Iran Could Ban Images Of People Eating Chicken

[Solomon2]

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Iran Could Ban Images Of People Eating Chicken

Crunch It!, WorldCrunch | Jul. 17, 2012, 2:49 PM

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As a last resort to fight soaring food prices, a top Iranian official has proposed a ban on images of people eating chicken on television.

National Police Chief Esma'il Ahmadi Moghadam suggested that images of chicken should be banned from state television, fearing that they may provoke attacks on affluent Iranians by the underprivileged, reports the Mehr News Agency,

"Films are the now the window to society, and some of those witnessing the class gap may say: 'We will take our knives and take our rights from the rich,'" said Moghadam.

The price of a kilo of chicken is now hovering at the $5 mark, compared to $2 before sanctions were imposed by Western governments earlier this month as a cause of Iran's continuing nuclear program.

The government has attempted to offer discounted chicken, which attracts queues of up to 14 hours in some Iranian cities. This video posted on YouTube reportedly shows a rush to buy chicken at a state co-operative.



It was also reported that in a recent broadcast of a film first produced in 1986, where one character mentions the price of clementines, the audio was dubbed in order to conceal the truth about inflation.

However, chicken has become the central symbol of the regime's inability to provide affordable food, with many people venting their anger on social media websites. One Iranian Internet activist, Vahid online, sarcastically wrote: "This program may contain images of cooked chicken..."

این برنامه حاوی تصاویری از #مرغ پخته است. [زیر نویس صدا و سیما در آینده نزدیک] goo.gl/DEqrQ
Vahid Online@Vahid
این برنامه حاوی تصاویری از #مرغ پخته است. [زیر نویس صدا و سیما در آینده نزدیک] goo.gl/DEqrQ
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A blog from Le Monde reports that journalists from the northern province of Gilan were reassured when they learned they would be able to buy discount chicken with their press cards.

Iranian cartoonist Hadi Heidari made a humorous interpretation of the whole situation on his Facebook page with the following drawing.



Mehr News Agency, and Le Monde.

[Takaavar]

National Police Chief Esma'il Ahmadi Moghadam suggested that images of chicken should be banned from state television, fearing that they may provoke attacks on affluent Iranians by the underprivileged, reports the Mehr News Agency,

"Films are the now the window to society, and some of those witnessing the class gap may say: 'We will take our knives and take our rights from the rich,'" said Moghadam.

In the Mehr News Agency link you provided, can't find any material even related to this news, not to mention that quote. Need help.

The price of a kilo of chicken is now hovering at the $5 mark, compared to $2 before sanctions were imposed by Western governments earlier this month as a cause of Iran's continuing nuclear program.

I wonder you think who will we blamed by Iranians - our goverment, or our enemy?!

[Archdemon]

It doesnt matter who you will blame, the matter is that you will starve

[Era_923]

It doesnt matter who you will blame, the matter is that you will starve

Even if you can't eat chicken,you won't starve.Maybe in Israel everyone is alive with chicken?

[Wright]

They are trying to wipe out remnants of Pagan Persia. Chicken was consumed by the Pagan priests publicly as a sacred act in the ancient times. This does not surprise me at all.

[Arian]

They are trying to wipe out remnants of Pagan Persia. Chicken was consumed by the Pagan priests publicly as a sacred act in the ancient times. This does not surprise me at all.

If there was an award to be given as the most ridiculous comment of the week, that would definitely go to you for this beautifully worded comment xD And Pagans don't have priests, just to add.

[JEskandari]

They are trying to wipe out remnants of Pagan Persia. Chicken was consumed by the Pagan priests publicly as a sacred act in the ancient times. This does not surprise me at all.

well according to this

pagan


Traditional designation of a practitioner of classical polytheisms.

Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "country dweller", "rustic"[1]) is a blanket term, typically used to refer to religious traditions which are polytheistic or indigenous.


Isis holding a sistrum and an oinochoe. (Roman artwork from the Hadrian period (117–138 CE).)
It is primarily used in a historical context, referring to Greco-Roman polytheism as well as the polytheistic traditions of Europe and North Africa before Christianization. In a wider sense, extended to contemporary religions, it includes most of the Eastern religions and the indigenous traditions of the Americas, Central Asia, Australia and Africa

there is nothing pagan about ancient Persia

[Pakistanisage]

Iran should allow me to export an unlimited supply of chicken to Iran from Pakistan.

[khanz4996]

i think iranian chickens dont know how to lay eggs and americans put sanctions on the iranian chicken training to how to lay eggs?what sort a rubbish is this post chickens going high due to sanctions?lol

[hinduguy]

They should ban it in london too. Too many people are living on 'chicken only' diet here. (especially the yobs)

[RayKalm]

The sanctions are bitting, sadly, even against a country with such a huge amount of oil wealth.

[INDIC]

I don't think Iranians consume loads of lentils and pulses like us and meat must be the main source of protein. Don't sounds like an intelligent move.

[SOHEIL]

Oh ! F*** that Guys !

10 Days ago i was in Europe ! mineral water = 3€ (small = 2€) !!!??? WTF ? 3€ for water ???

so ! soooos

The sanctions are bitting, sadly, even against a country with such a huge amount of oil wealth.

As an iranian your avatar bitting me more

[Don Jaguar]

10 Days ago i was in Europe ! mineral water = 3€ (small = 2€) !!!??? WTF ? 3€ for water ???

In which country?

BTW if water ever gets that expensive in Pakistan i will start drinking it from rivers.

[Arian]

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The sanctions are bitting, sadly, even against a country with such a huge amount of oil wealth.

I don't think it's about sanctions, it's about mismanagement and opportunists. We have seen those people before as well during the Iraq-Iran war when they stored the goods they got and kept them to increase the prices and sell higher. Chickens aren't imported, and aren't a sanctioned good, and usually chickens in Tehran are killed in killing rooms in South Tehran and the distance isn't that long that we say transportation cost has been effected by the sanctions. Sanctions can not do anything with chickens, you should blame solely the government and the opportunists for it, not sanctions.