As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinjad hits the United Nations to spread his message about the elimination of Israel and “uncivilized Zionists,” Twitterers have been gripped by a pressing question. Why doesn’t that dude ever wear a tie while trying to incite genocide?
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/250413896865824769
https://twitter.com/AyKail/status/250343750260383744
#Ahmadinejad never wears a tie! #PiersMorganWithAhmadinejad
— A?️♂️ (@iAlen) September 25, 2012
Has Ahmadinejad ever worn a tie? #UNGA
— Jonathan Arias (@jonathanoarias) September 26, 2012
Whats with #ahmadinejad? No one will lend him a tie?
— CAPJR "Check My Sexy Mask!" 100 (@CAPJR100) September 26, 2012
(obligatory Ahmadinejad lack of tie tweet)
— Jon Kimball (@jonkimball) September 26, 2012
https://twitter.com/ryanaclarke/status/250977730676527106
As it turns out, it’s not that he’s going for the Don Johnson circa “Miami Vice” look.
I love Twitter. Here's an explanation of why Ahmadinejad doesn't wear ties. Thanks to @neilbhatiya. http://t.co/y1q8k7ag
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) September 26, 2012
According to the BBC, it’s that he wouldn’t be caught dead in such a decadent, un-Islamic symbol of oppressive Western Christianity.
[T]hey contribute to the spreading of western culture, according to the website of the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khameini.
The practice stems from the 1979 Islamic revolution when the monarchy was overthrown and a unique Islamic republic was declared, in which religious clerics – headed by Ayatollah Khomeini – wielded ultimate political control.
Neckties – and bowties – were said to be decadent, un-Islamic and viewed as “symbols of the Cross” and the oppressive West.
So now A’jad’s fellow haters of all things Western have a new excuse for why every day is genocidal couture day. Up twinkles!
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