Fernanda Lima put on a Burka, YOU FILTHY WHORE!

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A dress worn by Brazilian model and actress Fernanda Lima at the World Cup draw has led to her being singled out by Iranians on social media. Some in Iran said she should cover up - even "wear a hijab" - but many others have rallied to defend her.

As we have reported before on this blog, Iranians love football. But those watching the live World Cup draw on state TV in Iran had a very disrupted view - with every shot of Fernanda Lima cut out. "To be honest with you, the dress of the lady who presents the show does not meet our broadcasting guidelines at all," explained Adel Ferdosipour, the host of the programme. It is standard practice for state media in Iran to censor, blur - or even digitally alter the clothing of women to make it more acceptable.

But Iranians weren't happy. Cartoons were shared on Twitter and Facebook urging Lima to wear a hijab. And many posted complaints about her choice of clothing to her Facebook page. "Would it kill you if you could wear a decent dress so we could watch the draw as well?" wrote one. Many of the comments were deliberately offensive and Fernanda Lima's Facebook page now seems to have been taken down. Outside Iran, Fernanda Lima was trending on Twitter for the exact opposite reason, with more than 70,000 tweets about her - many of them very complimentary about her appearance.

This cartoon jokes: "Take this and wear a hijab so we can watch the World Cup draw". It was widely shared on social media - but so were supportive messages
Fernanda Lima was not the only one to face the ire of Iranians - Argentina's star footballer Lionel Messi's Facebook page was also hit with abuse, after a fake tweet purporting to be from his account appeared to mock the Iranian football team.

But Iranians were also quick to apologise to both Messi and Lima on social media - within hours of the draw, a Facebook page called "Iranians Apologize to Fernanda Lima & Leo Messi" was set up. It now has more 28,000 likes and hundreds of comments. "We are so, so sorry for the offensive comments," writes one. "I apologise to you on behalf of all Iranians," writes another.

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[the cac mamba]

im convinced the islamic world is comprised of fakkits. what an awful, terrible fukkin place to live

this level of sexual repression is astounding. no wonder there's so many 'dancing boys' in the middle east

 

[88m3]

breh's got a pretty serious audemar

 

[MVike28]

breh's got a pretty serious audemar

 

[MVike28]

im convinced the islamic world is comprised of fakkits. what an awful, terrible fukkin place to live

this level of sexual repression is astounding. no wonder there's so many 'dancing boys' in the middle east

Be one dimensional posters brehs

 

[the cac mamba]

Be one dimensional posters brehs

how can you cosign this? in all seriousness

its not my fault that i dont feel that my god is being slighted by a woman without her face covered. im not allowed to take issue with this disgusting mentality?

 

[MVike28]

how can you cosign this? in all seriousness

its not my fault that i dont feel that my god is being slighted by a woman without her face covered. im not allowed to take issue with this disgusting mentality?

not cosigning those dingbats

but you gotta admit the first reply to every "islam brehs" thread is you.

 

[the cac mamba]

not cosigning those dingbats

but you gotta admit the first reply to every "islam brehs" thread is you.

all admit that in a second, because the stories are all awful

im tired of seeing such terrible stories about religion when its clear that in 2013, the tangible negatives outweigh tangible positives

i mean look at this fukkin article. as a rational member of society, how is this not disgusting? lets note that this is near the same part of the world where women are lighting themselves on fire because their lives are so terrible. and what a coincidence, same religion

 

[ltheghost]

They have some serious sexual problems to deal with over there.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

sad

 

[alybaba]

im convinced the islamic world is comprised of fakkits. what an awful, terrible fukkin place to live

this level of sexual repression is astounding. no wonder there's so many 'dancing boys' in the middle east

Substandard posting.

Iran is full of wonderful people (this is coming from my friend who goes to Iran for work every month or so), but the mullah rule just makes it difficult for secular, liberal minded people. It has more democracy than all the Gulf Arab states combined (yes, its highly flawed and has a Supreme Leader, but it actually has institutions, which the Arabs don't) and a highly educated populace, including women. Iran is also the descendant of a classical civilization and the levels of literature and poetry found in Iranian culture are difficult for Westerners to appreciate. Iranians date, get married, engage in prostitution, just like any other country, just the mix might be different. Yes, there are annoying, patronizing conservatives, just like any other country, the only problem is their allies run the country and the conservatism is applied to the public sphere as well.

So painting the entire Islamic world with a broad brush is rather silly. Compare Iran to how the locals live in the Gulf States and its quite different. Indonesia and Malaysia are relatively better. Pakistan is schizophrenic - you have terrorists, mullahs, religious conservatives, centrists and a small liberal minority. Lebanon can be great on the Beirut corniche or horrible once you're in Hezbollah-run southern suburbs. The Central Asian Muslim countries are despot ruled centers for sexual tourism for South Asian tourists. Turkey has managed to balance modernity and Islam pretty well. Each country has its own thing going on. Your dancing boys comment is a little silly considering the practice is mainly in Afghanistan and that pedophilia is universal.

So breh, please read up a little and resist the urge to make terrible sweeping statements. It just makes you look silly even though your basic point may be correct.

 

[the cac mamba]

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In Iran, where wearing the hijab is legally required