Posted on 12/07/2023 12:39:07 AM PST by Morgana
Men in the Middle East have worn long flowing robes for centuries.
Thobes or dishdashas protect the wearer from the brutal heat of the desert while maintaining modesty.
On Wednesday night, Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis called them 'man dresses,' mystifying or insulting a swath of the globe at a stroke.
Social media quickly lit up as users poked fun at his casual dismissal of the clothing worn by men in Iraq and much of the Middle East.
The bizarre moment came during the fourth Republican debate when DeSantis, the governor of Florida, was asked about his pledge to send troops to the southern border to shoot anyone crossing the border carrying the deadly drug fentanyl.
He compared it with his time when he served as a lawyer with the U.S. Navy.
'When I was in Iraq, al Qaeda wasn't wearing a uniform,' he said.
'You'd see anyone walking down the street ... they all had man dresses on.
'You didn't know if someone had a bomb, an [improvised explosive device] attached or not.
'And so you had to make a judgement based on intelligence ... based on positive identification.'
He may have been making an important point about how terrorists and drug smugglers blend into the local population.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Thobes translated in American is "Man dresses"
+1 for meatball
Too bad DeSantis has destroyed his career, disqualified himself from any future consideration or support.
He coulda been a contender.
I wonder if he will think of Pope Francis’ white dress as more of a religious fashion statement.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-francis-resign-health-benedict-b2283709.html
Gotta give it up for him.
Yep, I can go along with Mandresses... Good job, Ron.
Right or wrong, that’s how US military folk in serving in Iraq and the rest of the Muslim world called them. Once again it reinforces how few folks have ever served their country.
I say go screw all Muslims. Obama is one. They bombed us and we sat here doing zip. When are Americans going to wake up?
I really do not see anything here to be upset about.
What am I missing?
BTW, I was told from trusted sources, that these whatamicallitnottoupsetanybody’s are actually pretty good to be worn in hot climate.
whether they be mohammedan or papal, they are still mam skitts!
It’s called that on a lot of Muslim websites, too.
Here’s one.
https://store.muslimamerican.com/collections/thobe-traditional-muslim-clothing-for-men
“Since the thobe is an ankle-length one-piece man’s dress, it fits the sunnah description of modest clothing for men.”
Right, the “brutal heat”. The loose clothes allow them to jerk each other off since they have nothing to do with women other than rape or until marriage. He knows it and I’d vote for him if he went as far as saying that.
Another unnecessary, unforced error.
Why swift kick a likely hornets nest when you could just walk around it?
Michael Savage called them “dirty night shirts”.
A guy who wears elevator footwear might wanna lay off dissing other people’s choice of attire...
He finally got something right.
Well he is right about that. They are man dresses.
Paragraphs are your friends. Use them. Then your thoughts will sprout wings and fly.
FWIW, I’d far, far rather see a guy dressed in traditional Middle Eastern attire than in skinny jeans.
Skinny jeans on a guy...
Ick.
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