Chauvinists vs. Shadi Sadr: invitation to write

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Chauvinists vs. Shadi Sadr: invitation to write
by Anonymouse
02-Jun-2010
 

I’ve never done this and usually Nazi Kaviani invites people to write but I’d like to ask fellow contributors to write a piece about the remarks made by Shadi Sadr that ALL Iranian men are chauvinists and as a nation we need to overcome this problem. While this ALL statement may not be a complete representative of her remarks everyone is welcome to read the original article, I couldn’t find an English version. Do you think ALL Iranian men are chauvinists?

There are just a few suggestions as guidelines and I don’t know if anyone will respond but should you decide to accept this mission :-)

- Please use the title Chauvinists vs. Shadi Sadr: ______ (followed by your title)

- Your piece can be in English or Farsi

- Your piece can be of any form; poem, cartoon, blog or even a belog!

- Your piece can be for or against Ms. Sadr’s remarks, as long as it is your view

- Your piece can also be about feminism or women’s rights as it relates to Ms. Sadr’s remarks

- Try to keep your piece under 2000 words

- Please provide a link to this invitation in your piece so I can later post links here

I urge everyone to join and contribute as this is an important enough issue and Ms. Sadr’s comments are bold enough to explore further.

A background for Shadi Sadr can be found here and last month she was sentenced in absentia to six years in jail and 74 lashes. 74 lashes!

Cartoon translation: Over my dead body on Valentine’s day, wash them tomorrow not today.

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Post Script

Following contributors accepted the invitation with the following contributions so far:

R2-D2   with  The Truth About A Reality - Women's Rights In General, And In Iran In Particular

Ari Siletz  with  Chauvinists vs. Shadi Sadr: stubbornness isn't an option.

gunjesk with  Chauvinists vs. Shadi Sadr: It’s Not Just Chauvinism

Azadeh Azad  with  Chauvinists vs. Shadi Sadr: As Good As It Gets

Anonymouse  with  Chauvinists vs Shadi Sadr: Chauvinists defining Feminists

humanbeing  with  chauvinists vs. shadi sadr: flotilla to the rescue of the 'homo iranicus' 

Following iranian.com contributions while not in direct response to this invitation are related to this subject:

MM  and  Officer Shadi Sadr at the TSA line?

Anahid Hojjati  and  Problem of Iranian men is that they are controlling just like men all over the world

Azadeh Azad  and  Cartoon:The Discreet Charm of the Iranian Men!

Sanaz Fotouhi  and  Reading Men in Reading Lolita in Tehran

Ghormeh Sabzi  and  Kiarostami: Impossible to understand women

Hossein Bagher Zadeh  and  مردهراسی یا مردستیزی Hossein Bagher Zadeh  and  گرم شدن هوا 

 

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Update: I added links to blogs and articles in reponse & related

by Anonymouse on Mon Jun 07, 2010 05:06 AM PDT

Everything is sacred.


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R2-D2

Anonymouse

by R2-D2 on Thu Jun 03, 2010 08:36 PM PDT


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R2-D2

Yolanda

by R2-D2 on Thu Jun 03, 2010 04:03 PM PDT

Thank you for your kind words - All I did was to present the Truth - As it really is - Not as some people think it may be :)

 

 


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Anonymouse

A belog is a flimsy blog! A blog with Iranian accent!

by Anonymouse on Thu Jun 03, 2010 11:32 AM PDT

Couple years ago a very prominent i.com contributor who shall remain nameless but we can call him Mr. B criticized many of us for writing when our writings weren't worth a crap, in his opinion!

So another i.com contributor (not as prominent as Mr. B ;-) who shall also remain namess but we can call her Ms. N told him; ok we will write in the belog section and he can continue his masterpieces in the articles front page section.  Belog was her invention but it's commonly used in i.com ;-) 

Everything is sacred.


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yolanda

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by yolanda on Thu Jun 03, 2010 11:04 AM PDT

What is a belog?


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Anonymouse

RD u couldve written it in a belog! U could've been a contender!

by Anonymouse on Thu Jun 03, 2010 05:34 AM PDT

Everything is sacred.


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yolanda

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by yolanda on Wed Jun 02, 2010 08:16 PM PDT

Hi! RD,

    Thank you for your great post! I really like this part:

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Simply put, the true masculinity of men in a society is revealed when they allow for, and encourage, their women to reach their full potential, whatever that may be -  It's indeed a sign of inner weakness, and sheer insecurity, when that is taken away from the women, and replaced by oppression and subjugation of all kind!

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thank you so much!


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R2-D2

The Truth About A Reality

by R2-D2 on Wed Jun 02, 2010 08:10 PM PDT

For anyone who has spent any significant time in Iran recently, there is indeed quite a visible Truth evident everywhere, and that's the women in Iran do not share in any remote sense of equality the freedoms and rights that men enjoy - Not even close :) - !

For those of us who grew up in Iran under the Shah, and as an Iranian man, I can say categorically, unequivocally, and without any reservation, that although women's standing in society was never equal to men, nevertheless, their rights in general, and their quotient of happiness and well-being in particular, was significantly higher under the Shah than under this brutal regime!

An enlightened society should strive to provide its women with more and more rights and freedoms - The evolutionary process over the past several millenia, fueled primarily by a superior physical strength, has evolved the man into essentially the role of the  protector of, and the provider for, a woman and her offsprings!

However, the progress that has taken place in the past one hundred years or so, has allowed women in general, and those living in the Western world in particular, to have a more significant control over their economic circumstances - This will indeed lead to more and more freedoms and independence in other areas of their lives also!

Simply put, the true masculinity of men in a society is revealed when they allow for, and encourage, their women to reach their full potential, whatever that may be -  It's indeed a sign of inner weakness, and sheer insecurity, when that is taken away from the women, and replaced by oppression and subjugation of all kind!

Pure And Simple :) - ! 

R D - An Iranian Man

 

 


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yolanda

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by yolanda on Wed Jun 02, 2010 12:12 PM PDT

It is a very touchy topic, but I will read them all if anyone responds to the invitation!

Thank you! 


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