cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/إسلام/p/1262928/saudi-arabia-reassures-lgbtq-visitors-ahead-of-2034-world-cup
Saudi Arabia is attempting to reassure LGBTQ+ visitors ahead of hosting the 2034 World Cup, even though homosexuality remains criminalised.
I imagine it will be similar to the 2022 world cup in Qatar. No rainbows allowed. People detained or driven to the airport for wearing rainbows.
also woman cant do certain things, like show too much skin.
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Those restrictions have been loosened considerably, especially for non-Saudi women, though wearing an abbaya is still wise in order to avoid ogling and sexual harassment. And it’s no longer required for foreign women to cover their hair when in public, or for any women to be escorted by a husband or make relative. MBS regarded the religious police (the wonderfully named Society for Encouraging Virtue and Discouraging Vice) as a competing power center, so since they like keeping their heads attached to their bodies as much as most people, they’re nowhere near as intrusive as they used to be.
It’s still by no means a feminist paradise, of course, but under MBS, Saudi Arabia seems to be shifting from a medieval theocracy to a slightly secular totalitarian state, more like Iraq under Saddam.
There’s reports of women being jailed for tweeting about women’s rights in Saudi Arabia over the past five years, more than one. May have taken one step forward, but they’re still a hundred steps back.
Isn’t that the guy that butchered a journalist? Real progressive.
You have to be some special kind of stupid to go to a country where you can get killed for just existing.
Are you taking next worldcup or current?
Yes.
Next one will be Morocco, Portugal and Spain in 2030. But I share the sentiment of your message :-)
I stand corrected :)
“Hello, I am from Israel and this is my comment”
Why would anyone would travel to Saudi Arabia for World Cup?
Also why would you have the World Cup in a desert?
Honestly, why do people bother with fifa still? “Richer” countries won’t bother to play anymore because they get pennies. They save up their energy for better paying leagues. And on the other hand there are people putting their life on the table. This isn’t fun or fair.
Yeah, unfortunately lots of willing morons travelling to the fascist shithole of the US for a world cup. I am not having high hopes of them developing a discerning sense of morality before 2034.
This entire region should have organized one world cup, instead of the farce that was Qatar.
Saudi Arabia + Qatar + Kuwait + UAE and maybe Bahrain. The rule about hosts automatically qualifying would have to go, but together it would make some sense, and they would actually have enough different cities for a proper world cup.Me countries basically have been buying up sports leagues and orgs to stave off thier own economic problems, also to sportswash.
No LGBT rights no visit.
Easy and simple.
Emperor Palpatine assures Rebel community, “I definitely won’t somehow mysteriously return.”
The whippings barely sting at all, pinky promise.
The rehabilitation of the country that produced 9/11 is really sickening. I’m disappointed in any American who gives them anything.
So ironic you gave yourself the username Georgwell
Who said anything about Israel?
Admiral Ackbar, what’s the verdict?
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Wonder if the US-Iran ‘not war’ will be over then?
This comment section made me realize how many Americans use Lemmy
Didn’t take too long to realise how correct you are… Americans and people with a perception of Saudi from over a decade ago.
Is it really from a decade ago?
Ouch. Evidently not.
