Darya in Afghanistan

Iranian detergent ad for Afghan market

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18-May-2009
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Exactly the point...

by ET (not verified) on Thu May 21, 2009 01:51 AM PDT

Funny that this commercial would never be approved for the Iranian market. Too much make-up, too much hair showing, painted nails...

I am willing to bet that this ad is really for the Iranian market who have satellite tv.


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Abarmard

Very cute

by Abarmard on Tue May 19, 2009 11:56 AM PDT

and Lively


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bolbol

Shameful ad

by bolbol on Tue May 19, 2009 09:29 AM PDT

Yuck...ugly roosari be-sars....halam bad shod baba!


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To Mariam

by Asghar11 (not verified) on Tue May 19, 2009 08:40 AM PDT

And your source?


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Mariam Amiri

I don't know why people

by Mariam Amiri on Tue May 19, 2009 04:33 AM PDT

I don't know why people think that these are Afghan women. These women are Iranian actors. This Darya ad was made in Iran for an Afghan market, that is why one sees the makeup and women singing.


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Khak be saremun

by Anonymous3 (not verified) on Mon May 18, 2009 09:43 PM PDT

Tooye mamlekat ke Taliban am ast.. khanuma ba arayesh va lahke nakhun mikhunan rooye televizyon...
ma hanuz poshte sahne tooye gruh sedamun ghayem ast...


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This is so cute! I really

by daryaa (not verified) on Mon May 18, 2009 09:38 PM PDT

This is so cute! I really wish these poor people well. Hoping they be free from Taliban's brutality and oppression.


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I loved this clip

by Ara (not verified) on Mon May 18, 2009 08:38 PM PDT

It was not that long ago that the women of Afghanistan were being forced to cover from head to toe in black, barely showing their eyes, and needless to say live without any rights. Appearing on TV for a laundry detergent ad may seem sexist to us, but it is a step towards gaining acceptance in their society. God willing, soon they will be able to show that they have a lot more to offer their country for its progress and success.


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please note that...

by simin khanum (not verified) on Mon May 18, 2009 04:16 PM PDT

Please note that not only these beautiful women with colorful dresses could be on TV but, they can also sing while men can hear them. In Iran women can sing selected songs only in the background while their voices are dominated by the male singer.


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John

Sexist? Yes... maybe.

by John on Mon May 18, 2009 02:48 PM PDT

Of course it's sexist Ali, but only if viewed from the context of western society where women have the opportunity to emancipate themselves from the drudgery of obligatory servitude to their men.

In the context of Afghanistan, and of Iran to a lesser extent, it may not be seen as sexist, but merely as an accurate reflection of the life that is imposed on many women.


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Marjan Zahed Kindersley

That is so sad

by Marjan Zahed Kindersley on Mon May 18, 2009 01:30 PM PDT

but cute


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Laundry

by A B (not verified) on Mon May 18, 2009 01:08 PM PDT

I can't remember the day my wife sang while she did the laundry!


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No washing machine !

by Asghar1kat (not verified) on Mon May 18, 2009 12:54 PM PDT

Funny how the ad doesn't show a washing machine.


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Ali P.

Is this considered sexist?

by Ali P. on Mon May 18, 2009 12:41 PM PDT

Discuss.


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Happy homemakers

by Anonymousity (not verified) on Mon May 18, 2009 10:39 AM PDT

It's so nice to see these Afghani women wearing such beautiful, colourful clothes and smiling so broadly as they revel in the pleasure of their daily washing and ironing chores. Obviously our troops are fighting and dying needlessly in Afghanistan since the Afghan society is already perfectly happy and contented.


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