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Adil Najam
Unbelievable!
I don’t even know who to be angry at. The idiot who placed the add or the copy-readers at Dawn who did not catch the sexually suggestive language that seems to come from the fantasies of some sex-starved mind. Read the whole ad. on the left, but here are the key points.
Someone wants an executive secretary for (a) the MD of a large educational network, who is (b) ‘female with cute personality’, (c) willing to work on ‘anything & everything’, (d) for ‘long hours’, and (e) ‘be able to keep MD pleased and relaxed.’
I hope that no one gets the impression that this is being posted because it is funny. It is not. This is not just an example of someone who is willing to exploit women. The fact that the country’s largest newspaper will print this is also an indication that society is willing to wink and smile at such exploitation.
Since there is a Dawn ‘Box’number asociated with this advertisement, Dawn should be able to trace this person. And he should at least be ‘outed’ and exposed for this ‘indecent proposal’.
My thanks to Mansoor (of The Word of mAn[S]o0r) for posting this originally on the Karachi Metrobog.
Rugby league: LOWES GOES OUT ON A HIGH.(Sport)
Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) October 20, 2003 BRADFORD hooker James Lowes has confirmed his retirement after ruling out any prospect of playing in next month’s Ashes Series. here lowes printable coupon
The 34-year-old Lowes brought the curtain down on a fabulous career with the final try of Saturday’s Tetley’s Super League Grand Final to help the Bulls secure a 25-12 victory over form team Wigan.
The evergreen hooker made a successful return to international rug by 12 months ago against New Zealand and he had been tipped to make another Great Britain comeback.
The former Hunslet and Leeds half-back scored his 99th try for the Bulls in the Grand Final and coach Brian Noble quipped: “Maybe we could bring him back for the World Club Challenge to get his 100!” But Lowes is likely to give short shrift to that idea as he prepares to join Bradford’s back room staff for the clash with Australian champions Penrith Panthers in February.
“I’vegot my head around the fact that I’m retiring and that’s fine,” said the 1997 Man of Steel. “I’ll probably think more about it in Australia and when I get back over and start coaching.” So Lowes was left to savour the 99th try of his Bradford career which completed an awesome second-half performance by the Yorkshiremen that sent Wigan reeling to their first defeat under coach Mike Gregory.
The wily Lowes forced his way over from acting half-back six minutes from the end.
Yet Wigan were the better team for large parts of the first half and fully deserved their 6-4 interval lead, courtesy of Danny Tickle’s converted try.
Ace marksman Paul Deacon brought Bradford level with his third penalty early in the second half, before the Bulls surged into an 18-6 lead with two tries in six minutes. website lowes printable coupon
They hit the front for the first time on 53 minutes when impressive fullback Stuart Reardon weaved his way past four defenders to touch down for the most important try of his fledgling career and then centre Shontayne Hape shot through a gap to put the game safe.
Wigan rallied briefly through Kris Radlinski’s try eight minutes from the end but Lowes, fittingly, had the final say.
“Part of the plan was to grind them down,” he explained. “But we played a lot better in the second half. We controlled the ball a little bit better and we took our chances.” CAPTION(S):
BATTERING RAM: Bradford’s PaulAnderson; WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: Bradford Bulls celebrate with the Super League trophy after their 25-12 win over Wigan at Old Trafford
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Amazing. I am speechless.
I know this is old, but can we still find out who this is!
(a) the MD of a large educational network, who is
(b)
disgusting
I think it is not pinglish because of the last point only which says:
“able to keep MD pleased and relaxed”
No corporate job whatsoever have this kind of requirement all over the world.
It is also not some english mistake as the message is loud and clear. It is indeed an “Indecent Proposal”
Secondly considering the copy readers overlook: there are thousands of ads in sunday newspaper so nobody can copy read such kind of ads. All the text of the ad comes from the advertiser and dawn prints it on “as is” basis. There are no proof readings for ads, I believe.
Lastly about the social responsibility: This ad suggests of degrading moral values in Pakistan. Yes, Indeed I agree that in Pakistan everybody here assumes an authority to declare what is right and wrong because the authorities/institutions do not play their part.
I think it is the pinglish effect, it works both ways, the long arm of the law becomes interpreted as UP YOURS . I do think this education network indeed needs some one with command of english
I found the ad disturbing but the reaction even more so. At the risk of sounding didactic myself, allow me to point out what I found the good, the bad and the ugly about the ad:
The Good:
The underlying intentions are pretty explicitly stated. I see little risk of someone applying for the position without actually knowing what they are getting into.
The Bad:
There is still the possibility that the ad will end up being exploitive and someone who knows the underlying requirements but still is hungry enough for the job to apply under let’s say, the duress of unemployment.
The Ugly:
Is the fact that an MD would be willing to hire and pay a human being for a certain category of favors. That person at the helm of an institute would need to be pleased and relaxed. Which is exactly what a spoiled brat would need (considering the undertones are innocent) or a person who is a failure at personal relations would need (considering the undertones are not innocent). What compounds the ugliness here is the fact that this is the MD of a school.
But what I found obscene was the reaction to this ad. It’s a social attitude where a lot of people found it easy to assume that they have a right to stand guard on others’ morality. The Ed here could be forgiven for the trepass because that’s their job…they have to keep finding things to moralize about. Its the reader, the citizen who I would expect to stick their neck out for others’ rights. And do I have a right to place any kind of ad as long as I do not decieve or exploit? Excuse me everybody but I do and its none of your effing business.