Netanyahu Mocked Over Iran Jeans Comment

[oberliner]

DUBAI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have sought to win over Iranians in an interview with British Persian-language television, but a casual assertion that they were banned from wearing jeans won only gentle ridicule from some of his audience on Sunday.

Netanyahu has watched with some concern a diplomatic drive by new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to build warmer ties with the United States and other Western powers and achieve an easing of sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear programme.

But his statements in an interview with the BBC Persian television on the need for Iran to end its uranium enrichment programme were somewhat overshadowed by his comments on fashion freedoms allowed to Iranians by their government.

"I think if the Iranian people had freedom, they would wear jeans, listen to Western music, and have free elections," Netanyahu said in the interview, which was dubbed into Persian and released late on Saturday.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/06/netanyahu-jeans-iran_n_4054672.html

[dipsydoodle]

1. An egg on face moment.

Iranians have used social media to mock Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, after he suggested they were not allowed to wear jeans.

In an interview with BBC Persian TV Mr Netanyahu said that if Iranians were free they would wear blue jeans, and listen to Western music.

Hundreds of Iranians both in Iran and abroad reacted on social media sites.

Many posts showed mainly young Iranians wearing jeans and listening to Western music, some in comic poses.

Others mocked up scenes from ancient Persian history with the protagonists wearing denim.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24435408

[oberliner]

2. Out of touch with reality

He's a slightly more articulate version of George W Bush.

[GeoWilliam750]

3. Substantially more articulate

In at least two languages.

But that bar could be cleared by an arthritic ant with heavy shopping.

[Scootaloo]

4. I dunno if a guy who draws his arguments from Roadrunner cartoons is "articulate"

[oberliner]

5. I was about to make that very same point

Though I do agree that he is a significantly better wordsmith than George W Bush, he is lacking in more ways than one - that cartoon being a particularly illustrative example.

[GeoWilliam750]

6. Was just thinking

That compared to "W", all but a few of those who are long term comatose would qualify as more articulate.