ActualGrapesTasteGreen comments on Iranian Singer Pays Fine to Avoid 74 Lashes for Appearing Without Hijab in Music Video

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[–] ActualGrapesTasteGreen@piefed.zip 21 points 1 month ago (1 child)

When you inject religion into your laws, paying fines begins to feel like bribing god. They're undermining themselves here.

[–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world [S] 19 points 1 month ago

If the world wasn't watching in disgust, they would have flogged her to death. The fine was the government's way out without losing face.

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