Pakistan to block 'obscene' texts - but strange choices to block!

Biggins

This is a weird one!

The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has told mobile phone companies to begin blocking text messages containing "obscene" words.

Mobile phone companies Telenor Pakistan and Ufone confirmed to the BBC that the PTA has sent them a "dictionary" of banned words and expressions.

The PTA has reportedly ordered operators to begin screening text messages by 21 November.

Ufone say they are now working on how to block the offending words.

Story continues here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15772292

Some of the allegedly banned words

Athlete's foot
Flatulence
Jesus Christ
Monkey crotch
Back door
Head Lights
Bewaquf (foolish)
Bakwaas (nonsense)
Wuutang (a presumed reference to American rap group the Wu-Tang Clan)

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They have picked some strange words to block and some strange phrases.
Can anyone explain whats offending about some of them or am I leading a sheltered life?

Saila

PTA - Pakistan Trolls All

John Doe1

wu tang clan took over paikstan in a coup in 2001, so its understandable

athletes foot is slang for democracy in pakistan

Tar.Aldarion

monkey crotch?....can you say them separately or what.


what kind of ridiculous monkey crotch is this flatulence of a decision.

Richard Hillman

Jesus Christ, i want to you to lick my athletes foot whilst i sniff the flatulence from your back door and finger your monkey crotch

Biggins

John Doe1 wrote: »

...athletes foot is slang for democracy in pakistan

Yea? Thats mad! :pac:

Might give new meaning to the shoe throwing at Mr Bush!
The thrower was trying to give Bush a dose of Democracy!

foxinsox

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Jesus Christ, i want to you to lick my athletes foot whilst i sniff the flatulence from your back door and finger your monkey crotch

em...

er...

eh...

Ok, call up later

sgb

They should have been checking

Bowl a no ball

Logical Fallacy

I don't think i've ever said "monkey crotch" in a text.

I haven't lived.

x in the city

Biggins wrote: »

This is a weird one!



Story continues here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15772292

Some of the allegedly banned words

Athlete's foot
Flatulence
Jesus Christ
Monkey crotch
Back door
Head Lights
Bewaquf (foolish)
Bakwaas (nonsense)
Wuutang (a presumed reference to American rap group the Wu-Tang Clan)

---

They have picked some strange words to block and some strange phrases.
Can anyone explain whats offending about some of them or am I leading a sheltered life?

pakis smell like manure, that should be banned also.

KeithM89_old

x in the city wrote: »

pakis smell like manure, that should be banned also.

Just like you.
Banned.

Ghandee

Packie Boner,


Best Goddam Keeper Ireland ever had.

LighterGuy

"Man, when I visited Pakistan I got so much flatulence. But jesus christ the women over there! the head lights on one of them! made me wanna stick my monkey crotch in her back door!"

Phoenix Park

Surely its a crime to block the "back door"..

Pakistan finally recognises that the Wuutang clan aint nothin to fuc­k with!

wes

Well, that certainly a bizarre thing to do, especially if the list is anyway true, could just as likely someone making up a list for a laugh, but knowing the Pakistani government, that could very well be the actual list.

charlemont

Wu Tang Clan song "Protect your neck" contains the lyrics, 'Terrorize the jam like troops in Pakistan' rapped by the Rebel INS. I'm sure the clan could make a great diss song against Pakistan now..

Pakistan

I'm glad obscene texting is banned, it'll make Pakistan a better place. Wasn't there recently a internet censorship bill being passed in America?

We have freedom of speech here, but to a moral limit. Though, I'm just glad that our police don't treat us like this here below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgr3DiqWYCI

Instead we're the ones beating our police up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YcC_EsNZPw

The citizen slaps the cop for questioning him for too long (1 hour+, which made the citizen lose his daily earnings) which in return made the cop lose his job. Kinda ironic.

Al Capwned

Ghandee wrote: »

Packie Boner,


Best Goddam Keeper Ireland ever had.

Not fit to lace Given's boots......

FootShooter

Pakistan wrote: »

I'm glad obscene texting is banned, it'll make Pakistan a better place. Wasn't there recently a internet censorship bill being passed in America?

We have freedom of speech here, but to a moral limit. Though, I'm just glad that our police don't treat us like this here below:

What now? Surely you can't criticise Allah or Islam in Pakistan without facing some penalty? Or am I mistaken?

Will be interesting to see what Telenor Pakistan does if this is true, as they're a norwegian subsidiary company. Telenor will probably not be so popular in Norway if they condone censorship at this sort of level.

kraggy

Athlete's Foot is Urdu for "Yankee Imperialist Bastards".

Or something.

FootShooter

So here's a list of banned NFL shop jersey words from 2005:

http://outsports.com/nfl/2005/0301nflshopnaughtywords.htm

And this is the full list from pakistan:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0Bw6nfJopnFT5MmMxMDlkZjAtYjQ0ZC00NTUwLWFhMTYtODZiOWNmY2Y3ZDc5&hl=en_US

hmmm, for some odd reason they look very much alike. Wonder why? :rolleyes:

sbsquarepants

So let me get this straight, I can buy a bazooka but I can't write bazongas on my jersey?
Makes sense I suppose

thee glitz

FootShooter wrote: »

So here's a list of banned NFL shop jersey words from 2005:

http://outsports.com/nfl/2005/0301nflshopnaughtywords.htm

http://assets0.ordienetworks.com/images/user_photos/1159844/original_rectangle_xlarge.jpg

Biggins

They have temp' put it on hold.
Probably because they also saw they were being a bit silly with their choice of words! LOL
They have decided to try and cut the list of words down.

See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15834225

yeppydeppy

foxinsox wrote: »

em...

er...

eh...

Ok, call up later

Durty...
(I'll be up after - about 7 if that's ok?)

syklops

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

This message has been blocked by the PTA

Tar.Aldarion

raging monkey crotch!

blorg

FootShooter wrote: »

What now? Surely you can't criticise Allah or Islam in Pakistan without facing some penalty? Or am I mistaken?

Will be interesting to see what Telenor Pakistan does if this is true, as they're a norwegian subsidiary company. Telenor will probably not be so popular in Norway if they condone censorship at this sort of level.

The blasphemy law in Pakistan is highly controversial. A lot of high profile politicians have been assassinated for voicing their opposition to it.

There are many blasphemy laws in Europe but Ireland has been unique in strengthening them in the 21st century. See blasphemy.ie

Subsidiary companies operate according to the laws of the host country. As such Telenor will censor if they are required to do so. This is normal practice.

OldGoat

Jesus Christ on a flatulant monkeys crotch, what bewaquf bakwass.

cosmicfart

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Jesus Christ, i want to you to lick my athletes foot whilst i sniff the flatulence from your back door and finger your monkey crotch

Wu Tang always have the most illist killa lyrics, thats taken from the track, 'wu wud wanna nuke an Indian' yea?


like i said killa

saintNsinnerr

They shud ban something like ,
Jihad
Matrydom
the number "seventy-two (72)"
Bomb
AK 47/56
Jews
Holocaust