Adil Najam
I think that political parody – even when not of the highest quality – is often indicative of the political trends in a society. In fact, the presence of parody itself is a medium of political expression. Shows such as Daily Show with John Stewart, the Stephen Colbert Report, Saturday Night Live, the many British political satires, Hum Sab Umeed Say Hain, Three Man Show, and GEO TV presentations such as Bush-Mush Hotta Hai are not only indicators of vivid political imaginations but also of political vigor.
I saw the following video of a parody of a Gen. Musharraf speech by a student on Adnan Siddiqui’s blog yesterday.
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I do not know where and what context this was in, but it is one of a number of such parodies (some, it seems by the same young person) available of YouTube. The quality of the portrayal is variable at best as is the humor in the substance. However, like all satirical parodies it is a to be viewed not only for its humorous content but also for the points it seeks to make as a depiction of public opinion and expression.
“As for assuming the guy doing the parody was a mullah because of his beard… I think before the beard, the huge ass banner they had in the background kind of gave it away.”
What’s in the banner?
Hamza, If Ch. Shuj and our “Big Arm Laa minister” can somehow be made to fight to their mutual demise, it would be good for the future of politics in Pakistan.
Siddiqi mian, I am not a “left extremist”. Thank you very much. I am a practicing muslim who thinks mullah’s are a perversion in Islam. The Quran doesn’t sanction any mullahs.
As for assuming the guy doing the parody was a mullah because of his beard… I think before the beard, the huge ass banner they had in the background kind of gave it away.
If you take individual sentences that someone said in different speeches, and different contexts, and piece them together, you can make a Saint into the Devil. I am all for parodies of Musharraf done by someone with a brain (i.e. my earlier example of the 4Manshow). I just thought this guy was a complete idiot.
Not impressed at all !!.
The only thing they done rigth in the parody is the costume. Nothing else fits in. Our students should do better.
Could someone find Khalid Anum’s Parody and upload it. I recall that was part of Geo TV show.
overdefensive of Mullahs
Absolutely not. Last time I checked that majority members of this forum belong to cabal who is ‘tired of religion’. I appear too visible to you because I do respond the baseless accusations by the psuedo enlightened of this forum, it doesn’t mean I pamper their wrong acts as well. If you ever notice, I condemn right wing religious zealots as well.
so attacking
This is something I wouldn’t disagree.