Uh-oh … it looks like Saudi Arabia might have taken away one of our favorite talking points about Women’s March organizer Linda Sarsour.
Once the Women’s March made her famous, people began digging through Sarsour’s tweets and found not only the one about taking away Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s vagina but this gem praising Saudi Arabia’s policy on family leave. It seems women have it so much better there:
10 weeks of PAID maternity leave in Saudi Arabia. Yes PAID. And ur worrying about women driving. Puts us to shame. http://t.co/xZAwgg6HXL
— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) November 16, 2014
Yes, but what about women driving? Wait … they can? It appears things have changed, thanks to a new royal decree. Wow; now there’s nothing women can’t do in Saudi Arabia. Time for Sarsour to move to a more woman-friendly nation?
Breaking: Saudi king orders lifting the ban on women driving
— Ahmed Al Omran (@ahmed) September 26, 2017
Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive, ending policy that became a global symbol of the repression of women. @NYTBen https://t.co/CAQRvjz9KS
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) September 26, 2017
Saudi women will be entitled to driving licenses starting in June next year https://t.co/TbNpeJbh2l pic.twitter.com/XD0iw0P7m8
— Bloomberg (@business) September 26, 2017
BREAKING: Women CAN DRIVE in #Saudi Arabia Per Royal Decree https://t.co/T4uArxXeEZ
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) September 26, 2017
Big move big week for reforms in #Saudi and women status. For those of us who have this right, it's no small thing for Riyadh. Big leap FWD
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) September 26, 2017
Of course it is a coup
— Khaldoun El Charif (@CharifKhaldoun) September 26, 2017
Big time
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) September 26, 2017
CNN’s Jake Tapper noted the year on his tweet for when future generations search through his Twitter feed for historical research.
A royal decree has been issued allowing women in Saudi Arabia to drive, per Saudi Foreign ministry.
Yes this is an announcement in 2017
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 26, 2017
They only outlawed SLAVERY in 1962. https://t.co/ngo5P3vw4P
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) September 26, 2017
Yes, but paid family leave! What about the fear, though, that allowing women in the kingdom to drive will open up options for them to have premarital sex?
"One cleric claimed — with no evidence — that driving harmed women’s ovaries." https://t.co/BOcWG5VNDX
— Timothy Noah (@TimothyNoah1) September 26, 2017
last year @WEF ranked #SaudiArabia 141 out of 144 countries in the world for gender parity https://t.co/fXQ0kYJofI
— Judy Woodruff (@JudyWoodruff) September 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/amylutz4/status/912758444796473344
Hey, better 100 years late than never. https://t.co/THP5r5uIIP
— Mona Sigal M.D.? (@MonaSigal) September 26, 2017
If that's an announcement in 2017, will we hear "We will no longer behead people for thought crimes" sometime in 2085?
— Bobby (@GodlessInOK) September 26, 2017
Wearing burqas, those cars had better be air conditioned! https://t.co/CUv7M8fB99
— dude ex machina #WalkAway (@donbcivil) September 26, 2017
Great for those who want to drive themselves to their own stoning for adultery.
— Ken Cox ? (@KenCox) September 26, 2017
It will be interesting to see what happens to a woman that causes a traffic accident. https://t.co/ZjLuKSnSZV
— Suz (@suz_b31) September 26, 2017
But trumps America is the handmaidens tale lmfaoooo https://t.co/PfKFArr9Lc
— james (@JimInTheCountry) September 26, 2017
And this country has been appointed by the UN to oversee Women's Rights around the world. Great idea… https://t.co/Rc8DXp53GC
— Will Foreman (@WillForeman8) September 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/rrmcphers/status/912760276520402945
Still nowhere near the craziest headline of 2017 https://t.co/iWmVO1plp4
— lalammar (@Layla_AlAmmar) September 26, 2017
Actually a huge deal, congrats to the women for their decades long effort https://t.co/KLQCPFfS89
— Quis (@Keysta101) September 26, 2017
OK, guys, have your fun.
Saudi Arabia rolls out new fleet of women-only cars. pic.twitter.com/rK19Ztfojh
— jon gabriel (@exjon) September 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/Small_Gov_Guy/status/912765131226013698
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/912757549832790018
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Forget #LeggingsGate: Saudi Arabian Airlines denies passengers the right to bare arms (and legs) https://t.co/3cTKXvAat4
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 10, 2017
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