@AshagerAraro: It's bewildering to see a privileged woman from the West, protesting in support of the tyrannical #IRGC regime that brutalizes its own people and strips them of their right to protest. She enjoys the freedom to protest here, yet supports a regime that takes that right away from its citizens. The hypocrisy is staggering.
@blackjewishmagic: And can we talk about the racism of low expectations and the white savior syndrome!?!
This is classic white savior syndrome - believing she knows better, feeling entitled to intervene, while ignoring the complex realities faced by those suffering under such regimes. It's a form of racism of low expectations - the unwarranted assumption that oppressed people in the Middle East must accept these conditions as normal, or even that they deserve them. She would never be willing to live under the IRGC's brutal rule, but from her perspective, it's somehow acceptable for others to do so. She doesn't see them as her equals: she sees their suffering as just the way things are meant to be.
(she reiterated and expanded her thoughts in a timeline post)
The protesting in the West supporting the tyrannical IRGC is classic white savior syndrome - believing they know better, feeling entitled to intervene, while ignoring the complex realities faced by those suffering under such regimes. It's a form of racism of low expectations - the unwarranted assumption that oppressed people in the Middle East must accept these conditions as normal, or even that they deserve them. They would never be willing to live under the IRGC's brutal rule, but from their perspective, it's somehow acceptable for others to do so. They don't see them as their equals; They see their suffering as just the way things are meant to be.
Mahsa Amini, was a young woman who was tragically murdered in September 2022 by the IRGC. She was arrested by Iran's morality police for allegedly wearing an improper hijab. Her murdered sparking protests nationwide and becoming a symbol of the fight for women's rights and freedom in Iran.
Sarina Esmailzadeh, Iranian teenager who was tragically murdered from a severe beating on the head by IRGC security forces during the Mahsa Amini protests in Karaj, Alborz province, Iran, She was 16 years old.
Nika Shakarami, 16-year-old Iranian girl who vanished in Tehran during the 2022 Iranian protests following the death of Mahsa Amini. Her family was informed of her death ten days later. She had died under suspicious circumstances suspected to involve violence by Iran security forces.
Fereshteh Ahmadi, was from Mahabad in Iran's northwestern Kurdish region. On October 27, 2022, Fereshteh Ahmadi was standing on the balcony of her home when a bullet struck her heart, killing her instantly. Iran Security forces, intent on stopping anyone from recording their violent suppression of the protests, indiscriminately fired at people in cars and even those standing near windows and balconies.
Atefeh Naami, was a 37-year-old Iranian woman who disappeared in Karaj on 21 November 2022 during the 2022 Iranian protests following the death of Mahsa Amini. Her family was informed of her death five days later. She had died under suspicious circumstances suspected to involve violence by the repressive forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Aida Rostami, was a 36-year-old Iranian physician who was kidnapped, fatally beaten, and killed by security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran for treating protesters who were injured during the Mahsa Amini protests.
