As Twitchy told you, Newsweek Pakistan editor Fasih Ahmed found himself in some scalding-hot water over what can most charitably be described as an ill-advised tweet about child sexual abuse:
He deleted the tweet, but not before Newsweek got wind of it and said they were “reviewing” their relationship with Newsweek Pakistan. Earlier today, Ahmed attempted to dig himself out of the deep hole in which he’d found himself:
My tweets of yesterday were coming from anger, were poorly phrased, and misread. I’m sorry to have upset the people who have survived child abuse. I have been angry at the conspiracy of silence around this evil. #MeToo #StopChildAbuse
— fasih (@therealfasih) January 24, 2018
Child abuse is pure evil. Zainab needs to be a watershed moment. Talk about it. Deal with it. Don’t shame those who have to live with it.
— fasih (@therealfasih) January 24, 2018
Pretending it didn’t happen and it doesn’t happen is not cool. Condemning it on Twitter is not good enough. Reach out and help the survivors. Don’t tell them to get over it. Not helpful.
— fasih (@therealfasih) January 24, 2018
But his strategy doesn’t seem to have paid off. With a handful of exceptions, reaction to his explanation is pretty negative:
Fasih I know your heart. We are all angry and hurt! We must all do more. We must not be misunderstood. #noshame #StopChildAbuse #Justice4Zainab @NJLahori @Maheenkhanpk
— Frieha Altaf (@FriehaAltaf) January 24, 2018
He insinuated that you'd be happy to be abused if the abuser was Tom Cruise. Let that sink in. And then tell me you know his heart.https://t.co/QCCYv3oeaA
— Annie (@AnnieKhan29) January 24, 2018
Thank you very much for this , would appreciate it if you delete the tweets , not just survivors of child abuse got upset but others too, your tweets were poorly phrased but not misread but at least I forgive you. ??
— meena gabeena (@gabeeno) January 24, 2018
May be if were able to MISPHRASE this one also, it would have sounded a little better. No matter what you say, it ain't gonna work.
— Maryam Kirmani (@kirmani1976) January 24, 2018
Putting something so pathetic due to anger. Wow ?
— Tayyab Hussain (@tiyyob) January 24, 2018
This is no way to say sorry. This sort of cements your image created by previous tweets
— Inam (@mani_hahs) January 24, 2018
Waoo so fucking easy peasy. Just becuase it escalated maybe you dint expect?
— رومانہ (@RomanaKishwar) January 24, 2018
— Adam Brown (@AdamBro19756530) January 24, 2018
What a lame defence
— Vijaykatoch (@leokatoch) January 24, 2018
They way you expressed your self is pure disturbing
— SIKANDAR MIRZA (@sikkumirza) January 24, 2018
Im afraid the damage is done. Anger doesn't justify what you said yesterday.
— Faranak Amidi (@Faranak_amidi) January 24, 2018
Misread? So you don't really regret tweeting those. and sorry to those only who have survived abuse and not everyone else? Right!!
— Unprecedented (@soft_signal) January 24, 2018
You have lost it. Now trying to cover up.
— Ahmad Salman (@ahmad9998) January 24, 2018
Poorly phrased??? Misread???? You said, 'sometimes it leads to great art!' What is wrong with you???
— (((Haya Eytan))) (@TeachESL) January 24, 2018
F**k off. This was not a one-off moment or tweet. You've been doing this for long. Now that your financial interests are at risk, you'r trying damage control, won't work. You're screwed.
P.S: Tweet , attached in ss,, is months old. He is habitual sick pedophilic asshole. pic.twitter.com/t6shATXZJh
— Sohail Khanzada (@SoheilKhanzada) January 24, 2018
If you can't curb your anger, find another job. You crossed the line yesterday.
— Kate (@Lessafetoday08) January 24, 2018
https://twitter.com/podbhogal/status/956159183312838656
Too late now.
Even worse with that half-assed apology.
We see all.
We hear all.
Goodbye.— MartialArtsPatriot (@MMAPatriot_Q) January 24, 2018
So, what do you think?
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