The Washington Post has something about Saudi women who have their panties in a bunch because of the strict laws of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. You see, the same people who thought it would be awesome to dress the women in clothing from head to toe also say it’s bad for women and men to interact, unless they are related or married.

So that means women cannot be sales people, because they might interact with men! But it’s okay for them to buy lingerie from men, which I don’t quite get, because they’re interacting with men.

Well, semantics aside, there’s a movement in Saudi Arabia to allow women to work as sales people in stores that sell women’s unmentionables. It’s legit; they even have a petition on Facebook (which I still cannot find). Among the actions they are taking, boycotting stores that employ men to sell them underwear. Basically, reverse sexism, which as we know is still sexism.

How do you feel about this? I feel bad for the women, who have to interact with the males of the species who are not related to them. And for the men, who have to actually size them up, estimate what they need, and sell it. Oh, and there are no changing rooms. Why? Because the thought of women undressing in public? SCANDALOUS!!!

Mostly, though, I feel sad for the end user. The husband who would get to see revealing clothing on his wife, if not for the women going home and feeling too icky from the experience to actually wear them again.

I don’t know if this would actually happen, but the people interviewed make it sound like, in extreme cases, it could.

So men have to suffer because Saudi ladies want to undress in piece. Can you think of a more twisted conclusion to this story?