What is the real story behind Lahori Teacher’s dismissal for being ‘too attractive’?

Many believe that a person’s physical appearance plays a significant role in their ability to keep or lose a job. This explains why people put a lot of effort into dressing up for interviews.

However, can someone get fired for being ‘too attractive’ for a job? Apparently, yes.

Recently, a Lahori teacher alleged that she was fired from a reputable school for being ‘too pretty/attractive to be a teacher’. In a tweet, a woman named Aasia Zubair alleged:

The School admin fired me, telling me that ‘sexy-teachers’ will spoil the students.

Today I have served a lawsuit to the Lahore Elite Public School for suspending me on ridiculous reason that I am 'too attractive' to be a #teacher. My lawyer shall pursue the case. The School admin fired me, telling me that 'sexy-teachers' will spoil the students. SHAME!

— Aasia Zubair (@aasiazubair20) January 1, 2021

Local media reported:

The 29-year-old employed as a teacher for the past six years was terminated on the 11th of August 2020. The reason given was that she was ‘too sexy’ to teach secondary students.

The Lahore-based school teacher further shared:

I received a termination letter from my school administrator, stating that my body is too fit or erotic to teach classes to secondary education students. We usually wear decent shalwar kameez dupatta, so I have no idea what else they wanted from me? Ridiculous!

Aasia Zubair continued to state:

I am taking the legal route and filing charges against the school. 

The Twitterati rushed to the teacher’s defense. Many sided with her and said:

Lahore school allegedly fires female staffer for being ‘too attractive’.
Waiting for the day the academia will fire male staffers for being too harrassy, molesty, and/or rapey. Because the latter category usually ends up in cabinets.https://t.co/7Rj2Yv7qFy https://t.co/pp0kFfdjv2

— Muhammad Hunain Ameen (@MHunainAmeen) January 1, 2021

Only in Pakistan teacher not considered guru but sexy lady https://t.co/55P4F8sIwy

— vijayshree (@sweetandu) January 2, 2021

The Truth behind the Incident

A media channel did some digging into the matter to find further information to authenticate the incident. Oddly, they found out that the Twitter account was only created recently in October 2020. 

The media channel further noted that the pictures uploaded on the account seemed familiar and later concluded that the photographs were of Indian Instagram model Sanjana Singh. 

#Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated#Lahore #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/I1ca8Tb2Xf

— Aasia Zubair (@aasiazubair20) January 4, 2021

Aasia Zubair was not a real person, but someone who created a fake Twitter account using pictures of Sanjana Singh. This phony user also came up with the false dismissal accusation.

Thank you everyone for your love and support, those asking for my Instagram – please follow me here https://t.co/pg70DMae9s

Looking forward to you all there pic.twitter.com/d75RWOZVSy

— Aasia Zubair (@aasiazubair20) January 1, 2021

It should be noted that women all over Pakistan might be failing to avail many socio-economic opportunities because of their looks, dressing style, or more every day. However, Aasia Zubair’s case is not one of those instances; the claim is 100% fake.

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