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Originally Posted by shakran
WTF? I have NEVER seen a news story from a credible media outlet that said "Iranians encourage each other to whip up on their wives." This is taking media bashing to a new level of stupidity IMHO. Just because you hear it from Cleetus down the street or you read it on some blog somewhere does NOT mean the evil media is trying to brainwash you. Might wanna polish up that tin foil hat of yours.
That is all.
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probably should have been more specific. the media does not generally portray middle eastern culture positively, which is why some Americans as well as other foreigners believe beating of wives in middle eastern or muslim culture is a method that is acceptable to them. as for the source of the original story, it's dead now, so whether it was from 'cleetus down the street' or a credible source, i'm not sure of. but you're correct, the media doesn't come out and bluntly say "iranians encourage each other to whip up on their wives", but there is a reason that a lot of other cultures believe this is something that middle eastern/muslim culture indeed does practice, and the mainstream media is the major source of 'news' to many. i should have said "generally", and i apologize.