# Iran Proves That It Is Not Some Kind of Fascist State **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 22, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-proves-that-it-is-not-some-kind-of-fascist-state/689009 "2014-05-22T14:45:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-proves-that-it-is-not-some-kind-of-fascist-state/689009/1 "2014-05-22T14:45:11Z")
[By arresting six young people who had the nerve to commit the grievous crime of dancing and singing!](http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/young-iranians-arrested-for-being-happy-in-tehran/?_php=true&_type=blogs&smid=tw-thelede&seid=auto&_r=0) > [@](#): > > In an interview with the news site IranWire last month, one of the dancers said that the women in the video had “covered our hair with wigs” in an attempt to conform to Islamic dress codes. She also said that the aim of the participants was in part promotional, “to tell the world that Iran is a better place than what they think it is.” I think your government is kind of stepping on your point there. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-proves-that-it-is-not-some-kind-of-fascist-state/689009/2 "2014-05-22T14:49:41Z")
Emma Goldman to Ruhollah Khomeini: “If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your Revolution!” ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-proves-that-it-is-not-some-kind-of-fascist-state/689009/3 "2014-05-22T14:52:09Z")
There’s a “Footloose” joke in there somewhere, but I’m not getting it right now. Kevin Bacon called - he says arresting kids for dancing is so 30 years ago? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-proves-that-it-is-not-some-kind-of-fascist-state/689009/4 "2014-05-22T14:54:42Z")
I know it’s wrong, but having been subjected to “Happy” so many freaking times, I kind of sympathize with the theocratic fascists. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-proves-that-it-is-not-some-kind-of-fascist-state/689009/5 "2014-05-22T15:38:25Z")
Damn! Somebody just got served. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-proves-that-it-is-not-some-kind-of-fascist-state/689009/6 "2014-05-22T15:42:07Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > There’s a “Footloose” joke in there somewhere, but I’m not getting it right now. In Iran, there’s a grumpy preacher in every town. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-proves-that-it-is-not-some-kind-of-fascist-state/689009/7 "2014-05-22T18:09:43Z")
Just to be clear, [the dancers have been released](http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/iran-frees-happy-dancers-report-1.1692198) (but not the director) ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-proves-that-it-is-not-some-kind-of-fascist-state/689009/8 "2014-05-22T18:15:39Z")
All these people wanted was to start a dance dance revolution. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-proves-that-it-is-not-some-kind-of-fascist-state/689009/9 "2014-05-22T19:10:47Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Kevin Bacon called - he says arresting kids for dancing is so 30 years ago? Do Muslims eat Bacon? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-proves-that-it-is-not-some-kind-of-fascist-state/689009/10 "2014-05-22T19:14:46Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Do Muslims eat Bacon? Kevin Bacon is definitely not halal. But seriously, is all dancing outlawed in Iran, or were these guys “dirty dancing”? Is there Ayatollah-approved forms of dance? ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-proves-that-it-is-not-some-kind-of-fascist-state/689009/11 "2014-05-22T19:14:47Z")
They can dance if they want to, they can leave their friends behind. Because their friends don’t dance and if they don’t dance then they don’t go to jail. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-proves-that-it-is-not-some-kind-of-fascist-state/689009/12 "2014-05-22T19:17:57Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > But seriously, is all dancing outlawed in Iran, or were these guys “dirty dancing”? Is there Ayatollah-approved forms of dance? [Al Jazeera puts it this way:](http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/05/iran-frees-happy-dancers-from-custody-201452118826955556.html) > [@](#): > > The women in the video do not wear hijabs. Laws in Iran ban women from dancing in public or appearing outside without the hijab, the Associated Press news agency reported. But on the positive side I guess this means music is legal in Iran. So they’re moderates! ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-proves-that-it-is-not-some-kind-of-fascist-state/689009/13 "2014-05-22T19:25:09Z")
There people like that everywhere. Living in fear that somebody may be smiling. Their turds aren’t tapered, they are clipped at the end when their asshole slams shut. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-proves-that-it-is-not-some-kind-of-fascist-state/689009/14 "2014-05-22T20:22:24Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > **Iran Proves That It Is Not Some Kind of Fascist State** Well, of course not! [Fascists dance and sing in public!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4AF1r0NjiA) ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-proves-that-it-is-not-some-kind-of-fascist-state/689009/15 "2014-05-22T21:29:06Z")
Is it OK for men to dance? Can I shake my little tush on the sidewalk? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-proves-that-it-is-not-some-kind-of-fascist-state/689009/16 "2014-05-22T22:12:32Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > They can dance if they want to, they can leave their friends behind. Because their friends don’t dance and if they don’t dance then they don’t go to jail. It’s totally NOT safe to dance! ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-proves-that-it-is-not-some-kind-of-fascist-state/689009/17 "2014-05-22T22:26:03Z")
Sharia don’t like it (Proud to be the “1” in the 26,541 Google hits for that) ---
**Author:** ![blindboyard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blindboyard/32/2833_2.png) [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-proves-that-it-is-not-some-kind-of-fascist-state/689009/18 "2014-05-23T14:27:56Z")
Good. If only dancers could be treated thus everywhere.