I feel that I'm being manipulated. The headlines about this story used to be "Singer gets punished with 74 lashes for violating some religious law". Now I find out that you can just avoid the lashes by paying a fine. It's like saying "man faces prison for going 10km/h over the speed limit" because if you don't pay a fine, you eventually end up in prison.

And even in this story that reveals that you choose between paying a fine and corporal punishment, I feel manipulated. 100 MILLION troman sounds like a lot, but it turns out it's just 730 bucks.

How incredibly gross and blatant, this consent manufacturing machine. I guess it doesn't need to be subtle, people only remember headlines. Damage done, mission successful. Maybe war on Iran is good actually. We'll get it right this time.

In other news, Iran is at war with America and its stooges following a failed coup attempt by America and its stooges.

iran should really layoff the "blasphemy sharia laws" since they currently have a good PR thing going on because of trump.

A fine? Does the religion carve out exceptions in exchange for money, or do they just disregard the religion in exchange for money?

Either way, it might be interesting if she can (SAFELY) keep doing it at every show and the budget can cover the fines as a business expense. Maybe she could help normalize it a bit. (I assume that would be a good thing, but I admit that I'm pretty ignorant on the topic.)

Yep, says right here in chapter 23, thou shalt not forsake thy hijab, unless thou hast money.

Remember, the only reason these religions nut jobs are in power is because the UK and US overthrow Iran's secular democracy for a pro west dictator. We killed off every left thinking person while secretly training and funding right wing theological factions as a region destabilizing force.

Every time I want to cheer Iran for making outlr government look like the braindead idiots they are I see some shit like this.

We need plucky heroes fighting the Epstein Class and their Zionist puppeteers,, damnit, not the Muslim version of MAGAts.

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

I know it's stupid, but I'm relieved for the girl. 74 lashes seems a little much. and of course other people have died over this and other "Islamic law", if she had said "I'm atheist" or "I'm gay" she'd be long dead.

To me, it's so horrible that I can't research Iran et al for long without having to tap out

~~100 million Tomans is about $73.~~

RIALS is $73, TOMANS is $730.

So the poors receive lashes I see

Guys am I just down bad or is she actually that beautiful?