john lennon once sang 'woman is the nigger of the world.' thats b.c he was a genius.
i was reminded of that line watching meet the press just now. david 'the-vertical-indentation-between-my-lip-and-nose-is-the-deepest-in-
the-world' gregory pressed condi 'sticky' rice on her reaction to saudi arabia's ban of women on its olympic team.
additionally, it seems that under the old school flavor of sunni islam which passes for law in saudi arabia, 'women are not allowed to drive, travel without the written permission of a male relative, or appear in public not dressed in a full-body covering.' (from the cnsnews.com link above)
im amazed theyre allowed to have babies.
ordinarily im on board with the you-cant-judge-other-cultures-you-
dont-know-what-its-like angle, but in this case, eff that. not only is it unconscionable that women not be allowed on the saudi team, but it's unconscionable that, this being the case, the powers that be at the olympics let the saudis have a team at all.
and yes, i know the olympics is, after all, supposed to be the embodiment of the different culture acceptance 'angle' of which i spoke above. but thats lame. like everything, it should be a proponent of progress above all else.
i know this is infeasible for millions of reasons, but some other country should allow saudi women to try out for her team. (btw, i say 'her' team, b.c like boats, in english, countries are referred to in the feminine gender. [slightly ironic in light of this post. very slightly.] the question is, how are countries referred to in arabic? the answer is, more time on google than im willing to spend right now.)
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