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L. Coyote

(51,129 posts) Sun Mar 13, 2016, 12:18 PM Mar 2016

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All-woman crew just flew Royal Brunei flight to Saudi Arabia, but can't drive!

This tweet made my morning. Love the photo. And love how it puts a really stupid law into context.

Equal Rights for All Women NOW!

Mona Eltahawy ?@monaeltahawy 6 hours ago
All-woman crew just flew us EWR-LHR. This crew flew Royal Brunei to Saudi: they can fly a plane but not drive a car

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All-woman crew just flew Royal Brunei flight to Saudi Arabia, but can't drive! (Original Post) L. Coyote Mar 2016 OP

Maybe if they just taxied the jet to their hotel... Buzz Clik Mar 2016 #1

Good on ya, ladies. oldandhappy Mar 2016 #2

Why can't they show their hair? longship Mar 2016 #3

Maybe they'll fly outta there someday flamingdem Mar 2016 #4

Brunei has extremely harsh anti gay laws and they are saying they will begin executions soon. Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #5

Why are we allies with this horrible backwards country again? Initech Mar 2016 #6

Buzz Clik

(38,437 posts)

1. Maybe if they just taxied the jet to their hotel...

Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 12:21 PM

Mar 2016

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)

2. Good on ya, ladies.

Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 12:23 PM

Mar 2016

Fly high. You are making things possible for all the girls behind you. All of you can hire boy drivers! Congratulations on your all female crew.

longship

(40,416 posts)

3. Why can't they show their hair?

Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 12:36 PM

Mar 2016

Still a lot of silly religious notions. They can fly a plane, but they have to cover their hair.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

4. Maybe they'll fly outta there someday

Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 12:38 PM

Mar 2016

Pathetic patriarchy and backwards religion yeech

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

5. Brunei has extremely harsh anti gay laws and they are saying they will begin executions soon.

Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 12:45 PM

Mar 2016

But they 'allowed' women to fly a plane. Good. I boycott Brunie entirely. Brunei is an originating signatory of the TPP.

Initech

(100,081 posts)

6. Why are we allies with this horrible backwards country again?

Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 12:47 PM

Mar 2016

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