"... banning apparel that 'is against public modesty, such as clothing that does not cover a part of the body lower than the chest or higher than the ankle." But the Basij, the nation's morality police, is already enforcing the law. They have been beating and arresting men caught wearing shorts in public, at a time when temperatures reaching 45° Celsius (113° Fahrenheit) and frequent power outages have led many men to wear shorts outside."
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No shorts?
Althouse approves.
I knew it.
The Regime in Iran cannot fall soon enough. The people of Iran are actually pretty cool.
Putting to one side the amusing confluence between Althousian and Islamic fashion dogma, I can't help but wonder what form of spiritual dissonance is promoted by permitting the male knees to be promiscuously flaunted? Our knees, though quite necessary, lack the individual variations and potential perfections that promote eros. They're kinda awkward looking.
Anything but the tyranny of shorts
I'm thinking this meets the Althouse Seal of Approval.
This is how I know Florida will never be invaded by the Iranians.
No shorts, who cares. They need to ban their men from going topless. Fat, sagging titties and hairy is not a good look.
How come this didn't rate your "men in shorts" tag?
Interesting they impose this now, that those at the universities in 1979, who brought for the "revolution" are entering their mid-60s. And no longer likely favor shorts for public dress.
They are beating men now? A sure sign Iran is becoming more egalitarian. That's good.
Don't forget the French "pedoish" movie "Claire's Knee".
On a first glance I read men as women... Eventually they'll get around to regulating how trannies are supposed to dress. Baby steps.
Iran's Government represents the will of their people. Not a Government I'd want, but live and let live. Anyway, its good they're taking a stand against shorts, and wearing speedos in public. I'm sure women of Iran approve.
Regulating women's dress is one thing, but this!
Nuke 'em.
Ayatollah? Althouse?
"Is there a little similarity there? Whoa, I think there is."
Will the religious police be minding the gap(s)?
“Is not the most erotic portion of a body where the garment gapes? In perversion (which is the realm of textual pleasure) there are no “erogenous zones” (a foolish expression, besides); it is intermittence, as psychoanalysis has so rightly stated, which is erotic: the intermittence of skin flashing between two articles of clothing (trousers and sweater), between two edges (the open-necked shirt, the glove and the sleeve); it is this flash itself which seduces, or rather: the staging of an appearance-as-disappearance. ”
― Roland Barthes
"How come this didn't rate your "men in shorts" tag?"
How come your question contains an untrue assertion?
The inability to distinguish a legal requirement from an individual free choice is truly distressing. Clearly, you don't know the meaning of freedom.
Texas, the Republic of Man-Titties
It's one thing to choose to look like an idiot, quite another to be punished for looking like an idiot. It's one thing to express a preference for others to refrain from looking like an overgrown child, quite another to want those who look like overgrown children to be thrown in jail.
100%
Although there is the obvious "morality police" theme today, I can't help suspecting Althouse selected this story mainly for the "men in shorts" tag, which just hasn't had the usual Summer exposure it seems to get most years.
"... which just hasn't had the usual Summer exposure it seems to get most years."
I passed on a NYT story about men wearing shorts as wedding attire where the woman is wearing a bridal gown.
It is puzzling given that Persian dudes have really hairy legs.
LOL
I thought they had gone moderate with the new figure head prime minister, sarc
This is a good sign that the Mad Mullahs are not going to directly attack Israel. Thanks, Joe Biden!!!
well thats patently ridiculous, a wedding should be formal wear
Have you spent alot of time in Texas Non-combat "vet" a d Stolen Valor supporter boy Howard?
Not surprising you would immediately deflect for your islamic supremacist political allies.
What time is the next pro-Hamas "rally"/riot? I am assuming you can break away from the busy Drag Queen story hour for kindergartners.
Obama and biden supported Iran is the supplier of money and missiles to their proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Hezbollah attacked Israel with 180 missiles just YESTERDAY! But yeah, no "direct" attack! What a moron position to take.
Let me guess: Trump made you this stupid. You were a regular rocket scientist prior to 2016. Do I have that right? Basically a variation of "she turned me into a newt!"....
its not like we haven't given them enough money in the last four years
we were gaslighted into making the Shah the big bad, considering what came after,
Meanwhile, the April Defense Intelligence Agency report documented the economic impacts of the Iran-proxy Houthi's attack campaign, which has resulted in an approximately 90 percent decline in container shipping through the Red Sea, financial strains on shipping companies forced to divert around Africa, and compounding ongoing stress to global .aritime trade.
Thanks Joe Biden!
he fell out of a coconut tree repeatedly, and got back up
The mullahs have to suppress the practice in order to stifle their own lusts.
Althouse moving to Iran ASAP.
We hold these truths self-evident that all men are created equal and can dress like slobs if they want. This is America, Goddamn it. If some man wants to walk around purple hair, barechested in a speedo with a sparkler in each nostril, that's what this country is all about.
I split my time between Florida and Gulf Shores Alabama partially because I can dress in shorts, tee shirts and sandals practically year-round. Only a single Karen in the great frozen North seems to care that I wear shorts, and her hectoring will never cause me to care that she cares.
So, I've got that going for me. Which is nice.
Just remember, Washingon and Lincoln fought for your right to wear shorts.
I always find the Iran hate amusing. Other than taking hostages 45 years ago, they've done nothing to the USA. i don't get worked up about small countries 5000 miles away.
How come your question contains an untrue assertion?
Because the first time I read it, there were no tags. I don't know if it was a problem with my browser, you hadn't added the tags, or blogger. But I was just commenting on what I didn't see.
Sorry.
Considering what they make women wear I think they should require men to wear full length wool pants at all times.
well the 300 marines the two embassies, how many did we lose a khobar, in iraq and afghanistan, get a clue,
Field Marshall Freder, you still owe me a link! You claimed, falsely, that I have called for lefties to be hung from lampposts. You even claimed it had happened a number of times.
So where's the link?
Considering what they make women wear, I wonder what Iranian drag queens wear.
I'm guessing that dresses are verboten for men, too. Especially short skirts.
Women in hijabs, men in pants, progress.
" I don't know if it was a problem with my browser, you hadn't added the tags..."
If you don't know by now that I wouldn't add the tag surreptitiously and act like I'd had it all along I don't know what to say. I've been writing this blog for 20 years and I don't do things like that. If I'd left the tag off I would have thanked you for prompting me to add it. How are you a good faith reader of this blog if you could think otherwise and write and publish that thought?
In fairness, they brook no indulgence of transsocials or transgenders (e.g. homosexuals). To their credit, they also don't celebrate albinophobia in parades, on government walls.
In fairness, nearly all of Freder’s comments on this blog contain one or more false assertions.
Thank you for passing that story.
"clothing that does not cover a part of the body lower than the chest or higher than the ankle"
Sounds like the strike zone.
But it looks like my sleeveless stretch tank top with the spaghetti straps would pass muster. Just keep it above the nips, Mister.
Also, wife beaters are good to go. Seems fitting.
Yeesh. He apologized. What more do you want, dear hostess?
Yeah, Nimble Archer was for no reason.
I apologize to you on this one minor point, Achilles called for lefties to be hanged from lampposts. Maybe you didn't use that exact example but you have certainly advocated violent, extra judicial violence.
As I said, it is hard to find exact quotes searching through the Althouse files. But I will keep an eye out for the next time you advocate violence (it won't take long) and point it out to you.
I know that you often thank people for pointing out typos and omissions. I also know from my long history with you that you dislike me, and I wouldn't expect you to extend that courtesy to me.
Besides, I clearly stated three different possibilities. I will dismiss the first possibility.
You could have been nice and simply said "I attached the tags before I posted, sorry you missed it", and be done with it. But that is not in your nature. Instead, you accused me of posting in bad faith, which considering the frivolity (at least I hope you are not as rigid about men in shorts as you claim to be) of the tag, you would have just let it slide.
Instead, I have to waste my time defending my post.
Field Marshall Freder, replacing one debunked lie with another: "
"I apologize to you on this one minor point, Achilles called for lefties to be hanged from lampposts. Maybe you didn't use that exact example but you have certainly advocated violent, extra judicial violence."
I have never explicitly, nor implicitly, nor even alluded to nor expressed support for "violent, extra judicial violence", in any shap, manner or form.
Therefore, you will never find any post of mine which will satisfy your latest lie which we'll just toss on the ever growing bonfire of your previous lies.
Now if Howard said Chicago I would have to agree. Espacially since the DNC has been in town. There's been a run on deep dish pizza and cheeseburgers.
In my defense I just found these Polo cargo shorts a few days ago and they still fit. And Yes I look like a an aging giant kid, but I don't care.
Ann Althouse
"It's one thing to choose to look like an idiot, quite another to be punished for looking like an idiot. It's one thing to express a preference for others to refrain from looking like an overgrown child, quite another to want those who look like overgrown children to be thrown in jail."
In this polerized world, you need to be frank with your tailor and with the world about whether you "dress left" or "dress right." A stranger here might not know and take your original post as a thumbs up.
When I was trying to remember the right terminology, my searches generated bundles of advice for trannies! O tempore!
Freder moves seamlessly from being caught in a lie to moving to declaring another party of being guilty of future crime...for the very thing he already lied about occurring in the past!
What a good little New Soviet Democratical you are Freder!
Buuuut, I've been told Iran has a "moderate" President now. I guess that's why we're seeing this in Reason and not other news sources.
I've been losing weight recently. As soon as I get below 240, watch out, I'll be thinking "Speedo" again! But not in Iran, so they have that going for them, which is nice.
:Instead, you accused me of posting in bad faith, "
LOL
Althouse did no such thing. Read her comment again you blithering idiot.
After moving to my new hometown I took the wife to Ruth's Chris steakhouse to celebrate. I wore a jacket and tie as usual.
There were other men there wearing shorts and ball caps, even as their women were dressed to the nines.
So if the Basij wants to come by and arrest these lowlifes, I won't object.
Freder: "But I will keep an eye out for the next time you advocate violence... "
For there to be a "next time" there at least has to have been a first time...but there wasn't. So here we are again witj a transparent falsehood coughed up by you: Mr Prove It With A Link! guy.
LOL
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