Being a tasered American male college student is EXACTLY like being a woman in Saudi Arabia

[mrreowwr_kittty]

According to this poster on GD:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1905667&mesg_id=1906070

Here's the original thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1905667&mesg_id=1906070

I don't think the kid should have been tased but to compare his situation to this takes false equivalence, and plain old chutzpah, to uncharted new heights.

[Katherine Brengle]

1. Um, I think the poster was being sarcastic.

I didn't realize it at first, but on second view I saw a sarcasm tag.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

2. But still equating what happened to Meyer to the treatment of women in Saudi Arabia

The point of the sarcasm was: "Don't pay attention to oppressive misogyny and religious police in Saudi Arabia. We had a college kid tased right here!" Puh-leeze. Andrew Meyer is enjoying freedom, notoriety, a new job with Greg Palast. He gets to wear the clothing of his choice and to go wherever he wants. There is a big difference between him and those young women, in terms of their life experience, so the poster's comparison is absurd.