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Afghan Lawmaker refuses to look at HBO's Isobel Yeung during interview

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  1. trustme

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    This is normal in this part of the world. Not because of women are not worthy, but because it's a sign of respect.

    Man. Next thing you know Muslim saves world from alien attack and someone gonna find a way to give it a negative twist.
     
    #81 trustme, Apr 12, 2016
  2. AroundTheWorld

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    So trustme finds it a positive that this guy treats the female interviewer with no respect. Not surprising.
     
    #82 AroundTheWorld, Apr 12, 2016
  3. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    That's not actually what he said, but go ahead and keep distorting people's views like the nutcase you are.
     
    #83 Sweet Lou 4 2, Apr 12, 2016
  4. DaDakota

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    What? It is a sign of respect to NOT look at someone when they talk to you?

    Just one ****ed up notion right there.

    DD
     
    #84 DaDakota, Apr 12, 2016
  5. AroundTheWorld

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    That's exactly what he said.
     
    #85 AroundTheWorld, Apr 12, 2016
  6. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    Show me where he stated that the guy was treating the woman with no respect.

    You might disagree with his take, but that doesn't make it ok to put words in his mouth.
     
    #86 Sweet Lou 4 2, Apr 12, 2016
  7. Exiled

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    [youtube]DkwxMYiyd_M[/youtube]
     
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  8. fchowd0311

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    Treating her as a joke which was clearly obvious in the interview and making degrading sarcastic remarks at her to the point where the translator didn't even want to to translate what he was saying is in no way in any moral system showing respect.
     
    #88 fchowd0311, Apr 12, 2016
  9. tinman

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    you missed the part when he said that he wanted to cut off her nose.
     
    #89 tinman, Apr 12, 2016
  10. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    Again, since you are jumping in to ATW's defense...where did trustme say that it was ok to disrespect women as ATW has accussed?
     
    #90 Sweet Lou 4 2, Apr 12, 2016
  11. AroundTheWorld

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    The guy objectively disrespected her. Are you even disputing that?
     
    #91 AroundTheWorld, Apr 12, 2016
  12. tinman

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    dude was disrespecting her big time, doesn't answer her questions, interrupting her, not looking at her, saying that they should cut her nose off

    you must have missed all of that
     
    #92 tinman, Apr 12, 2016
  13. Baba Booey

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    trustme said this is normal behavior in that part of the world as a sign of respect for women.

    :rolleyes:

    That's the problem. This "sign of respect" is about as disrespectful as you can get. Don't tell me something is a sign of respect while you're disrespecting me. I will always call BS on that.
     
    #93 Baba Booey, Apr 12, 2016
  14. DaDakota

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    The middle eastern culture is one ****ed up hot mess - been killing each other over made up BS for thousands of years and now trying to drag the enlightened countries into the muck and mire with them.

    Sickening.

    DD
     
    #94 DaDakota, Apr 12, 2016
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    speaking of enlightenment , this might help

    [youtube]dp0tqdu7fH4[/youtube]
     
    #95 Exiled, Apr 12, 2016
  16. tinman

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    So who here thinks that Isobel was being treated with respect?
     
    #96 tinman, Apr 12, 2016
  17. tinman

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    http://www.voanews.com/content/afgh...er-suggested-abuse-witnesses-say/3282919.html

    Tiny taste' of disrespect

    “It was humiliating to be disregarded in that way,” said Yeung, whose documentary aired Sunday on HBO. “Throughout the interview, and even before, there was a hostile environment. It was very clear that he did not have much time for me as a person, and so he was not listening to any of my questions.”

    Hanafi is a conservative Islamic scholar who represents the western province of Herat in parliament.

    Yeung, who is calling for Hanafi’s resignation, said she experienced “a tiny, tiny, tiny taste of the amount of disrespect that many Afghan women have to battle every day.”

    Hundreds of Afghans have taken to social media to condemn Hanafi.

    “As long he is in parliament, he and people like him will remain a massive obstacle to women’s rights in Afghanistan,” Yeung said of Hanafi.
     
    #97 tinman, Apr 15, 2016
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Delighted this went viral &amp; hoping the pressure is enough for Mr Hanafi to step down. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VICEonHBO?src=hash">#VICEonHBO</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AlyseW">@AlyseW</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HBO">@HBO</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/VICE">@VICE</a> <a href="https://t.co/3NhRSBEzoy">https://t.co/3NhRSBEzoy</a></p>&mdash; Isobel Yeung (@IsobelYeung) <a href="https://twitter.com/IsobelYeung/status/720102647202725890">April 13, 2016</a></blockquote>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     
    #98 tinman, Apr 15, 2016
  19. shastarocket

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    I'm sorry, but does she really believe this will cause him to step down?

    There are some deep-seated issues that need to be overcome in that region as a whole before something like this would happen
     
    #99 shastarocket, Apr 15, 2016
  20. tinman

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    It's drawn a lot of international attention. it's a step in the right direction.

    When people see that he was treating a non Afghan woman badly, an international reporter, then it'll strike a nerve.
     
    #100 tinman, Apr 15, 2016
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