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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,697 posts)
Sun Jun 19, 2022, 01:50 PM Jun 2022

Rainbow-colored toys and clothing are seized in Saudi Arabia for indirectly 'promoting homosexuality

Saudi Arabian government officials have cracked down on rainbow-colored toys and clothing from shops in the country’s capital, Riyadh, on Tuesday, saying the items promote homosexuality, according to Saudi state-run TV channel al-Ekhbariya.

“We are having to look out for slogans that violate the rules of Islam and public morals like promoting homosexuality colors, targeting the young generation,” said an official from the Ministry of Commerce, who was unnamed in the report and is involved in the campaign, according to al-Ekhbariya.

Homosexuality is illegal in Saudi Arabia, which adheres to a strict interpretation of Sharia law.

The items which were seized by authorities were seen to be bright in color, ranging from children’s hair accessories, pencil cases, and backpacks to rainbow stripes featured in crayon packets, all designed for children, the al-Ekhbariya report details.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/rainbow-colored-toys-and-clothing-are-seized-in-saudi-arabia-for-indirectly-promoting-homosexuality/ar-AAYDK9v

Didn't realize the Saudis were so impressionable. One look at a rainbow and they turn into raging queens.

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Rainbow-colored toys and clothing are seized in Saudi Arabia for indirectly 'promoting homosexuality (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2022 OP
What are they going to do when it rains? sarisataka Jun 2022 #1
How fragile they are. milestogo Jun 2022 #2
Joe shouldn't meet with these fuckers at all. Magoo48 Jun 2022 #3
It is Saudi Arabia where women get executed for leftyladyfrommo Jun 2022 #4

Magoo48

(6,721 posts)
3. Joe shouldn't meet with these fuckers at all.
Sun Jun 19, 2022, 03:05 PM
Jun 2022

If he must, then—fuck off you religious fanatical, head chopping, patriarchal pricks—ought to be the extent of it.

leftyladyfrommo

(20,005 posts)
4. It is Saudi Arabia where women get executed for
Sun Jun 19, 2022, 04:57 PM
Jun 2022

stepping out of line. It's been that way forever. It's not a surprise that the govt would not allow products like this.

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