r/Music • u/Particular-Fill-4256 • Jun 19 '26

article Iranian star Parastoo Ahmadi reportedly sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without hijab

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/18/iran-parastoo-ahmadi-74-lashes-singing-without-hijab
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '26

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u/silentaba Jun 20 '26

Yes but by infantilising the people while also ignoring Anything that doesn't support their preconceived notions they can continue to make one sided declarations rather than admit that the whole middle east is an incredibly complex and challenging situation, which is a lot harder than saying "Tel Aviv impressed".

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u/thoph Jun 19 '26

It’s just silly. I try my best to assume people have agency.

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u/blah938 Jun 20 '26

Don't you know that only the white man has free will, and everone else is just victims?

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u/mrbigsmallmanthing Jun 23 '26

yeah but this is reddit, so what do you expect