Iraqi actress Enas Taleb sues 'The Economist' for depicting her as 'fat'

The National News ^ | 8/10/2022 | Sinan Mahmoud

[simpson96]

Iraqi actress Enas Taleb is taking legal action against The Economist magazine after it used her image as a cover photo for a story about obesity among women in the Middle East.

The British weekly's story — Why women are fatter than men in the Arab world — argued that social barriers and a lack of access to jobs were keeping women indoors and preventing them from going to gyms or playing sport in public areas, leading to an obesity crisis.

At the end of the article, the magazine quoted some women as saying that one of the widespread social norms in Arab countries is that many men prefer them “to be Rubenesque”.

The magazine did not interview Taleb, but its story concluded with the line: “Iraqis often cite Enas Taleb, an actress with ample curves, as the ideal of beauty."(snip)

Earlier this week, she told the Arabic news channel, Al Arabiya, that the article was “a great insult to the Arab woman in general and the Iraqi woman in particular”.

The mother of two claimed that she is not as large as the photo depicts her, accusing the magazine of “manipulating and distorting” it.

“I have been facing bullying and offensive comments,” she told the station from Amman, Jordan, where she resides. Taleb is seeking compensation for emotional, mental and social damage.

She did not provide details about the lawsuit.

[Pilsner]

The Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment writes itself:

Comes now The Economist (“Defendant”) and files its Motion for Summary Judgment against Enas Taleb’s (“Plaintiff”) claim that Defendant falsely depicted Plaintiff as fat, and in support thereof would show the court Defendant’s Exhibit No. 1, the Plaintiff.

Respectfully submitted,

Dewey, Cheatum and Howe

Attorneys for Defendant

[Bikkuri]

Well, ... She IS fat...

[Bikkuri]

oops.. named it "Fat_stupid_Iranian" instead of Iraqi.. :P

apologies :D

[Bikkuri]

"Lardy?"

Oh Lardy... uh, Lordy...
😉

[Bikkuri]

DG?

[Bikkuri]

"Rubenesque"

I actually had to look that up 😬

[higgmeister]

I was an art major in another life. Actually I realized I would starve to death and enlisted.

[Bikkuri]

I did take "The History of Art" as a requirement for a BBA..

It WOULD have been interesting if the instructor wasn't exactly like that teacher on Ferris Bueller's Day Off (plus about 100 pounds), and within 5 minutes of the start of class, 99% of us were asleep...
I really want to describe his class, was really something out of a Hollyweird comic.. but it would put everyone to sleep 🤓






CIA should use that as a torture technique 😜

✌

[neverevergiveup]

I agree, but my point is that irrespective of their universal accuracy there are criteria that they will be able to use in court.

[going hot]

Ahab the arab’s favorite, Fatima!

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Hefty, Hefty, Hefty!

[wardaddy]

Dollar general

[moovova]

“I’ll weigh in with pudgy or plump.”

Very diplomatic. You’re tipping the scales in her favor.

[x]

“Full-figured gals” is what Jane Russell used to say.

[David Chase]

[higgmeister]

You may not remember that Ben Stein “began his career as a speechwriter for U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.”

[Chode]

yup, to us though, it meant like a Chevy A-body, full size vs compact or wagon... 8^)

[Bikkuri]

Yes, that was interesting :)

[Bikkuri]

I went into the military when I ran out of $$ (working full-time and 2 part-time jobs (including radio DJ))..
21 credit hours/week (after 1 year)..
At least I got a bump in rank (to E-3).

Finished education and got bumped to mustang (E to O). self torture..


*(should have taken normal class level)*
:\

[higgmeister]

LOL   I got E3 for enlisting for six years.   My younger brother had his degree when he went in and did the mustang (E to O). He did the E3 thing in basic like you, and sewed on E4 just for being selected to attend Medina Annex.   Then he got a force reduction retirement as a Major after 17 years.