quamp Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Story here LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered a pop singer to change his lyrics after a college girl complained that male students teased her by singing the song when she passed by, a court official said on Tuesday. You know, there are at least 28 songs with my real name in them... you think I could get away with harassing 28 different singers? The court summoned the singer, Abrar-ul-Haq, last week after a girl called Parveen wrote to a newspaper saying she had stopped attending college in the eastern city of Lahore because of the harassment. You know, in my day, if a guy harassed a woman over her name, she'd just give him a slap upside the head and that was that. [/grumpy old man mode] Is it just me or has America's lawsuit happy ways infected other parts of the world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Agaib Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 more weirdness... Maybe it makes more sense in the context of the culture? sometimes I wonder if I don't understand just because I don't really understand the way the culture works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkCabaret Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Gawd ... I don't even want to think of how many songs have Angela in them .... I think I've only heard two but I would never sue over it! I think it's awesome to hear a song that has your real name in it, unless it's a "I banged so-and-so on the top of her car" or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzledfirestar Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 There's a cheesy eighties power ballad with my name in it that I think is horrid... can I sue?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiefire Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 (edited) Of course, this didn't happen in the US. It happened in Pakistan. Not exactly a country known for its freedom of speech rights. Not only that, but if a woman were to hit a man there, well, it wouldn't exactly go over well for for the woman. Edited June 2, 2007 by prairiefire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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