When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you.


A foto da sorridente equipa feminina da agência literária turca Kalem Ajans, que chegou por e-mail a leitores e editoras de todo o mundo. Receberam saudações portuguesas, isso é certo, e um :) em tamanho XXL.


E a notícia via Huffington Post:

Turkish Deputy Prime Minster Bulent Arinc is the latest government official to put his foot in his mouth. In a speech last week, this high-ranking official preached his perverted version of morality to Turkish women by telling them not to laugh in public! "A woman will know what is haram [forbidden] and not haram," Arinc warned. "She will not laugh out loud in public. She will not be inviting in her attitudes and will protect her chasteness." Arinc, a co-founder of the ruling AK Party, continued his chauvinist sermonizing: "Where are our girls who slightly blush, lower their heads, and turn their eyes away when we look at their faces, becoming the symbol of chastity?" He ridiculed women for discussing cooking recipes and other "frivolous things" on cell phones. Imitating a female voice, he squeaked: "What happened to Ayse's daughter? When is the wedding?" He told the women to talk about such insignificant matters "face to face," not on the phone! The Deputy Prime Minister's demeaning remarks spread like wildfire. In defiance, tens of thousands of Turkish women went on social media (Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram) posting 'selfies,' pictures of themselves, laughing out loud. Rather than stopping their laughter, women started laughing ... at him!

One Response so far.

  1. ana says:

    "Where are our girls who slightly blush, lower their heads, and turn their eyes away when we look at their faces, becoming the symbol of chastity?" --

    q doido! ou o homem anda a ver demasiado o Downton Abbey ou é um grande fã de literatura vitoriana