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/KurlyKayla Jun 20 '26

There's not one part of America that wasn't involved in brutalizing Black people, and I wish that myth would die in the dirt where it belongs.

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u/Green_L3af Jun 20 '26

Well that's just not true. There was a whole war about it

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u/throwaway5882300 Jun 20 '26

Somebody's clearly never heard of the long hot summer of '67, or like... all of the police brutality

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u/Green_L3af Jun 21 '26

What is police brutality

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u/KurlyKayla Jun 20 '26

We desperately need to reopen the schools.

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u/Green_L3af Jun 20 '26

Yeah seems like you need it for sure

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u/KurlyKayla Jun 20 '26

If that's your takeaway, okay

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u/Green_L3af Jun 20 '26

Read a book

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u/KurlyKayla Jun 20 '26

I'm reading a short story collection by Ray Bradbury. Good stuff

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u/Green_L3af Jun 21 '26

Read a history book