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I disapprove of what Gebran Bassil did in this video, and how our Minister of Education laughed at the joke, but it’s quite ironic how some Lebanese made a big deal out of this incident while disregarding the real scandals around them. Any scandal related to gender equality or women respect should be highlighted regardless of the political affiliation of the person behind it. There are still many Lebanese MPs and ministers who refuse to sign laws to protect women from violence and abuse yet barely anyone mentions them.
Moreover, I laughed at the [MTV]’s attempt at bashing Bassil by mentioning Camille Chamoun and others who held the post before him. As much as I love and admire President Chamoun, he once gave the finger to a foreign diplomat or president if I am not mistaken and got away with it. Even Pierre Sadek mentioned this habit of his in a caricature.
In all cases, Caroline Ziadeh, who happens to be the UN Deputy Permanent Representative of Lebanon, should be the one requesting an apology from the minister as he disrespected her.
people are harsh…didn’t we all pass through such phases ? its called adolescence .
This country Lebanon, my country …is so riddled with selfish politicians…nepotism, and money hoarders that it deserves to be dismantled by any one who is able, I’m very sorry to say believe me. But more sorry about these stooges and the soft oppression of the common man. Civil liberty and human dignity are foreign concepts. Lebanon is getting and will get what it deserves.
“it’s quite ironic how some Lebanese made a big deal out of this incident while disregarding the real scandals around them.”
Yes there are bigger problems and and there are ministers with much worse behavior, but we are disgusted with THIS video specifically right now. Do we not have the right to be pissed off that this person with zero social intelligence is representing us?
You are committing a logical fallacy that classifies as “Apeal to Bigger Problems”.
its called lack of professionalism, respect … Is he paid by the Lebanese people to make jokes and manner about Ladies or to do his job. God knows what else he did there, out dear Foreign minister. This is the “Shame” minister … No wonder why it is hard for a woman to make it in Politics.
GO GO “FREE” patriotic movement …