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Showing Original Post only (View all)Michelle Obama Gives Zero Fucks About What the Saudis Wanted Her To Wear [View all]
On Tuesday, President Obama and the First Lady attended the funeral of Saudi Arabias King Abdullah, a renowned misogynistic tyrant who oversaw some of the harshest and most oppressive conditions endured by women anywhere in the world. These conditions included and still include bans on voting and driving. When going out in public, women must be accompanied by a male relative and are expected to cover their heads and faces because modesty or whatever. Abdullah also kept three of his daughters locked up for more than a decade for speaking out for womens rights. (They remain so.)
According to some very upset people in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere, Michelle Obama was supposed to cover her head while visiting the country. To vent their outrage, they took to Saudi Twitter and used hashtags that translate to #Michelle_Obama_Immodest and #Michelle_Obama_Not_Veiled. (Apparently, Saudi Twitter is just as capable of fruitless outrage as U.S. Twitter is.)
Well, Michelle Obama gave zero, and lets count em zero, zero, zero fucks about what the Saudis wanted her to wear on her head. Not only that, instead of wearing black at the funeral, she wore a blue blouse and a festive-looking blue-sweater jacket of sorts that could double as a spring getup for a leisurely stroll through the National Arboretum before a boozy brunch. So while her husband is obliged to say nice things about Abdullah and be respectful because of geopolitics, Michelle is under no such obligation. Hence, the giving of zero fucks.
http://thedailybanter.com/2015/01/so-few-fcks-so-little-time/
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trumad
Jan 2015
OP
Excellent.. that could go for so many things in our own lives, too.. Mahalo Sheldon.
Cha
Jan 2015
#59
Did someone important just die when Mrs. Bush had tea in whatever place she was in?
Fred Sanders
Jan 2015
#32
you mean headscarfs are a must for western women when someone has died, but not at other
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#66
hmm, the king might take this as an invitation to go donald ducking when out-of-country
MisterP
Jan 2015
#27
100% thanks to Michelle Obama for showing Saudi men what a real woman looks like.
JDPriestly
Jan 2015
#31
First Lady was NOT required to wear a headscarf. That's the misconception.
misterhighwasted
Jan 2015
#33
It's like people think the Saudis never encounter a woman not in a headscarf.
tammywammy
Jan 2015
#41
I don't understand the fuss or focus. She behaved appropriately and set a fine example, as always.
MADem
Jan 2015
#54
Oh for god's sake. That statement is as stupid as the assumptions made in the OP. The Obamas
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#70
I think we should all quit making ignorant assumptions about what other people's behavior
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#69
What about the men? They wear the head towels and don't expect Western men to wear them.
libdem4life
Jan 2015
#49
Whatever you call them...don't know the correct term. Long,with the headbands. The men cover their
libdem4life
Jan 2015
#75
Her clothing is perfectly appropriate and sufficiently "Islamic" for a non-Muslim woman.
MADem
Jan 2015
#52
She's not the first western female dignitary not to wear a headscarf while visiting the saudis
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#64
PHOTOS: Female Leaders Besides Michelle Obama Who Didn’t Wear A Headscarf In Saudi Arabia
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#74
According to Lawrence O'Donnell last night, female visitors are asked to dress modestly and head
merrily
Jan 2015
#76
I think if her husband were running again she would have complied but I love her!
redstatebluegirl
Jan 2015
#79