- Politics
- Enigma's Music A to Z
- Blind Items
- Pic of the Day
- Bachelor
- Bachelorette
- Below Deck
- Below Deck: Down Under
- Below Deck: Mediterranean
- Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
- Real Housewives of Atlanta
- Real Housewives of Dallas
- Real Housewives of Miami
- Real Housewives of New Jersey
- Real Housewives of Dubai
- Real Housewives of New York City
- Real Housewives of Orange County
- Real Housewives of Potomac
- Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
- Real Housewives Ultimate Girl's Trip
- In Case You Missed It
- Liberal Loon of the Day
- Cut and Paste Story of the Day
Human Rights Activists Target Andy Cohen and Bravo Over Real Housewives of Dubai
Ahead of tonight's Real Housewives of Dubai premier, "Real Housewives" HBIC, Andy Cohen, and the network itself continue to face backlash for Real Housewives of Dubai. Immediately after the first trailer was released, a group of 12 human rights groups called for the network to publicly oppose the violence against women as well as the homophobic laws perpetrated by the rulers of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates.
The human rights groups, Freedom Forward, Action Corps, Clearinghouse on Women's Issues, CODEPINK, European Centre For Democracy and Human Rights, FairSquare, Health Advocacy International, Human Rights Sentinel, Just Foreign Policy, Last Mile4D, Peace Action and ReThinking Foreign Policy, sent an open letter to Bravo, its parent company NBCUniversal and the production company Truly Original expressing deep concern over the show.
"Dubai is an absolute monarchy that is part of the dictatorship of the United Arab Emirates," it said. "By setting the Real Housewives franchise inside Dubai, you are helping the UAE dictatorship hide its male rulers' misogyny, legalized homophobia and mass violence against women.".
The groups are demanding the following:
1) For the executives to "reveal whether the rulers of Dubai and the UAE funded or financed the Real Housewives of Dubai in any way.".
2) They also asked that a disclaimer run before the episodes saying Bravo and the other businesses "oppose the UAE and Dubai dictatorship's misogyny, homophobia, women's rights violations and war in Yemen."
3) They also want money to be donated to human rights organizations which fight against those human rights violations.
4) Additionally, a request was made that fans of the Real Housewives franchise be educated on the injustices. Some of the human rights violations are outlined, including Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum kidnapping and detaining his adult daughters, one of whom has been held captive for over 20 years, and intimated and harassed his ex-wife.
God knows NBC/Universal/Bravo are a bunch of pandering phonies, but I don't see these groups getting even half of what they want. At best, I can see a stupid "Disclaimer" denouncing Dubai's Dictatorship", which would be hilarious coming from the Bravo commies.
© 2021 allaboutrealitytea.com