Outrage in Iran after woman whipped for refusing to wear hijab ( www.euronews.com )

Zoboomafoo , 5 months ago

I'm in awe of the bravery it takes to use civil disobedience in Iran

rickyrigatoni , 5 months ago

But the privileged american women told me hijab is a choice tho.

state_electrician , 5 months ago

I mean, technically it is a choice. Between wearing it or getting 74 lashes on the back. :(

theacharnian , 5 months ago

Because context never matters anywhere, right? \s

In the West, it is a choice, and that is good. That's what Iranian women also want: choice.

This echoes the argument against the prohibition of abortions. Pro-choice means that women can have the option to choose to have an abortion, not that they will be getting them for breakfast.

Tristaniopsis , 5 months ago

As much as I hate the Chinese Government, at least they don’t force women to cover up.

Kalkaline , 5 months ago

This woman is a badass. She is spitting in the face of an authoritarian regime. What an inspiration for all of us.

BruceTwarzen , 5 months ago

Definitely not something ass backwards savages do

rebelsimile , 5 months ago

I can’t believe this happened in the country where it happens all the time either

rikudou , 5 months ago

You want to tell me this is not the western colonizers fault and the poor people of the east are not the victims in this? That's outrageous.

Wahots , 5 months ago

Seventy four lashes for not wearing a piece of cloth on one's head. That will permanently scar her entire back of her body. I hope terrible things happen to those that tortured her.