Famous politician, former cricketer and philanthropist, Imran Khan has come under a little heat recently due to some of his anti-feminist comments in an interview with a Pakistani television channel. He mentioned how he disagrees with western feminists commenting on how “feminism is degrading the role of motherhood.”

Here is how Twitter responded

The feminism movement in the West has 'degraded' the role of a mother Imran Khan? Really?! #PTI pic.twitter.com/UwIpEeADil

— Bilal Farooqi (@bilalfqi) June 17, 2018

#Feminism has never looked down on motherhood. Feminists have worked in every country to create paid leave and laws to protect mothers & safety nets so mothers dont leave work to care for kids. Educate yourself #ImranKhan @ImranKhanPTI

— Séfora (@valkyrie786) June 17, 2018

I don't think she is saying she's an expert on Khan's life or his women– she is saying Khan is not an expert on motherhood or feminism or women, since Khan is not a woman. Men should refrain from talking about what makes women happy. We speak for ourselves thank you very much.

— ghgg (@FaiqaMansab) June 17, 2018

Hello @ImranKhanPTI. Do you hate feminism because you want women to just make gol rotis & have gori skin? I ask you in this article in @ThePrintIndia https://t.co/vs26ZRRPfX

— Mahwash Ajaz 🇵🇰 (@mahwashajaz_) June 18, 2018

Imran Khan says 'feminism has downgraded the role of motherhood'. Despite my best efforts to not comment on any PTI shenanigans, this nonsense is objectionable. It is irresponsible and misleading for all young people.

— Naheed Memon (@Naheed_Memon) June 17, 2018

https://twitter.com/iAliAbbas/status/1008581830432514048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgulfnews.com%2Fnews%2Fasia%2Fpakistan%2Fimran-khan-s-comments-on-feminism-spark-twitter-row-1.2238447

https://twitter.com/DrAyeshaNaveed/status/1008473687778123776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgulfnews.com%2Fnews%2Fasia%2Fpakistan%2Fimran-khan-s-comments-on-feminism-spark-twitter-row-1.2238447

Imran Khan's views on feminism show his utter lack of understanding of the issue. He should ensure he is better briefed or not speak on issues he has little knowledge and awareness of.

— Abbas Nasir (@abbasnasir59) June 17, 2018

Seems no one told Imran Khan ever what exactly is feminism. The man speaks out of his pre conceived notions about just everything, without having even a shallow information about it let alone in-depth knowledge. https://t.co/GSBQZzhJkB

— Marvi Sirmed (@marvisirmed) June 17, 2018

If feminism is against anything, it is against the double standards that exist in child-rearing. Feminism doesn't degrade the role of mothers, it insists that fathers take responsibility for the life they helped create. https://t.co/PuSzh6xilT

— SherryRehman’sTeam (@SRehmanOffice) June 19, 2018

https://twitter.com/kaalakawaa/status/1008275571141431296

Evil feminists such as myself have been speaking out against honour killing and sexual harassment and female infanticide. @mahwashajaz_https://t.co/YeeiKNUF4s

— Reham Khan (@RehamKhan1) June 18, 2018

https://twitter.com/omarshahid_/status/1008767707238617088

Ayesha Jamshaid posted on her Facebook account: “How can feminism degrade motherhood? Imran Khan I was not expecting this from you. Such a patriarchal and misogynist society where leaders don’t understand the true concept of equality. No doubt mother is always more influential, but this is because of her gender role. A father can be more influential than a mother if society pushes him to take care of kids. People expect so much from a woman.”

While a lot of social media users disagreed with Khan’s views and spoke up against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) chairman, there were many who supported him.

Quite intriguing that people are lecturing Imran Khan on feminism and saying he is against equality when PTI awarded the highest number of tickets to women. Even more than Billo Bandri’s “feminist” ass.

— MbZ (@MbZeee) June 17, 2018

https://twitter.com/SheemaMehkar/status/1008431808915103745

Man, I can't believe Imran Khan said something against feminism. I will never vote for him now. I will instead start supporting Pakistan's famous staunch feminists Nawaz Sharif and Zardari.

— g h a u r a uncle (@ghauraghaura) June 19, 2018

https://twitter.com/iUsmanaliii/status/1008705390157148162

Tragic to see people defending @ImranKhanPTI’s clear attack on feminism. Feminism is nothing but equality of women. The great irony is that Jinnah supported the suffragette movement even in the 1890s. And today our wannabe Quaid Imran Khan abuses feminism. https://t.co/PzOBn9lMDU

— Yasser Latif Hamdani (@theRealYLH) June 17, 2018

https://twitter.com/SheemaMehkar/status/1008671398544461824

https://twitter.com/SohaTazz/status/1009011606129463296

That's exactly my point. Just because he has old fashioned views about certain concepts and movements, that in no way, in my opinion, makes him misyognostic (the word that's liberally and incorrectly used for everything these days) or anti-women rights.

— Mehr Tarar (@MehrTarar) June 17, 2018

https://twitter.com/omarshahid_/status/1008359448300216320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgulfnews.com%2Fnews%2Fasia%2Fpakistan%2Fimran-khan-s-comments-on-feminism-spark-twitter-row-1.2238447

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