So there’s a group about Iran on facebook and someone posted a picture of Muhammad Reza Shah and his wife and captioned the picture as “Reza Pahlavi and his wife.” This is disturbing for two reasons: 1. She liked the Shah enough to post his picture but didn’t know enough to get the names right: Reza Pahlavi is the freeloader living in Virginia, Muhammad Reza Shah is the tyrant ousted in 1979, and Reza Shah was the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty; 2. When she was pressed as to why she posted this picture in a group about Iran, she wrote: “ummm this is bout our loving iran HE IS PART OF OUR CULTURE AND PART OF IRANS HISTORY IF U ARE REALLY ASHAMED TO SAY HE IS OUR SHAH THEN IM FEELING SO SORRY FOR U IM PRETTY PROUD OF HIM AND I DIDNT PUT THIS PICTURE TO SAY MY OPINION BUT TO SHOW OUR PAST…AND I LOVE IRAN NOT THE DICTORS OR ANYTHING ELSE….”
First off, yes, he’s part of Iran’s history, but at the least, she could have gotten the names right. Second, Hitler is part of Germany’s history but that doesn’t mean Germans are posting his images in groups about Germany. Third, how does this slave to the west who was struck with Euromania represent “our culture.”
I’ve noticed a general interest in politics developing amongst Iranians in the diaspora but I can’t tell if it’s a genuine interest in real issues or chauvinism. For instance, there’s the war in Iraq, the ethnic cleansing in Palestine, the prospects of war in Iran, class conflict, abortion, the Patriot Act, immigration, you name it, but so many of my peers seem overly and exclusively excited about making sure the Persian Gulf stays Persian. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate historical accuracy and I think it’s important that the Persian Gulf retain its historic name, but when I see my peers only excited about that issue, I get worried about the chauvinistic overtones and lack of political development that may embody such sentiment: “How dare they call the Persian Gulf the ‘Arabian Gulf.'” And then there’s another group with over 700 members titled: “Fuck you, I’m from Iran. When we had a civilization, you hunted buffalos.” I’m embarrassed, no doubt.
And then I saw this picture of a guy’s tatoo:
It reads: “Once you had a Persian, you never want another persian.” What does that even mean? Do you see my point?
Once u had a persian, you never want another VERSION, is that I think it says
No, it’s what I wrote. The guy who posted the picture captioned it himself.
What the hell does that even mean then??!! It basically says, once youve been with a persian, youll never want one ever again… like scabies or the crabs. What kind of “Persian Pride” is this?
Pouya, this is a great post, right on target!
Looks like the fat chunky occupation soldier wrote a poem for what happened in Jerusalem. What a beautiful, eloquent, and artistic way to express the emotions of tragedy and loss:
“h Israel cry because you have got all the guns in the world, all the best well-trained soldiers in the world, yet you got no leader to guide them.”
You got no leader to guide them. Ebonics for Israel. One thing that the fatty did say though: “Your democracy is a sham, your Knesset is corrupt,…”
You cant disagree with that!
How fat and stupid is this chunky occupation soldier? Take a loot at his facebook profile. He has a disgusting gut. How hideous he is
He writes that the media is biased against Israel when they referred to the teenagers as people in an attempt to make the dead impersonal.
It’s funny how he thinks the media is biased against Israel when the day before 56 Palestinians died and it didn’t receive the top story section of the BBC while the shootings that killed 8 people received the top story section yesterday, and the funeral received the top story section today.
It’s funny how to him, 56 Palestinian lives is not worth the anything to him. I bet if they converted to Judaism he’d be writing some wannabe-poetry for them too.
And then he wrote: “Oh Israel cry because you are alone and venerable today…” I think he meant to say “vulnerable” but for him, these are big words to be confused with one another.
Goodness, smiley face man is vicious!
Iranians are heathens and sheep.
Notice how the hideous big nosed overweight occupation soldier doesn’t even try to use factual assertions and serious analysis anymore. He just throws in catch phrases. His blog is truly pathetic. Just like his personal life!!! hahahahaahh.
Awwwww, did the fat ones post get deleted??!! I wanted people to see how ANGRY he is. Its clear that Arash the fat and ugly occupation soldier is bitter. Bitter from what u ask?? Well, he got burned, likely bc he is such a physically repulsive thing to look at. Anyone seen his gut?
all i have to say: she wrote “DICTORS”
and thats my new word. brilliant.
Eidet Mobarak Pouya Jaan. I hope this will be a great year for you in school and otherwise!
As for this facebook nonsense….. I battle these kinds of knuckleheads all the time. (I’ve moved on to the Kurd bashers who are more disturbing.) These youths are usually copycats of their parents who are also (not entirely by their own fault) politically underdeveloped. You know the type “It’s all France’s fault. They brought Khomeini. It’s all Jimmy Carter and The British.”
What’s funny about Reza Pahlavi and his “hot” wife is that they seem much more in touch with the non-Iranian community than their supporters. I can’t blame Reza though, have you seen his supporters? They protest before the pakistani embassy/iranian visa office here in dc. Reza Pahlavi thinks he’s above all their “activism”. I’ve never seen or heard of him attending a public event where people can discuss his views or his ideas (if he has any). The man is unqualified, untalented and definitely a freeloader, as you say. Don’t forget his real motivation – the 40 million bucks in assets he and his siblings get according to the algiers accords. Sad sad. It’s also interesting that Reza Pahlavi could not eve manage what money his family did take with them from Iran. He can’t even manage a large sum of money and he wants to reign over a nation…..
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