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Douche of the Week: Saudi Arabia hsitorian Saleh al-Saadoon

I realize it's only Tuesday, but I feel pretty confident about my choice for the all too coveted Douche of the Week award, which I'll be giving to Saudi Arabia historian Saleh al-Saadoon.

Recently, al-Saadoon attempted to justify his country's ban on female drivers in a TV interview by saying that they're just attempting to protect women from being raped or assaulted, in case their car breaks down and they're forced to wait (or work on the car) on the side of the road.

With regard to the United States' driving laws, which permits women to get behind the wheel, al-Saadoon said, "They (women in the U.S.) don't care if they are raped on the roadside, but we do," and that rape and sexual violence "is no big deal to them."

When confronted by the show's host on the matter, al-Saadoon responded with, "It's no big deal for them beyond the damage to their morale. In our case, however, the problem is of a social and religious nature." He then added, "They (women) should listen to me and get used to what society thinks."

The show's host then asked al-Saadoon why he felt so much safer with male chauffeurs driving women around as opposed to women driving themselves, since the chauffeurs could hypothetically rape the women as well.

Al-Saadoon then responded with, "There is a solution, but the government officials and the clerics refuse to hear of it. The solution is to bring female foreign chauffeurs to drive our wives."

The female host laughed at this suggestion, and replied with, "Female foreign chauffeurs? Seriously?"

That's right, ladies and gentlemen. Saudi Arabian women are not allowed to drive in their home country due to the possibility of them being raped by men when their cars break down, yet they're still to be driven around by male chauffeurs who could rape them as well. In order to eliminate that possibility, female foreign chauffeurs should drive Saudi Arabian women around the country since it's perfectly acceptable for foreign women to drive in the country, just not Saudi Arabian women, and this is because like in the U.S., women who do get behind the wheel are perfectly fine with being assaulted or raped. Yeah, that makes perfect sense, to no one in particular with an IQ above 70. So, congratulations, Saleh al-Saadoon! You, sir, are my Douche of the Week!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/09/saudi-women-drivers_n_6649896.html

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