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7 reasons why Doraemon is a threat to Pakistan

7 reasons why Doraemon is a threat to Pakistan

Finally, we understand the purpose behind PTI's request for a ban.
Updated 28 Oct, 2019

If you have kids, be they your own or those that you babysit, you're familiar with Doraemon.

Doraemon is a Japanese anime character; specifically, a robot sent back in time to help better the life of a man named Nobita. The two form a close bond and every episode sees Nobita with a new problem and Doraemon with a new gadget to help him solve it.

When Disney bought the rights to Doraemon, perhaps they did so with the intention of playing nothing but Doraemon on their channel. At least, that's what it feels like. The channel airs back-to-back episodes of the show, and children just keep lapping up scenes of the witty Doraemon helping Nobita.

But is that all there is to this show? With the latest proposal by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf to ban Doraemon, we have finally started to understand that this show is not innocent at all. It could lead to (more) utter chaos in the country.

We bring to you all the ways Doraemon is a big threat to our society.

1) Doraemon is a problem solver

He has a gizmo to solve every problem!
He has a gizmo to solve every problem!

Exposure to characters like Doraemon could have kids believing that whenever they encounter a problem... they might just be able to fix it!

Yes, we can't have our children develop into critical thinkers. They might just grow up and find ways to battle extremism, or... corruption.

The best solution is to ban any cartoon that negates the inertia we've become accustomed to.

2) Doraemon's little sister is stronger than him

Dorami
Dorami

A positive role model for girls watching at home, gasp!

Dorami instills dangerous ideas like 'women can be just as strong as or stronger than men' in the minds of our sweet innocent children. Can you imagine the revolution that could take place in Pakistan!?

We already have women reclaiming public spaces, we can't risk it any further. Lives are at stake here! Think of your families!

3) Doraemon was originally yellow

And had ears! What is this trickery!?
And had ears! What is this trickery!?

This is a disguise! This character is definitely a spy. How can we trust a creature that changes its colour? This just tells children that it's okay to change yourself and your looks!

Tabdeeli? Who wants that?

4) Nobita is just a kid wanting to enjoy his childhood

What's up with that?
What's up with that?

This Nobita character is a very troublesome fellow. He skips chores, doesn't want to study, and behaves like a regular nine-year-old.

Doesn't he realise that a life of toil and struggling for basic needs awaits him? How will he survive? How will the country progress?

If kids realise they are supposed to enjoy their youth, it's the end of life as we know it!

5) Doraemon is a robot

Oh no! Scientific advancement! The horror!
Oh no! Scientific advancement! The horror!

The problem with a cartoon featuring a robot as a hero is that it might just convince us technology is a force for good.

In a country where polio vaccines are shunned and so is contraception, where Amazon doesn't deliver and Paypal isn't a thing yet... where a certain public figure don't even want women to drive... surely technology must be demonized, right?

Down with Doraemon! Down with robots! They'll definitely spread discontent.

6) Doraeman is an icon

It's EVERYWHERE
It's EVERYWHERE

People love Doraemon. A lot. There's merchandise of it everywhere.

But what about our icons? What about Commander Safeguard? That guy kills germs! And the Knorr Noodle gang? There's food involved there!

We have our own culture of soap-men and noodle eaters and they are losing the attention to this cute little feline robot that fulfills children's dreams. Our own history will be lost; I mean it's not like we can create content that children will like. Ain't nobody got time for that! Doraemon must be destroyed!

And most importantly...

7) The theme song is too catchy

Make it stop, please just make it stop!
Make it stop, please just make it stop!

If you ever baby sat children, you may hear this song. You'll know it's the song because it will be stuck in your head long after the kids have left and in the wee hours of the night, you'll be humming it.

The sensitive delicate ears of our little ones will start preferring this to all the modern music we have to offer. Kids won't be listening to Billi, Butter Jawani or Chikni Chameli!

This theme song, with no adult themes or swear words, won't allow our kids to mature the way they should.


Disclaimer: this article is categorised as satire.

Comments

Jahangir Aug 05, 2016 03:03pm
Same things are in Tom & jerry, superman, powerpuf girls etc. we ban them as well? regarding explosions every cartoon shows explosions specially Tom and jerry and power girls, superman. The thing is that PTI knows tthat all children are occupying the cartoon network and Doramon is most favourite and so elders are not getting time to watch news channels and hence PTI dramas. PTI needs media coverage and are willing to sacrifice children joy for that. Such a pathetic move and everyone knows that. double the time of Doramon.
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Imran Aug 05, 2016 03:20pm
The writer of this article probably hasn't watched "Doraemon" at least the version showed on "Disney" India , otherwise the first point would have applied to his/herself (problem solver/critical thinker) considering the outcome of "Doraemon" is children running around speaking/using "Hindi" words instead of "Urdu" eg. wow yeh candy toh bahut swadisht hai instead of mazeydar or "mujhey kaal sapna aya tha" instead of khuwaab.. list is a bit too long to be shared here A tip for writing satire...... read up our/your very own Nadeem F Piracha or maybe wirte about how delusional our Govt is, claiming we have paid off our debts to IMF
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bheesham kumar Aug 05, 2016 03:27pm
Lol... Great... I Love it... Thanks.
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Saad Aug 05, 2016 03:31pm
@Jahangir the writer has stated all above as a Pun and he is trying to highlight how hollow, empty headed and hypocrite our society is .... that we feel threatened by a cartoon show that has nothing threatening.
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Saad Aug 05, 2016 03:34pm
Hilarious write up. Though I tell my kid to not watch Doraemon for a couple of reasons .....that the lead Nobitha is a nonsense kid who cheats in exams and doesnt study. Secondly, Nobitha a 9 year old is continuously shown in love with a girl and trying to pursue her. Obviously, this is a very polluting thing for a young mind. Anyhow, there are worse things on TV including our very own home made shows (including a Eunuch hosting a night show). So Doraemon for now is not an issue, not at all.
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Jewa Aug 05, 2016 03:38pm
Doraemon should be banned if we want our children not to blieve on shortcuts but solve their problems with their own mind creations.
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Salman Aug 05, 2016 03:46pm
Seems like the writer hasnt watched Doraemon cartoons really. Nobita is a child who doesnt do any home work and doesnt study at all and flunks tests all the time and instead of trying to solve it by studying, he relies on gadgets to get his issues resolved. Also, Nobita often lies to his parents and rarely gets caught as doaremon comes to his rescue with gadgets. Worst thing is that it is shown in Hindi instead of Urdu in Pakistan which is destroying the urdu language skills of kids
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Ahmar Qureshi Aug 05, 2016 04:19pm
@Imran 100% agreed! I consider your comment that really serves the purpose! Yes, I myself have experienced that most of the kids speaking hindi instead of Urdu! Cartoon is just very naive, a kindergarten level. The 8th reason is the Language that is not ours!
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Sahil Singh Bhar Aug 05, 2016 04:19pm
@Imran " wow yeh candy toh bahut swadisht hai instead of mazeydar " mazeydar nhi zayekedar. correct your own urdu first. and also a language itself is too great that it doesn't require any protection.
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Sarmad Sangi Aug 05, 2016 04:22pm
@Imran than translate it into Urdu. Why ban it ? Work with disney on it if u have to or run the english version.
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Khem Aug 05, 2016 04:29pm
@Salman Okay you mean to say parents has no role in upbringing of their children in your society but only TV serial Doraemon is doing that.
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def Aug 05, 2016 04:30pm
@Imran Why not in Punjabi....?
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ali2k5 Aug 05, 2016 04:38pm
@Salman nobita does that because his parents dont give attention to him .... every child is like that ... there are many aspects like that ... nobita is not the superhero or the main protagonist of this story ... he represents every child who is being neglected and criticized over things by their parents, that kids usually do.
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Satyameva Jayate Aug 05, 2016 04:49pm
@Imran - Please check with a linguist, more than 60% of words of Urdu are from Hindustani and Hindi.
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Mrs. Shahzad Aug 05, 2016 05:09pm
I don't think PTI has done any bad in banning Doraemon. I had a terrible time convincing my kids NOT to watch it due to many reasons. The problem is, when somebody is trying to workout something good in our country., people just can't stand it. Be it anything. Then, they say 'government yeh nahin ker rahi..government woh nahin ker rahi'..
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Irum Aug 05, 2016 05:14pm
Shukar ha k is cartoon ko ban hoga...fed up already...
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Soumya Sarathi Samantaray Aug 05, 2016 06:03pm
O man atleast leave the poor doraemon alone
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Hammad Rashid Aug 05, 2016 06:40pm
I think they want it banned because it usually airs in hindi,i would just want it banned because it's annoying as hell :v
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Sadiq Ali Bohra Aug 05, 2016 06:49pm
The best punch line of this article is not in but but right after it ends.... ...."Disclaimer: this article is categorised as satire."
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Huzaifah Bukhari Aug 05, 2016 07:21pm
It is a wastage of time basically... If children really need to watch doraemon so badly, why not watch it in English, Japanese or some other language? Our toddlers have begun speaking hindi more fluently as compared to our native tongues simply because no gives a damn about indian dubbed disney... If there is something good happening for once, no matter how small on a scale it is, let it happen
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Gulraiz Khan Aug 05, 2016 07:41pm
Hahaha... what a beautiful piece of script. I am sure anyone here who have kids and can find time to actually pay attention to what their children are doing or watching on media should very well know what the cartoons or poems or even jingles are all about. Children have beautiful creative and brilliant brains and they not only get fun by watching the colorful characters in the shows but they pick those messages/morals which we as parents do not notice much because we are too busy with world or our own and we are satisfied with the reason we are giving time to kids by sitting next to them BUT on either laptops/mobiles/iPad or TV box! Children adopt a lot from what they visually capture.
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Gulraiz Khan Aug 05, 2016 07:41pm
Personally the biggest problem with this cartoon is that language kids picking is entirely not appreciable. The concept of learning Urdu is fading. We as adults do not even realize that when was the last time we write our names or even a full line in URDU language without a problem in Imla. Believe you me its not about Hindi/English but we are losing our own identity.
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Pauline Ryan Aug 05, 2016 08:10pm
@Ahmar Qureshi , and 9th reason is it forces youngsters to think beyond, fantasize and rationalize,
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Ehsan Aug 05, 2016 08:24pm
If infiltration of Hindi is a concern than how about the adult news channels lead by example and stop bombarding us with Hindi songs along with their news reports
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Abdul Rehman Aug 05, 2016 09:02pm
Problem is not with the cartoon problem is with LANGUAGE we speak URDU not HINDI. And if our kids keep on watching this CARTOON or DISNEY Indian channel then one day they'll use to speak up HINDI at home instead of URDU. This is why I support to BANNED this CARTOON.
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Abdul Hannan Aug 05, 2016 09:23pm
@Salman i think your the one who hasnt watched the cartoon yet you said it teaches people to being lazy and use gadgets to do your work. Only if he had concentrated throughout the show. He would realize that nobita never succeeds by using his gadgets. The outcome is always contrary to what he wants. Hence, the cartoon is rather an accurate depiction of what happens if you abuse luxuries.
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ahmad subhani Aug 05, 2016 09:31pm
Doreamom should be ban
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Ajijul From India Aug 05, 2016 10:19pm
Terrific ! What a satire man !! keep it up !!
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Abdul Hannan Aug 05, 2016 10:30pm
Author i dont have words to show how happy i am to know that there is still some one who respects doraemon and knows real meaning of this series ....previously i have been seeing fake pics and shitty logics of doreamon to ban it and i even made a blog on it but no one bat an eye ...seriously pakistani awaam is filled with negativity thinking .....a very big thanks to you for understanding and admiring :) keep it up
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zs Aug 05, 2016 10:35pm
They use a lot of swearing words.
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Abid Ali Aug 05, 2016 10:40pm
Doremon, basically a mind setting for youth to start a search for doremon & receive the gadgets all the time in problem. So there is a sign to adopt shortcut which is totally out of reality in the World. So try to work hard to achieve your tasks with the prayer & patience by God.
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Ritesh Aug 05, 2016 10:44pm
Well written!
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Hafeez Aug 05, 2016 11:12pm
Its an irony that things that should be dealt seriously are made mockery of. All parents in their comments have liked the idea to limit the timings of cartoons, plus they also don't like that hindi version tarnishing their urdu accent.
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Pakistani Aug 05, 2016 11:15pm
Urdu is a beautiful language, so much tameezdar than what I hear the Indians speaking (Hindi). Yes lets not shift our next generation to "dikhta hay"
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Mango man Aug 05, 2016 11:49pm
@Imran Wow, so doraemon should be banned as the dubbing is not in Urdu. Thanks for clearing that up for me as I was confused as heck as to what the hullabulloo is all about.
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Waqas Aug 05, 2016 11:53pm
@Sahil Singh Bhar Do you know the word in English called 'Synonym'?? Mazedar and Zayeqedar are same meaning word. So don't tell us to correct our Urdu. Thank you.
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Aga Khan Aug 05, 2016 11:54pm
Just brilliant and plainly outstanding. Loved it
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Pakistani Aug 06, 2016 12:01am
So the issue is translation, not a cartoon. Geo TV can show Hindi movies and dramas, cinemas can show Hindi movies but we cannot show Hindi dubbed cartoons.
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Abdulllah Aug 06, 2016 12:04am
Im 14 I never watched Doraemon for 1 reason. I was never allowed to watch Hindi Cartoon Network when I lived in Pakistan. When my mother heard about the Doraemon VS PTI she said the only reason it was bad was because it was in Hindi not Urdu. She said that when I was in Beaconhouse in Karachi my teachers told my mother not to show me Hindi Cartoon Network as it would ruin my language
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Tush9890 Aug 06, 2016 12:25am
If u have problem with hindi then translate it in arabi cause urdu is also indian language not pakistani.
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Hassan Parvez Aug 06, 2016 12:28am
Completely disappointed by Imran Khan and his PTI. Next election anyone is better than Imran Khan, if this is what we will get by electing PTI, I will be voting for PPP or PMLN.
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Ahmer Aug 06, 2016 12:32am
Mu only qualm is the language. First of all the Hindi dubbed versiom should not be aired at all. Leave it in English. We all grew up watching Thunder Cats, Silver Hawks, Looney Toons among many other in English and I know quite a few people who actually learnt English through those cartoons and of course movies. Learning English is extremely essential especially now a days, since the world has become more of a global village. It will take you to places and possibly better work and pay.
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Hassan Parvez Aug 06, 2016 12:40am
@Saad Our society is neither hollow or hypocrite, It is a political Party PTI which we all felt is the solution to all our problems is, HOLLOW, EMPTY HEADED . Completely disgusted by the party
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Hassan Parvez Aug 06, 2016 12:58am
@Salman Living in Canada and and reading Dawn, it seems Pakistanis have no problems with issues like corruption of the ruling political party, corruption and incompetence in every government department, such high cost of living, such poor health care and education system. Their major problem seems to be a Japanese Cartoon series. They probably are not aware that it is the same cartoon Japanese children are also watching and Japan is the most advanced and wealthy country in Southeast Asia and produced world class corporations, scientific innovators and people who grew up watching these cartoons as children.
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Zeeshan Qureshi Aug 06, 2016 01:00am
@Jahangir Hahah you should be writing stand up comedy dude.. The main reason is due to the Hindi dubbing which is being drilled to the growing minds of our nation. I fully support is long term vision of PTI, and it reflects the thought process of the Party too.
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Thoughtful Aug 06, 2016 01:01am
As usual, an excellent satire by Paracha. When in a country or society, a majority live with closed minds and their leaders have no agenda and they want to draw some attention then they come up with such laughable proposals which outright fits with their narrow minded supporters.
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Hassan Parvez Aug 06, 2016 01:04am
@Ahmar Qureshi Knowing any language and learning it is best for communication of human beings, this narrows the gaps between different societies, they learn to respect each other and removes the biases promoted by the narrow minded religious and political leaders.
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Hassan Parvez Aug 06, 2016 01:07am
@Satyameva Jayate Very sorry to say, Pakistanis have major problem in accepting this truth.
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Hassan Parvez Aug 06, 2016 01:09am
@Mrs. Shahzad You should be more concerned with the Honor Killings of the innocent girls then a harmless cartoon series on TV.
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AA Aug 06, 2016 01:10am
The plausible reason they asked for a ban is the dubbing in Hindi language. Kids pick on the language because it is aired for a long time daily.
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Hassan Parvez Aug 06, 2016 01:14am
@Soumya Sarathi Samantaray Don't you know we Pakistanis have no other problems in our lives then DORAMON..
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Noal Aug 06, 2016 01:39am
@Satyameva Jayate Even if it is true, Urdu is NOT Hindi.
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nas Aug 06, 2016 01:49am
it should be banned... because it is replacing urdu words in kids vocabulary with hindi words.. I certainly dont like that. a lot of our tv anchors are now using hindi words... and I dont like that either. we share borders with other countries too.. there is no such influence from other countries... I would like to learn hindi.. but not at the cost of urdu or cost of replacing urdu words with indian words and indian street language.
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Ratan Aug 06, 2016 02:32am
@Imran so you have 1 in 100 shows in Hindi amd you are worried that your kid might learn a different language. What a horror!
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Hamza Masud Aug 06, 2016 02:41am
Reading the comments here, my mind is being blown. Are people really that ignorant? It's a freakin anime from the 70s. If you want to see the terrible results, just look at how Japanese kids are struggling... Oh wait. The only issue here is only the hindi words. If you find someone using these words, just correct them; as simple as that. I'm just surprised some ignorant parents are actually on board with this. Honestly we need to ban Bollywood media here which teenagers here think is 'cool' and then try to follow on their footsteps and then turn into retards and perverts. But but nope let's ban Doraemon, that'll make sense
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bala Aug 06, 2016 03:38am
Oh pakistan......what have you done now??
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Ravi Vancouver Aug 06, 2016 03:58am
@Ahmar Qureshi Language is not a big issue, language can be easily changed to Urdu , Pashto, Arabic etc. Problem is the cartoons are not suitable for Pakistani culture and way of thinking. PTI is rich in banning to save the Pakistani culture among its kids.
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immi Aug 06, 2016 04:01am
I agree
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Ammy Aug 06, 2016 04:38am
What a double standard........ Can watch movies in Hindi, but cannot watch cartoon in Hindi :)
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Tahir Aug 06, 2016 06:18am
@Jahangir this cartoon run hole day...while other are not shown all day.
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sohail Aug 06, 2016 07:20am
its the obscenity which PTI has pointed and writer has missed
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sameer Aug 06, 2016 07:26am
@Imran wow! and you thought the solution for this is to ban the cartoon. Why not thinking about progress. Instead of banning cartoon, agitate for creating , flourishing dubbing industries. dubb these cartoon in URDU. That will benefit your people economically beside one respect will be in Pakistan's basket.
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Kailash Singh Aug 06, 2016 07:50am
Very well written.
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Indian Aug 06, 2016 07:52am
When you are OK watching movies in Hindi then what's wrong if kids watch cartoons in Hindi? Let them know that there is a world outside Pakistan.
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Rafi Ka Deewana Aug 06, 2016 07:58am
I don't understand why Pakistanis are so much against Hindi! Just imagine how much loss India would have suffered if they went against Urdu and Arabic. Those wonderful songs and Ghazels wouldn't have been written. Thank God - Hindi itself is a "free" language which has words from many other Indian and international languages. Don't be a stickler. Let the language flourish by itself - like a river which changes course. Don't ban a cartoon just because it is in Hindi!
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Well meaning Aug 06, 2016 08:27am
the article makes you both laugh and cry for different reasons
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Pakistani Aug 06, 2016 08:55am
@Imran I strongly suggest Disney india should be completely banned in pakistan. They can show the English version of the same channel
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cyborgsee Aug 06, 2016 09:24am
@Imran forget about the swadist candy, your comment was really funny ...! I mean mazedaar
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saeed Aug 06, 2016 09:33am
@Salman Spot on
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Suhaib Aug 06, 2016 10:35am
Doremon is not the basic need. This all is just because of nudity in cartoon. If you think that its ok then wait for the time when child abuses are not a crime.
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Mehak Gulab Aug 06, 2016 10:55am
Everyone wish Doremon Cartoon charecties speak in Urdu instead of Hindi. Unfortunately the sad truth is the origin of Urdu language is from Indian subcontinent but the major languages prevalent in today's West Pakistan at the time of independance were Punjabi, Sindhi & Pashtu where East Pakistanies predominantly were speaking Bengali. Hindi language have similarities to Urdu nevertheless it allows the positive fact of enhancing learning of new words with the negative aspect of unlearning of many Urdu words unknowingly!
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SQ Aug 06, 2016 11:17am
The irony of complaining about Hindi words replacing Urdu when Hindi is one of Urdu's parent languages.
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wahaj Aug 06, 2016 11:43am
most terrible reasons anybody can give seriously PTIans are fools
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Shaz Aug 06, 2016 11:46am
Why only doremon. Pakistan should have it's own cartoon channel that should have limited on air time and sifted programs. Bheem and other such cartoons are not of good standard either.
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Irfan B Hasrat Aug 06, 2016 12:22pm
The only prob was the dubbing
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vikas Aug 06, 2016 12:47pm
@Sahil Singh Bhar ... His Urdu also got polluted watching Indian 'Hindi' serials on Star Plus
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shiva Aug 06, 2016 12:54pm
@Abdul Rehman What you think URDU is speak by ARABS , 80% urdu is made of HINDI words...
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sara Aug 06, 2016 12:56pm
i know doaremon do show content which is inappropiate for younger audience ,but disney dont show those parts. We have grown watching tom and jerry ,jhonny bravo,dexter etc nothing happens to us . If government wants that their children should play outside then first provide them safe environment.
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sara Aug 06, 2016 12:58pm
what about Imran Khan language which he use in jalsas
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Hemendra Aug 06, 2016 01:05pm
When I read the title of this story, I was like - what the hell is wrong with even media in Pakistan. After reading few more lines, I come to know it's been written in sarcastic way. Glad to know, media is doing well in Pak.
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Aamir Aug 06, 2016 01:34pm
Explicitly mentioning Doraemon for banning is a childish move by PTI. But I think Hindi-dubbed cartoons should be banned. It is not that I am anti-Indian or anti-Hindi, it is because one should preserve their respective culture and languages which is considered part of someone's identity. World is turning into a global village (with the use of advanced technologies) and regional languages are becoming obsolete day by day. According to a report as many as half of the world's 7,000 languages are expected to be extinct by the end of this century and it is estimated that one language dies out every 14 days. It is quite an alarming situation in a soceity where parents feel pride in making their children forget their first language, instead try to focus on other languages. If India is dubbing Japanese cartoons in Hindi to promote Hindi in upbringing of their children then why can't Pakistan dub the same cartoons in Urdu to preserve our national language in our younger generations. #SaveUrdu #Save.your.Identity #Save.UR.Nationality
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My Name Aug 06, 2016 01:41pm
The whole society is changing in Pakistan. We should adopt our values, culture not others. Why don't we make our cartoons and present them to the whole world instead of blame-games and spread hate about others. But here we are promoting others, no offense...
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charu Aug 06, 2016 01:53pm
Hindi se inteqaam ke liye, doremon ka to intekhaab na karein!!! btw, hope my urdu was right...all thanks to zindagi channel, yesterday i was told, office se late aanaaa "munasib" nahin... we Indians dint ask for a ban on Pakistani shows, when from language to customs is all from Pakistan... then why this grudge against Hindi... Hindi may be my mother tounge, par urdu, muqtalif ho ke bhi, meri si lagti hain...maybe its the same for kids when they hear Hindi
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Syed Hassan Haadi Aug 06, 2016 02:05pm
@Imran Dear Mr. Imran, I think that you haven't read any urdu literature. You should know that the words like "Sapna", "Swadisht" and other hindi words have also been included in their works by our literary giants of Urdu Language. Plus, "Samosa", "Pakorra", "Jalebi" , "Amrati" etc are also hindi words, but we use them continually. Does it mean that we put a ban on them? Ultimately, Urdu language has the power to grab every suitable word from the languages like Hindi, Sansikrit, English, Persian, Turkish etc. Thats why, it is called URDU!
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Human Aug 06, 2016 02:25pm
Good going Pakistan. Ban everything ban tv, ban education, ban health care please go back to Stone Age.
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Hassan Aug 06, 2016 02:37pm
I think it is right to bring children to the real life....not remain sleepy in cartoons..children usually play the same things what they watch in cartoon and we as parents got happt to see that....Actually cartoons are not role models or problem solvers for them...the things what played for the children must enhance intectuality and IQ level..
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Vijay,Salem Aug 06, 2016 03:01pm
Doraeman is being banned?unbelievable!Not only children but we adults too like to watch it.My daughter's teacher too enjoys watching it as she told her students.why so much suspicion on anything?
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Pinkray Aug 06, 2016 04:52pm
@Waqas..not the same. Mazedaar is enjoyable ,zaykedaar is tasty.
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armaan Aug 06, 2016 05:08pm
if doraemon is teaching kids bad things it might also teaches kids some good things about good friendship and there are much better things om doraemon movies doraemon should not be banned
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Mukul Aug 07, 2016 06:52am
@My Name its good to learn good things from others not a blind imitation closed society leaves the country behind in comparison to rest of the world
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Mukul Aug 07, 2016 06:53am
@Mehak Gulab why is that a sad truth?
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Mukul Aug 07, 2016 06:55am
@ahmad subhani why
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Pakistani awam Aug 08, 2016 01:57am
Total indian content on all tv channels should be banned.
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Deepak Panwar Aug 08, 2016 05:58am
@Ahmar Qureshi So Urdu is yours? It's too Indian dude.
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Imran Aug 08, 2016 09:39am
@Sahil Singh Bhar the word "sawdisht" means "delicious" and not "tasteful" which translates to zikeydar... or perhaps could be considered as a synonym guess some one needs to do their looking up properly
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Imran Aug 08, 2016 09:41am
@def yea why not sure maybe a Sindhi version or may be Phusto or perhaps our mother tongue Urdu but not Hindi
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Imran Aug 08, 2016 09:46am
@Satyameva Jayate urdu was derived from Arabic, Persian,Turkish and Hindi but the funny bit mate is I don't hear any of the 4 above in Hindi so my point stands these are two different languages representing 2 cultures with a different back ground.
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Imran Aug 08, 2016 09:52am
@Ratan FYI we don't or atleast I don't plus last I checked Indian media is airing urdu/Pakistani content, soaps and dramas maybe because we have some quality script writers and directors ...
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Imran Aug 08, 2016 09:56am
@sameer don't think it's worth the effort mate..... why not translate something better than an overrated old cartoon
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Imran Aug 08, 2016 10:00am
@Syed Hassan Haadi Woow buddy you just named a few savory or snacks umm we are speaking about vocabulary and if you think the whole urdu language is based on Samosa, pakora etc then god help you my ignorant friend
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ayesha Aug 08, 2016 02:06pm
It is very dangerous for oyr kids to watch doraemon cuz its poluting their minds. Nobita is in love with shuzuka and he is always trying to see her naked , and always ends up in her bath tub or her bathroom when she is taking a bath and he does this with the help of doraemon's gadgets. In one episode, he enters her bedroom when she is not there, and he kisses her pillow uttering "shuzuka shuzuka" this pillow smells like shuzuka. I mean this kind of nonsense is shown in this show, negating our social, religious and moral values
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dsfsdf Aug 08, 2016 04:05pm
@Imran yes
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Rajeev Deshpande Aug 09, 2016 08:07am
I watched a Doraemon show and realized it has more Urdu words than Hindi. One entire episode that I watched was about 'jannat'! It should be Indians who should object, but then we are not so intolerant.
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Ahmar Qureshi Aug 09, 2016 03:19pm
@Deepak Panwar Yes URDU is ours! And that's a very widely understandable language. Most of the poetry has also been written in this language. A well civilized language. Yes! And its Yours too! :-)
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Ahmar Qureshi Aug 09, 2016 03:26pm
@Ravi Vancouver Problem is that the kids are learning the language that is not their national language. If any one want to learn any language including Hindi so any one can learn it after learning own national language. Cartoons are suitable for kids of Pakistan in either Urdu or English.
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Ahmar Qureshi Aug 09, 2016 03:30pm
@Hassan Parvez Nice thinking of yours but the friction part is that the kids are starting to speak out the language that is not national. I say that kids can learn many languages (even hindi) but after learning & speaking their national language first!
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Dora Aug 10, 2016 12:40pm
First of all the people here who think the Comic series is in pure Hindi they are wrong. The dubbing is a mix of Hindi Urdu words and that's the confusing part. No one encourage a mix of a language how odd it feels when you mix English with Urdu by saying, " Today to main Mango khaoo'n ga", similarly, Mixing Pure Hindi Words into Urdu also seems awkward like, " Main Aasha (Umeed) karta hoon kay tum apni raksha(Hifazat) karna khud seekho". This sentence sounds quite hilarious if we purely take it in context of Urdu sentence. Hence the problem is not Hindi or any language but the mixture of different languages specially when you got totally replaceable and better words in your own language. Another reality is that Indians have more variety of languages that's why more adaptable than Pakistanis.
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Dora Aug 10, 2016 01:02pm
First of all the people here who think the Comic series is in pure Hindi they are wrong. The dubbing is a mix of Hindi Urdu words and that's the confusing part. No one encourage a mix of a language how odd it feels when you mix English with Urdu by saying, " Today to main Mango khaoo'n ga", similarly, Mixing Pure Hindi Words into Urdu also seems awkward like, " Main Aasha (Umeed) karta hoon kay tum apni raksha(Hifazat) karna khud seekho". This sentence sounds quite hilarious if we purely take it in context of Urdu sentence. Hence the problem is not Hindi or any language but the mixture of different languages specially when you got totally replaceable and better words in your own language. Another reality is that Indians have more variety of languages that's why more adaptable than Pakistanis.
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emily Aug 10, 2016 05:33pm
In Pakistan doraemon is becoming very famous but due to vulgarity PTI (a political party) is trying to ban it ,for this the have also submitted a Bill in the parliament people are calling it Doremon, A Mission to Pollute Kids!
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Sara Aug 10, 2016 06:25pm
@Sahil Singh Bhar well more so reason to watch Urdu dubb so can know the right word. Thanks for highlighting.
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Sara Aug 10, 2016 06:26pm
@Hammad Rashid even in India they want it banned they have psychological studies to backup claim. This trend started in India first a few years ago.
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Bupi Aug 11, 2016 06:35pm
Its good for kids of today's age in our child hood sources were few & even being rich would Barrow comics of different characters from friends & even geton nominal rent from books shop. Kids can & do learn from Morden day comics characters.
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