Iranian Police Academy for the Ladies
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Iranian Policewomen: The policewomen are very serious. Take a look.
So... is this real?
posted by Dean Keaton at 12:03 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by Dean Keaton at 12:03 AM on March 1, 2006
So... is this real?
'Real' as in real government propaganda aired on government TV news, yes it is real.
'Real' in the sense that is this a functional and useful branch of Iran's police, not so much.
BTW, hincandenza wins!
posted by lenny70 at 12:13 AM on March 1, 2006
'Real' as in real government propaganda aired on government TV news, yes it is real.
'Real' in the sense that is this a functional and useful branch of Iran's police, not so much.
BTW, hincandenza wins!
posted by lenny70 at 12:13 AM on March 1, 2006
I take it you know loads of Iranians, lenny70, and have been to see the country for yourself, otherwise why would you make such authoritative remarks?
posted by Jimbob at 12:34 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by Jimbob at 12:34 AM on March 1, 2006
I take it this is a serious question and not at all snarkish:
I take it you know loads of Iranians, lenny70, and have been to see the country for yourself, otherwise why would you make such authoritative remarks?
Yeah, I guess you could say that...
I was born and raised in Iran, and have many closed friends living there.
posted by lenny70 at 1:05 AM on March 1, 2006
I take it you know loads of Iranians, lenny70, and have been to see the country for yourself, otherwise why would you make such authoritative remarks?
Yeah, I guess you could say that...
I was born and raised in Iran, and have many closed friends living there.
posted by lenny70 at 1:05 AM on March 1, 2006
Yeah, I guess you could say that...
I was born and raised in Iran, and have many closed friends living there.
SNAP!
posted by ford and the prefects at 1:09 AM on March 1, 2006
I was born and raised in Iran, and have many closed friends living there.
SNAP!
posted by ford and the prefects at 1:09 AM on March 1, 2006
PWN3D!!!
posted by Falconetti at 1:11 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by Falconetti at 1:11 AM on March 1, 2006
Yeah, I guess you could say that...
Zing!
The rapelling part looks like tryouts for Batman, only played backwards.
posted by pracowity at 1:13 AM on March 1, 2006
Zing!
The rapelling part looks like tryouts for Batman, only played backwards.
posted by pracowity at 1:13 AM on March 1, 2006
[I meant this, only the guest star would be, say, Osama bin Laden]
posted by pracowity at 1:16 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by pracowity at 1:16 AM on March 1, 2006
All I could think, throughout the film, was Nuns on the Run.
posted by NinjaPirate at 1:26 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by NinjaPirate at 1:26 AM on March 1, 2006
Holy shit, were they training to "Hungry Like The Wolf"?
posted by sklero at 1:39 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by sklero at 1:39 AM on March 1, 2006
Guess those hijabs getting ensnarled in the rappel gear will be a thing of the past after the coalition forces have "rolled in".
posted by chef_boyardee at 2:22 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by chef_boyardee at 2:22 AM on March 1, 2006
That was some great choreography...perhaps they could be used in the next Bond movie?
posted by mrmojoflying at 5:09 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by mrmojoflying at 5:09 AM on March 1, 2006
I think anything would benefit from a tagline like
"The Persian Version"
posted by NinjaPirate at 5:23 AM on March 1, 2006
"The Persian Version"
posted by NinjaPirate at 5:23 AM on March 1, 2006
I love a woman in uniform...
posted by beelzbubba at 5:26 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by beelzbubba at 5:26 AM on March 1, 2006
I guess we won't be seeing any more of Jimbob in this thread...
Impressive video, even if it is propaganda. I wonder how many US cops could handle climbing down a building or hanging out the window of a speeding car.
posted by cribcage at 5:35 AM on March 1, 2006
Impressive video, even if it is propaganda. I wonder how many US cops could handle climbing down a building or hanging out the window of a speeding car.
posted by cribcage at 5:35 AM on March 1, 2006
I guess we won't be seeing any more of Jimbob in this thread...
No, but good lord you can see enough of him in his profile.
posted by mrmojoflying at 5:37 AM on March 1, 2006
No, but good lord you can see enough of him in his profile.
posted by mrmojoflying at 5:37 AM on March 1, 2006
Their outfits made them look a like a new fleet of superheroes with very boring super powers.
posted by flarbuse at 5:45 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by flarbuse at 5:45 AM on March 1, 2006
What was up with the part where the one shot a person who was opening their trunk with someone inside and then detonated a bomb next to the body?
I hope she didn't pass the course
posted by saraswati at 5:51 AM on March 1, 2006
I hope she didn't pass the course
posted by saraswati at 5:51 AM on March 1, 2006
I just figured out why it's funny: They're all dressed as Terry Jones in Life Of Brian.
posted by Jofus at 6:02 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by Jofus at 6:02 AM on March 1, 2006
I just figured out why it's funny: They're all dressed as Terry Jones in Life Of Brian.
Now, what would truly be funny would be someone remixing it with a bunch of obviously-male-falsetto voices ala Monty Python.
posted by thanotopsis at 6:06 AM on March 1, 2006
Now, what would truly be funny would be someone remixing it with a bunch of obviously-male-falsetto voices ala Monty Python.
posted by thanotopsis at 6:06 AM on March 1, 2006
i think it's pretty cool, but what's the deal towards the end (1:07 in video)? Are they using nunchucks? Because if they are, that would be pretty freaking awesome.
When i become an evil overlord, all my henchmen will dress like Iranian Policewomen and will me armed like ninjas.
i will expect them to rappel off of buildings daily, purely for my amusement.
posted by quin at 6:13 AM on March 1, 2006
When i become an evil overlord, all my henchmen will dress like Iranian Policewomen and will me armed like ninjas.
i will expect them to rappel off of buildings daily, purely for my amusement.
posted by quin at 6:13 AM on March 1, 2006
The rappeling part was hilarious. Looked like a group of militant nuns.
posted by batou_ at 6:33 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by batou_ at 6:33 AM on March 1, 2006
oh my god. friggin hilarious. i dunno why... if i ran into one of these women in real life i'm sure i would be intimidate... but that opening scene with them scaling walll and then the drive by exercise... it was like nuns with guns!!!
so good. thanks!
posted by Doorstop at 6:34 AM on March 1, 2006
so good. thanks!
posted by Doorstop at 6:34 AM on March 1, 2006
Terry Jones was exactly who I was thinking of the whole time.
posted by uncle harold at 6:39 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by uncle harold at 6:39 AM on March 1, 2006
Yeah, file that under unintentionally funny propaganda. But hey, the ones shooting the pulled over motorists can always get a job at the LAPD.
posted by Devils Slide at 6:43 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by Devils Slide at 6:43 AM on March 1, 2006
i will expect them to rappel off of buildings issue parking tickets daily
posted by Devils Slide at 6:45 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by Devils Slide at 6:45 AM on March 1, 2006
Muhammed's Angels - When the best job is done in a hijab.
posted by Atreides at 6:59 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by Atreides at 6:59 AM on March 1, 2006
"Those were swords"
no....no... there WERE nunchucks. they came after the swords. :).
posted by Doorstop at 7:08 AM on March 1, 2006
no....no... there WERE nunchucks. they came after the swords. :).
posted by Doorstop at 7:08 AM on March 1, 2006
Somehow I don't think that nunchuks work well with loose, billowy clothing.
posted by clevershark at 7:09 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by clevershark at 7:09 AM on March 1, 2006
No, but good lord you can see enough of him in his profile.
ARRGHGH My eyes!
*gropes around for grapefruit spoon*
posted by Baby_Balrog at 7:10 AM on March 1, 2006
ARRGHGH My eyes!
*gropes around for grapefruit spoon*
posted by Baby_Balrog at 7:10 AM on March 1, 2006
Why does Iran want nukes when they have the Gorgeous Ladies Of Wahhabi to defend them?
posted by wfrgms at 7:16 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by wfrgms at 7:16 AM on March 1, 2006
In Islam, isn't it strictly wrong for a woman to knowingly have physical contact with a man who isn't her husband or close relative? Seems like making some of those arrests would get her arrested herself.
posted by George_Spiggott at 7:21 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by George_Spiggott at 7:21 AM on March 1, 2006
Chrimeney Jimbob... it's called a shirt. Look into it.
posted by AspectRatio at 7:22 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by AspectRatio at 7:22 AM on March 1, 2006
If this were a film it would be called OLD HABITS DIE HARD
posted by hnnrs at 7:49 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by hnnrs at 7:49 AM on March 1, 2006
In Islam, isn't it strictly wrong for a woman to knowingly have physical contact with a man who isn't her husband or close relative?
No, I don't think it is. I think there are particular sects of Islam where this may be the case. It's the same thing as what sort of clothing Islamic men and women should wear. In Pakistan and India for example you won't see too many Chadors.
posted by chunking express at 7:57 AM on March 1, 2006
No, I don't think it is. I think there are particular sects of Islam where this may be the case. It's the same thing as what sort of clothing Islamic men and women should wear. In Pakistan and India for example you won't see too many Chadors.
posted by chunking express at 7:57 AM on March 1, 2006
In Islam, isn't it strictly wrong for a woman to knowingly have physical contact with a man who isn't her husband or close relative?
No, I don't think it is. I think there are particular sects of Islam where this may be the case however.
posted by chunking express at 7:59 AM on March 1, 2006
No, I don't think it is. I think there are particular sects of Islam where this may be the case however.
posted by chunking express at 7:59 AM on March 1, 2006
it seems like those those burkahs would get in the way n stuff.
posted by obeygiant at 8:05 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by obeygiant at 8:05 AM on March 1, 2006
In soviet Islam, the oppressed, oppress you......
posted by TheFeatheredMullet at 8:06 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by TheFeatheredMullet at 8:06 AM on March 1, 2006
Actually it's pretty ballsy of Jimbob to post that photo in his profile. I think he's making some sort of statement...not exactly sure what it means though. Maybe something about embracing his patch of chest hair?
posted by Devils Slide at 8:11 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by Devils Slide at 8:11 AM on March 1, 2006
it seems like those those burkahs would get in the way n stuff.
Wrong country.
posted by Devils Slide at 8:12 AM on March 1, 2006
Wrong country.
posted by Devils Slide at 8:12 AM on March 1, 2006
Why does Iran want nukes when they have the Gorgeous Ladies Of Wahhabi to defend them?
WRONG COUNTRY! Sheesh.
posted by Devils Slide at 8:16 AM on March 1, 2006
WRONG COUNTRY! Sheesh.
posted by Devils Slide at 8:16 AM on March 1, 2006
Firing handguns out of a moving car window? Running from an explosion and diving to the ground? Are you sure this isn't a video showing the dedication of Iranian stuntwomen? I was waiting for one of them to pull that car up on two wheels.
Also, this is unintentionally funny. Especially that diving to the ground part.
posted by chemoboy at 8:16 AM on March 1, 2006
Also, this is unintentionally funny. Especially that diving to the ground part.
posted by chemoboy at 8:16 AM on March 1, 2006
Why does JimBob's user picture remind me of that scene in Sideways?
posted by Mcable at 8:59 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by Mcable at 8:59 AM on March 1, 2006
I thought the following skit was going to be about roving gangs of keep left signs.
posted by Hanover Phist at 9:26 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by Hanover Phist at 9:26 AM on March 1, 2006
I'd send this to my nun-educated mom and dad, but it'd probably give them 'Nam style freakouts.
"Soeur Marie-Pierre is on the roof, man! The roof!!!"
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:35 AM on March 1, 2006
"Soeur Marie-Pierre is on the roof, man! The roof!!!"
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:35 AM on March 1, 2006
I apologize to Iranian policewomen everywhere, but when I saw them rappeling down the side of the building all I could think of was the SWAT team from The Blues Brothers:
"Huthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthut!"
posted by quantumetric at 9:40 AM on March 1, 2006
"Huthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthut!"
posted by quantumetric at 9:40 AM on March 1, 2006
Fuck the Trunk Monkey, I want one of them in my Civic at all times.
posted by bardic at 9:43 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by bardic at 9:43 AM on March 1, 2006
WRONG COUNTRY! Sheesh.
I know, I know... but I had to weigh making a G.L.O.W. reference with being geographically accurate.
posted by wfrgms at 9:50 AM on March 1, 2006
I know, I know... but I had to weigh making a G.L.O.W. reference with being geographically accurate.
posted by wfrgms at 9:50 AM on March 1, 2006
What are the odds that the Iranian men are going to respect women cops at all?
posted by tkchrist at 10:38 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by tkchrist at 10:38 AM on March 1, 2006
Iranian Women Warriors in Ancient Iran Confirmed.
posted by PurplePorpoise at 11:07 AM on March 1, 2006
posted by PurplePorpoise at 11:07 AM on March 1, 2006
it seems like those those burkahs would get in the way n stuff.
I think those are chadors, but anyway, to address your point: I think wearing one of those every single day of your adult life, you would get pretty good at making sure they didn't get caught in stuff. Your brain is good at learning all sorts of unconscious physics relating to things you deal with every single day.
And on the other hand - look at certain martial arts movies where actors / stunt people do some incredible moves that look impossible considering their wardrobe (large, flowing bits of fabric and stuff). It can be done, but I'm thinking it takes a fair amount of skill.
posted by beth at 11:20 AM on March 1, 2006
I think those are chadors, but anyway, to address your point: I think wearing one of those every single day of your adult life, you would get pretty good at making sure they didn't get caught in stuff. Your brain is good at learning all sorts of unconscious physics relating to things you deal with every single day.
And on the other hand - look at certain martial arts movies where actors / stunt people do some incredible moves that look impossible considering their wardrobe (large, flowing bits of fabric and stuff). It can be done, but I'm thinking it takes a fair amount of skill.
posted by beth at 11:20 AM on March 1, 2006
In Islam, isn't it strictly wrong for a woman to knowingly have physical contact with a man who isn't her husband or close relative?
Go on. You try and tell them that. They'll kick your arse!
posted by rekka at 12:28 PM on March 1, 2006
Go on. You try and tell them that. They'll kick your arse!
posted by rekka at 12:28 PM on March 1, 2006
And it's about time someone started talking about my picture. Shit, I uploaded it a month ago.
posted by Jimbob at 1:15 PM on March 1, 2006
posted by Jimbob at 1:15 PM on March 1, 2006
That's some tough shiite.
posted by atchafalaya at 2:28 PM on March 1, 2006
posted by atchafalaya at 2:28 PM on March 1, 2006
OMG Its the Nunchuck Nuns!!!
What I was thinking when they were repelling down the building was, is this a badly made Iranian Matrix?
They might need woman cops for searching women. Its not very Islamic to perform a full body cavity search on your friendly neighborhood granny, now is it?
posted by Suparnova at 3:22 PM on March 1, 2006
What I was thinking when they were repelling down the building was, is this a badly made Iranian Matrix?
They might need woman cops for searching women. Its not very Islamic to perform a full body cavity search on your friendly neighborhood granny, now is it?
posted by Suparnova at 3:22 PM on March 1, 2006
Marvelous FPP mert, thank you.
Muhammed's Angels - When the best job is done in a hijab. Atreides, ouch! That was good.
And hnnrs' OLD HABITS DIE HARD, ooooh.
Burka and chador.
posted by nickyskye at 5:20 PM on March 1, 2006
Muhammed's Angels - When the best job is done in a hijab. Atreides, ouch! That was good.
And hnnrs' OLD HABITS DIE HARD, ooooh.
Burka and chador.
posted by nickyskye at 5:20 PM on March 1, 2006
I guess it is just propaganda, but I'd still like to believe that an Islamic country might be moving in the right direction. It's a shame America fucked Iran up so badly, but maybe they can recover after all. Having women in visible positions of authority, let alone working outside the home at all, is a great step. Not quite as great as rectifying their double-pronged legal system, but a step nonetheless. Another great step would be to let them wear pants.
posted by The Monkey at 6:33 PM on March 1, 2006
posted by The Monkey at 6:33 PM on March 1, 2006
It's a shame America fucked Iran up so badly
Wait. So it's OUR fault now? Oh brother.
posted by tkchrist at 11:22 AM on March 2, 2006
Wait. So it's OUR fault now? Oh brother.
posted by tkchrist at 11:22 AM on March 2, 2006
I don't know if it's America's fault that Iran is such a mess right now, but they did do a pretty good job fucking over Iran, yes.
The US:
1. Organized the coup that ousted the democratically elected Mossadegh and replaced him with the Shah, who was a fucking despot. This US loves their foreign tyrants.
2. Sold weapons to Iran, their enemy, and Iraq, their friend, during the Iran-Iraq war, because, well I guess they didn't really care which side 'won'.
posted by chunking express at 11:41 AM on March 2, 2006
The US:
1. Organized the coup that ousted the democratically elected Mossadegh and replaced him with the Shah, who was a fucking despot. This US loves their foreign tyrants.
2. Sold weapons to Iran, their enemy, and Iraq, their friend, during the Iran-Iraq war, because, well I guess they didn't really care which side 'won'.
posted by chunking express at 11:41 AM on March 2, 2006
Also Bahrain has had women in the Military and is certainly getting more and more modern. Once the oil wells dry up I think the Middle East will be MUCH better off. Oil has been nothing but a blight on that region of the world.
posted by chunking express at 11:45 AM on March 2, 2006
posted by chunking express at 11:45 AM on March 2, 2006
Also Bahrain has had women in the Military and is certainly getting more and more modern. Once the oil wells dry up I think the Middle East will be MUCH better off. Oil has been nothing but a blight on that region of the world.
Yeah, Iran would have probably been better off without any oil. If that was the case, fucking BP wouldn't have talked Eisenhower into deposing Mossadegh, that's for sure.
The Shah said he'd trade all our oil for a plentiful water source. But even if we didn't have any oil, we'd still have the second largest reserves of natural gas, and plenty of minerals and metals that some other country would've wanted for themselves.
posted by Devils Slide at 2:36 PM on March 2, 2006
Yeah, Iran would have probably been better off without any oil. If that was the case, fucking BP wouldn't have talked Eisenhower into deposing Mossadegh, that's for sure.
The Shah said he'd trade all our oil for a plentiful water source. But even if we didn't have any oil, we'd still have the second largest reserves of natural gas, and plenty of minerals and metals that some other country would've wanted for themselves.
posted by Devils Slide at 2:36 PM on March 2, 2006
Wait. So it's OUR fault now? Oh brother.
Pretty much, yeah.
posted by The Monkey at 3:39 PM on March 2, 2006
Pretty much, yeah.
posted by The Monkey at 3:39 PM on March 2, 2006
I don't know if it's America's fault that Iran is such a mess right now, but they did do a pretty good job fucking over Iran, yes.
Ok. Sure.
But. The Revolution happened in 1979. It's 2006. Yes, we were an exceptionally bad parent. But. At what point does the child take up the gauntlet of responsibility for it's own frigg'n actions? 2106?
I'm not making excuses for imperialism, but really. C'mon. Monkey? You guys are basically laying islamic extremism on the backs of the US? That is a load. We may not of helped temper the growth of Arab extremists - but they have been around a long long time BEFORE we meddled in the place.
If the US did not exist and Iran was allowed to evolve from Mossadegh to now - you don't think there STILL would be an islamic republic - or at least it's reactionary elements - growing in Iran right now? Sure there would.
Mossadegh was fighting Islamic extremists, too, dudes.
Next you'll be telling me about reparations.
posted by tkchrist at 4:44 PM on March 3, 2006
Ok. Sure.
But. The Revolution happened in 1979. It's 2006. Yes, we were an exceptionally bad parent. But. At what point does the child take up the gauntlet of responsibility for it's own frigg'n actions? 2106?
I'm not making excuses for imperialism, but really. C'mon. Monkey? You guys are basically laying islamic extremism on the backs of the US? That is a load. We may not of helped temper the growth of Arab extremists - but they have been around a long long time BEFORE we meddled in the place.
If the US did not exist and Iran was allowed to evolve from Mossadegh to now - you don't think there STILL would be an islamic republic - or at least it's reactionary elements - growing in Iran right now? Sure there would.
Mossadegh was fighting Islamic extremists, too, dudes.
Next you'll be telling me about reparations.
posted by tkchrist at 4:44 PM on March 3, 2006
If the US did not exist and Iran was allowed to evolve from Mossadegh to now - you don't think there STILL would be an islamic republic - or at least it's reactionary elements - growing in Iran right now? Sure there would.
That's just a matter of opinion, but since we're stating our opinions I'd have to disagree. Yes, even if Mossadegh hadn't been overthrown there would have still been Islamic fundamentalists in Iran, but I doubt if they would have been in charge. During the Cold War, the US got really good at shutting down leftist organizations abroad. The CIA used the Marxist Toodeh Party to depose Mossadegh, which sort of killed two birds with one stone; the US managed to get rid of Mossadegh and bring back the Shah, and the Iranian people rightly blamed the Toodeh Party traitors and never really trusted any leftist organization again (for the most part). Also, in the years following his return to power, the Shah exiled Khomeini and therefore made a hero out of him which paved the way for Khomeini and the mullahs to hijack the revolution.
But I do agree that at some point countries have to take responsibility for their lot despite outside interference.
posted by Devils Slide at 5:44 PM on March 3, 2006
That's just a matter of opinion, but since we're stating our opinions I'd have to disagree. Yes, even if Mossadegh hadn't been overthrown there would have still been Islamic fundamentalists in Iran, but I doubt if they would have been in charge. During the Cold War, the US got really good at shutting down leftist organizations abroad. The CIA used the Marxist Toodeh Party to depose Mossadegh, which sort of killed two birds with one stone; the US managed to get rid of Mossadegh and bring back the Shah, and the Iranian people rightly blamed the Toodeh Party traitors and never really trusted any leftist organization again (for the most part). Also, in the years following his return to power, the Shah exiled Khomeini and therefore made a hero out of him which paved the way for Khomeini and the mullahs to hijack the revolution.
But I do agree that at some point countries have to take responsibility for their lot despite outside interference.
posted by Devils Slide at 5:44 PM on March 3, 2006
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