Iran's fashion police target ties

[ohio2007]

Source: BBC

Barbers' shops in Iran have been ordered not to serve customers who wear ties or bow ties, Iranian press says.
Police say the shops risk closure if they break the rules.

In the early days of the revolution wearing a tie was seen as a symbol of western decadence, but in recent years this has relaxed considerably.

The latest directive is part of a campaign against westernised clothes, which has so far focused on women's headscarves and Islamic covering.





Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6605487.stm

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next to go, all western corporate logo's followed by the color blue

[hobbit709]

1. One of the few things the mullahs and I agree on.

[ohio2007]

2. I think it 's a trial run in a possible clampdown on citizens

from the article;

The police even tried to arrest the Iranian wife of a diplomat who had to struggle to explain she had immunity.

One married woman in her forties going out for lunch said she was horrified to be told by a boy half her age not to cruise up and down in her car looking for men to pick up.

But one hardline newspaper has said the police should know they have the backing of God in their mission to enforce Islamic rules in society and all organs of power should support them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6605487.stm


I wonder if that 'hardline paper has an English translation available over the internet?
An Iranian MSM site worth trolling imo

[hobbit709]

4. I just meant the part about the ties

I got out of jury duty once when I told the judge that I neither owned nor wanted to own one of those Croatian self-strangulation devices.

[yava]

15. women jump off airplanes, men without ties!

There is a funny picture at http://www.payvand.com/news/07/apr/1313.html

World's first Muslim skydiving school opens in Tehran
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We are very proud to be introducing this thrilling and exciting new sport in Iran, and welcome Muslims around the world, male and female, to jump with us in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Sounds like we need to invade then

get those bombers fired up!

:sarcasm:

[donsu]

5. I have always thought that men and their neckties were ridiculous

the ties have so many meanings for them. very juvenile.

like business couldn't be transacted unless they had their neckties on.

back in the hippy day I tried to get my republican father to not wear a tie to work. they had come out with a semi turtleneck white shirt to be worn with suits. he wouldn't. I also tried to get him to let his hair grow a tiny bit longer before cutting. but he had to stick with the slick bullet head look. on vacation he let his hair and beard grow and never wore a tie. what does that tell you.

[kimmylavin]

6. :)

Bowties are a symbol of western decadence?
I thought they just made you look dorky... :)

[ohio2007]

8. Speaking of the "fashion" police - David Bowie and his

take back in 1980,



The mullahs were a temporary stop gap in Iran back then

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oudKFDpUlQ

"We are the GOON squad and we're comming to town;

BEEP BEEP" !

[DBoon]

11. Let's send Tucker Carlson to Iran

maybe he won't come back!

[rodeodance]

7. seem they are into equality------hit the men now.

[seriousstan]

9. Neckties are banned because the are "a symbol of the cross".

[DavidDvorkin]

10. I hate ties with a passion

and can't understand why anyone would wear one willingly.

But of course I disapprove of a government outlawing them. I think they should be laughed out of existence. Ties, I mean, not mullahs. No, wait, I mean both.

[Divine Discontent]

13. ditto!

and once we get the bushco folks to answer for world crimes, we need to get the people in their country for killing gays, destroying civil rights, attacking anything "western" with threats or death for not obeying... so to all of those evil people, I made this image --

[DavidDvorkin]

14. Great image

Oh, how I wish ...

[Divine Discontent]

16. the next shooting star I see

I'm praying for that! O8)

[daleo]

12. Ties are just too darned sexy for clothing police

They get women all worked up.

Just kidding.:evilgrin: