whether our luck will hold, whether deterrence will continue to work or remain relevant, and whether that taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> is real enough to enable us to avoid nuclear-weapon use<\/strong> in the future. \u00bb<\/p>\n

But what about the nuclear taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>? It\u2019s impossible to really know whether the likes of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un<\/a>, or military decision-makers in Pakistan<\/a>, see nuclear weapons<\/strong> as non-usable in a crisis. \u00bb The issue of Russia<\/a>\u2019s integration of non-nuclear and non-strategic nuclear weapons<\/strong> and the debate over \u2018escalate to de-escalate\u2019 in Russian nuclear doctrine have generated uncertainty over whether Russia<\/a> would use<\/strong> nuclear weapons<\/strong> pre-emptively in a local crisis. \u00bb China<\/a> maintains a \u2018no first use<\/strong>\u2019 posture, but concerns<\/strong> are growing that it could seek to race to nuclear parity, which could see that commitment erode. \u00bb<\/p>\n

The US, UK and French nuclear arsenals remain configured for traditional deterrence roles, but the US arms control community has raised concerns<\/strong> that new W76-2 low-yield warheads for the US Trident D-5 missile and a nuclear-armed submarine-launched cruise missile could lower the US nuclear threshold. \u00bb New technologies such as hypersonics and advanced autonomous systems add to a more uncertain and complex future for the stability of nuclear deterrence and the efficacy of a nuclear taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>, and it would be a brave assumption to suggest that nuclear weapons<\/strong> will never be used again. \u00bb<\/p>\n

Mr Nasr said the most important thing right now about talks<\/strong> on Afghanistan<\/a> is the breaking of the taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>. \u00bb For a long time the US did not want to talk with the Taliban. \u00bb This is significant that the US has broken the taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> \u2014 now the talks<\/strong> are on the table. \u00bb It could happen again. \u00bb This is a process, and the first stage is whether both can achieve a ceasefire. \u00bb<\/p>\n

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Mr Nasr said negotiations are not surrender treaties. \u00bb The US and the Taliban won\u2019t get what all they want. \u00bb The Afghan government is not a factor because it doesn\u2019t bring any power<\/strong> to the table. \u00bb The real negotiations are going to happen between the Taliban and what we used to call the Northern Alliance \u2014 power<\/strong> brokers of Hazaras, Tajiks and Uzbeks in the north. \u00bb They have to come to some kind<\/strong> of a power<\/strong>-sharing deal. \u00bb Then there is the question of what happens after the US leaves. \u00bb There has to be some kind<\/strong> of military force on the ground to keep these people apart from each other, which probably will be a UN force. \u00bb The Taliban won\u2019t see a sizeable US force as a mutual guarantee of the deal. \u00bb This story has just begun. \u00bb There are some positive signs: the taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> is broken, Pakistan<\/a> and the US are on the same side, and Iran<\/a>, Russia<\/a> and China<\/a> will also like the US to leave. \u00bb<\/p>\n

Aside from the cultural taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> surrounding divorce in Pakistan<\/a>, women<\/strong> seeking to end their marriages face legal hurdles that men<\/strong> do not encounter as frequently. \u00bb<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There is this misunderstanding among public health officials that men<\/strong> aren\u2019t interested in this kind<\/strong> of information<\/strong>, that it\u2019s a taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> topic. \u00bb They may not be discussing it openly, but they are interested in the content. \u00bb Mustafa Naseem\u00bbOne of the things we\u2019ve been able to demonstrate is that there is an overwhelming demand for this kind<\/strong> of information<\/strong>,\u00ab Naseem said. \u00bbThere is this misunderstanding among public health officials that men<\/strong> aren\u2019t interested in this kind<\/strong> of information<\/strong>, that it\u2019s a taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> topic. \u00bb They may not be discussing it openly, but they are interested in the content. \u00bb \u00abNext steps<\/p>\n

Naseem\u2019s next step is to identify whether programs like Super Abbu can make a long-term difference. \u00bb He is working with Arman Rezaee, assistant professor in economics at the University of California<\/a>, Davis on a new study, funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health. \u00bb The study seeks to determine whether men<\/strong>\u2019s access to information<\/strong> about women<\/strong>\u2019s health can lead to changes in knowledge, attitudes and behaviors.\u00bbAre men<\/strong> able to retain this knowledge once they get access to factual information<\/strong>?\u00ab Naseem said. \u00bbDo their attitudes toward their spouses, toward their partners change and does that lead to any benefits in health outcomes? That\u2019s the next step that we\u2019re trying to identify. \u00bb \u00abAfter that, Naseem has dreams of collaborating with the Pakistani government to launch the Super Abbu platform as a public health service accessible to all.\u00bbIf it leads to changes in behavior and better outcomes\u2014not just health outcomes but also social outcomes for women<\/strong> and better nutrition for the baby, it would be my biggest win from this project. \u00bb \u00abMore information<\/strong>:\u00bbSex is equally meant for women<\/strong> as men<\/strong>. \u00bb Pakistan<\/a> is one of the highest porn consuming countries<\/strong> on the planet. \u00bb Despite sex<\/strong> before marriage being considered a taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>, there is no doubt of how normalised it is becoming. \u00bb<\/p>\n

If we think education<\/strong> is not necessary for women<\/strong> and should not be allowed to work or earn money then why we still find a lady doctor in hospitals for our females or a female teacher for our children<\/strong>? Some extremist spreading Bad feminism or Hyper Feminism because of that, people should not make feminism or women<\/strong> rights taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> in Pakistan<\/a>. \u00bb We should understand the importance of women<\/strong>\u2019s rights and state should play the role<\/strong> to impose law to control all those oppressions which are already mentioned above. \u00bb Yes, I am concerned about women<\/strong>\u2019s rights not only in my country even all over the world. \u00bb It is our duty to raise voice for uneducated and poor females who could not stand up for their selves and against injustice because of fear, lack of awareness or some pressure. \u00bb<\/p>\n

In Pakistan<\/a>, sex<\/strong> education<\/strong> is taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> it is our belief talking about birds and the bees with children<\/strong> to make them immoral. \u00bb Nevertheless, the comprehensive study of birds and the bees familiarize children<\/strong> and adolescents about Sexually transmitted diseases , unintended pregnancies, and human embryo as well as about their body parts. \u00bb Sex Ed should be included in schools curriculum to overcome the rampant rate of child sexual abuse, rape cases, and STDs. \u00bb<\/p>\n

In Islamic countries<\/strong>, talking about birds and the bees is taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> because of moral norms and ethical conduct of men<\/strong>. \u00bb In contrast, comprehensive sex<\/strong>-Ed does not instigate child to have sex<\/strong> other than to keep away adolescents from sexually transmitted diseases, abuse, and unintended pregnancies. \u00bb<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Pakistan<\/a> avoided an escalation in a nuclear-tinged crisis because its ruling elite believes in nuclear taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>, i.e., an all-out nuclear conflagration is unthinkable. \u00bb Moreover, its armed forces are confident about their ability and capability to check India<\/a>\u2019s aggressive behavior \u2013 due to visible tilt in the balance of power<\/strong> and defense budgetary in New Delhi<\/a>\u2019s favor \u2013 with its current capacity and professional training of the military personnel. \u00bb<\/p>\n

Pakistani mothers are so dedicated to educating their daughters to ensure that they would be able to break through barriers and taboos<\/span><\/strong>, their mothers faced in this conservative society<\/strong>. \u00bb<\/p>\n

Pakistan<\/a> is a society<\/strong> of traditions, cultures and taboos<\/span><\/strong>. \u00bb With a soaring population growth rate of 3.4 according to the 2017 World Bank Report, cultural conservation coupled with rising religious extremism is still hampering women<\/strong>‘s progress in a country that elected a woman Prime Minister 30 years ago. \u00bb<\/p>\n

As women<\/strong> across Asia join the professional middle class in rapidly increasing numbers, while thousands of young Asian women<\/strong> travel on their own across Asia and even as far away as Europe<\/a> and America, Pakistan<\/a> society<\/strong> is still striving to decide if it should go against its taboos<\/span><\/strong> and educate the daughters. \u00bb<\/p>\n

Asif Saeed Khosa said the special courts would allow victims to speak out without fear of retaliation in the conservative Muslim country, where domestic violence is often seen as taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>. \u00bb<\/p>\n

In the border region between Afghanistan<\/a> and Pakistan<\/a>, home largely to conservative tribal communities, claims that the polio vaccine contains impure particles \u2013 including blood from pigs, a taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> animal in Islam \u2013 are widely shared. \u00bb<\/p>\n

The text of this article was generated by the Breaking The Silence<\/a> system that collected 21<\/strong> news articles posted on the web from January 2019 to September 2020 and clustered for the taboo subjects related to Pakistan<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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