29 July 2014

'Women should not laugh in public,' says Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister in morality speech

Women should not laugh in public in Turkey, the Deputy Prime Minister has said in a speech on “moral corruption” in the country.

Bülent Arinç used a meeting for Eid al-Fitr on Monday to condemn perceived moral regression, consumerism and even excessive mobile phone use.

[A COMMENT] I'm surprised we're allowed to comment on this as the Indie falls over backwards to appease Islam. Why no comments on the bizarre Muslim reaction to the Glasgow Scottie dogs? At some point we need a cordon sanitaire to protect our own beseiged culture and traditions.

[ANOTHER] I'd quite like to stand in front of this buffoon and laugh and laugh at him.

His comment shows no respect for any woman. I rather suspect he is scared of women and needs to keep them subjugated and uses cult mumbo jumbo to do this. [The Independent] Read more