Yup.
Which is why any business with the slightest hint of ethical management would refuse to set up shop in a totalitarian theocracy.
The Saudi ruling class are scum. But so are those who collaborate with them in search of profit.
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All of those things are true.
Theyâre also completely irrelevant to this issue.
OTOH, if some idiot were to start arguing that this sort of state-enforced misogyny was a uniquely Islamic thing, then the history of comparative levels of civilisation between the Christian and Islamic spheres might be relevant.
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No such thing: youâre either a part of your fatherâs family or your husbandâs family.
(not joking)
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The symbolism of the female siren (who is, presumably, wearing the tiara we see) being submerged below the water is probably lost on the trendy male Saudi patrons.
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You joke, but the Taliban used to beat up women walking outside during Ramadan, because they had caused impure thoughts. Iâm using the past tense because I read about this years ago, but Iâm sure there are places in the Islamic world where this happens to this day.
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Iâm still outraged that they donât offer a purple cup during Christmas, what with purple being the liturgical color of the season.
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It is only said jokingly to keep me from knocking off work for the rest of the day and drinking out of the fact that shit does happen and it makes me very sad that it does.
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It would speed up the renovation work quite a bit, Iâd imagine.
Stardoe?
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Maybe. Although to complete the work, they would likely need to enter the restaurant. So I guess they need to hire an all-female construction crew.
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I think itâs (quite understandably) difficult for people in liberal democracies to grok societies with modern-day dark age mentalities towards women.
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I donât think we can pat ourselves on the back just yet. It is still frustratingly common for a small group of adult women to walk into a restaurant or bar only to hear âare you girls alone?â.
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Oh, I agree. In fact, while I was typing that, I wondered if it would be as difficult for an even more egalitarian society to grok ours.
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Oh, huge fan. /s
Re-reading my post, didnât write that bit well, at all. I donât like the fact that the author of the tweet linked it to #blackhistorymonth (and segregation with the image), Both issues are huge on their own and trying to link them together in my mind just seems like lazy pandering.
If it was close to St. Patricks day, I feel like they would have gone with âno irish allowedâ instead. Something like this doesnât need a on-point-topical-cultural reference. But, granted, buzzfeed makes a whole lot more money than I do, so I am probably wrong.
âSaudiâ Arabia is the worst. Good thing that theyâre the United States best friend, though! What a positive influence theyâve been.
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Stardough would actually make for a really good bakery, Iâd say!
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Generally called the muttawa, at least that was the nice thing we called them in Riyadh. Iâm fairly observant, and I never saw one of those fuckers being nice to old ladies or chatting with the skateboard punksâthey appear to me, now, as Ted Cruz in a green jumpsuit, baton at the ready and scaring some taxi drivers off the sidewalk for [doesnât matter].
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If I didnât already boycott Starbucks for making shitty, insipid coffee, Iâd boycott them.
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