Trash Journalists and Accidental Politicians: Stay off Jackie’s Back
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Yesterday, the earth trembled under the feet of the Lebanese. No citizen was left safe from being concerned about these pictures. A Lebanese champion is skiing, naked, except for a fig leaf. The fractured Lebanese Republic is hanging on to Jackie’s breasts. A journalist was transformed into a preacher, calling for the protection of “what remains of Lebanon’s reputation in international sporting events.” Some feminists threw a stone at her, rejecting the commodification of women’s bodies. The minister of youth and sports ordered immediate investigations “to protect Lebanon’s reputation.”
Excuse me? Lebanon’s reputation?
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Jackie had no option but to apologize on her page for a wrong she did not commit. “Lebanon is a conservative country and this picture does not reflect our culture,” she wrote. Without doubt, she heard this from Tony Khalife.
But where do people get this idea? The non-conservative current in Lebanon transcends the sects, regions, and political trenches. If the electoral laws in Lebanon were fair, it would have a bigger bloc in parliament than the Future Movement.
