“those narratives are all false, on specific factual grounds as well as broader conceptual grounds. Declarations that she made a "bold political statement" don't just exist in a bizarrely fact-free environment, they perpetuate American misconceptions about Saudi Arabia and the Arab world that are fundamentally racist, rooted in the idea that Arabs are such inherently backward cavemen that even top government leaders would be somehow shocked to see an unveiled woman.”
This is very, very worth reading
Very worth reading.
There are these frustratingly deep grooves of narratives that people fall into with the best of intentions and that make sense because they are fed by so many other deep narrative grooves and because the narratives that lead other places are shallow and need to be searched for all along the way.
So, I am glad this spells out the narrative so clearly.
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