This headline reads like one of those joke news publications, but sadly it is far from a farce. A recent viral photo showed a Starbucks in Saudi Arabia has prohibited women from entering the establishment. The sign continued by saying only the women’s driver were to enter if they wanted coffee.
DON’T BLAME STARBUCKS FOR DENYING WOMEN
In a situation like this, it seems the rational course of action would be to blame Starbucks. While they are responsible for distributing their sad excuse for coffee all over the world, they get a break on this one. Instead, the finger should be pointed at Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia hasn’t exactly been a driving force in human rights as of late. In fact, they’ve generally baffled the world by managing to bring mankind back a few hundred years. Logic doesn’t seem too relevant over there, hence, situations like this arise.
GENDER SEPARATOR IN STARBUCKS COLLAPSED
Hopefully, this should clear the confusion up. It’s not that women are forbidden from buying coffee, it’s just that in this particular store, the gender separator collapsed. It was all just a big misunderstanding. You see, the brilliant customs in Saudi Arabia state that genders must be separated in restaurants. This is done using physical barriers of course. Since this barrier has fallen down, Saudi Arabia saw the only possible solution was to ban women altogether. Forget allowing the two genders to operate in a harmonious environment, this would be a strict violation by the religion police. Yes, that exists and this is sadly not a joke. These laws are all enforced by something called the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. Apparently, not allowing women to drive or get their own coffee is the promotion of virtue.
WHY THIS IS GOOD FOR SAUDI ARABIAN WOMEN
Thanks to the internet these days, information can be spread instantly. Previously, abuse like this would be unknown to western civilization but now that it is brought to our attention, something can be done about it. Human rights activists around the world are up in arms and strides are being made to combat this lunacy. Aside from getting worldwide press, women are getting another benefit from this event. They do not have to drink Starbucks. Water from Flint, Michigan mixed with rotting avocado skins taste better than Starbucks.
