THE CRIMES OF M. VAFAMEHR
OCTOBER 13, 2011. Marzieh Vafamehr, the Iranian actress who is now in jail for making a movie about suppression of artists—no irony there, nothing to see, move along—has broken two key rules, according to Iranian authorities.
One, the movie was made without a permit, and two, she didn’t wear a head scarf to conceal her hair—but wait, in the film, her head was shaved.
And for these grave offenses, she faces a year in lock-up and 90 lashes with a whip.
What is this, the Stone Age? The medieval Roman Church? Or are we supposed to say, “Well, they have their religion and we have to tolerate these traditions and honor them because, after all…”
Don’t worry, though. Women’s organizations all over the planet and groups of powerful actors and directors and major movie studios are mounting a joint effort to turn the tide in Marzieh’s favor and obtain her release.
What? They’re NOT? Absolutely nothing is happening? Are you sure? Not a peep?
Perhaps failing to obtain a permit to shoot a film (the director asserts they DID get necessary permits) and showing one’s bald head are major crimes. For all I know, there are scores of bald actors and filmmakers who didn’t get permits languishing in American jails as we speak. That must be it.
Bald head? 90 lashes. Of course.
The president of Iran knows exactly what he’s doing. He’s a genius. The system under which Marzieh Vafamehr is being persecuted is just and right and proper.
For all you video devotees out there, I have a suggestion that will set this whole thing straight. Take your cameras out into the street and start interviewing bald people. Ask them if they’re aware that baldness is punishable by a year in prison and 90 lashes. Then mention Marzieh Vafamehr’s name and her case. Put the videos up on You Tube.
If you can do photoshop, make Scorcese and Lucas and George Clooney and Tom Selleck and Meryl Streep and Angelina Jolie and Hillary Clinton BALD. “THIS GETS YOU A YEAR IN JAIL AND 90 LASHES IN IRAN.” Use a little imagination.
If you need any motivation, think about what 90 hard lashes can do.
Jon Rappoport