Journalist Eli Lake mocks White House with lesson on how to avoid being 'Iranophobic'

Now that the Obama administration has put so much trust in Iran, maybe there’s a word that shouldn’t be used to describe a related controversy:

Hey guys. It’s really Iranophobic when you call them hostages. Please show more respect for Iran’s justice system. We’re allies now.

— Eli Lake (@EliLake) July 17, 2015

Ha! Good to know.

Terms the White House might deem acceptable in place of “hostages” include but are not limited to the following:

@EliLake "involuntary guests"?

— Cathy Young (@CathyYoung63) July 17, 2015

https://twitter.com/hsmoghul/status/622064158247403520

@EliLake @AdamBaldwin They are "special guests of the Iranian justice system."

— MTiller (@LadaMokusa) July 17, 2015

@EliLake @redsteeze Call them "nonpersons located in Iran".

— Jason (@jasonhsv) July 17, 2015

Maybe "compulsory guests" could be a more PC alternative? :-/ https://t.co/aCPO9ZTkZC

— Paul [name change pending] (@PaulSector2814) July 17, 2015

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