Iranian City Councilwoman Deemed ‘Too Attractive’ to Take Her Post
LatestInternational observers hoping with crossed fingers and toes that Iranian politics would be just a teensy more progressive thanks to the country’s newly-elected president, Hassan Rowhani, will be disappointed to learn that, surprise! this is so not the case.
At least not so far. According to a Wednesday report in the Times of London, a city councilor in Qazin (which, for all you history nerds, is notable for being the ancient capital of the Persian Empire) was prevented from taking up her post on the city council because all the dude-bros in charge of making sure public works projects get completed three-to-four months behind schedule (city councils are sooooo slooooowww) decided she was too attractive to take the post she was elected to.