breaking news! prez of iran has no homosexuals!

lilbangladesh

There are nutjobs of every political stripe, ya know.

But cuddly? Yee gads! Her standards are LOW!

Traditionally, Iranians weren't anti-Semitic and until the Ayatollahs came into power, Jews were well-integrated in society. While there was a mass exodus of Iranian Jews after 1979 (my high school homeroom had a couple), there are still small Jewish communities in Iran to this day. And for the most part, except for the fact that their lives are more restricted than they used to be (I think Jewish women also have to wear chadors, but I might be wrong), they seemed to have done ok.

OTOH, being a lesbian is a capital offense.

lmboogie

i have no idea who she is but does anyone know if she's serious. i'm gonna have to say it was a joke, right? please tell me it was a joke.

sevenoneeighty

She claimed it was "satire" in her radio interview, but admitted that most people would not understand that...so...

Whenever I read something like that I am reminded of a Dennis Miller quote:

"Contrarianism is creativity for the talentless"

michaelkeys

SevenOneEighty wrote: She claimed it was "satire" in her radio interview, but admitted that most people would not understand that...so...

Whenever I read something like that I am reminded of a Dennis Miller quote:

"Contrarianism is creativity for the talentless"

Brother 7180, I may not agree with you but I respect you. Don't ruin that by bringing Dennis Miller into the mix.

pitu

teh gays of iran are going to get more attention than usual now
I mean seriously, how often do international queers get coverage in the NYT?
woo!
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/30/world/middleeast/30gays.html?ex=1348804800&en=db53eb2fbd101f01&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink