Women granted voting rights in Saudi Arabia
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Justin Sullivan3 said:From left to right:
The guy with the mustache is rigid and authoritative—if she doesn't listen, he’ll deliver an instant slap. He thinks he can do whatever he wants with her, and if there isn't a hot meal waiting when he gets home from work, there's going to be trouble. To him, she's just property, like a house or a car, and the woman lives in constant fear of being beaten.
To the right of the mustache, the guy is completely checked out. He's just waiting for this whole thing to wrap up so he can go home and ignore his wife for the rest of his life. It's all just a performance for the relatives; he probably lost this marriage lottery by getting some ugly corpse, so he'll likely just pick up another wife later to see if his luck improves next time.
In the middle, we have the traditionalist—dignified and proud. He lives strictly by the rules of the Quran; his Islamic duty is to be a family man and provide for his wife and kids. Everything will be fine, and he'll have a good life... unless the tension and frustration from living under a dictatorship and the constant brainwashing at the mosque merges with some life trauma. Then, he leaves his family, starts messing around with TNTom, and catches the martyr express toward some Western city to find those promised virgins.
The second one from the right actually loves his wife, but he curses the fact that they have to live in such a messed-up country. His parents criticize him because he doesn't discipline her properly or keep her in line (she's too cheerful and always smiling, which in their eyes clearly means she's plotting something bad).
The last one is terrified. If he lived anywhere else, he would never get married because he could never say a single word to his wife without bowing his head. She'll have to be the one to initiate sex—even if she finds the whole thing repulsive—because if she ever tries anyone else, it's stoning in the main square.
There you go, it's Gordon—you claim to know Saudi people, so how was my psychoanalysis of the faces in this photo? Did I nail it? 😁
Calling someone "authoritarian" is negative—it's all about fear. But being "authoritative" is actually a good thing; it means being a leader, staying non-violent, and respecting others instead of acting like everything belongs to you😉. So, were you trying to say the guy with the mustache is authoritarian?