Saudi Cleric Pummeled On Twitter For Claiming Driving Damages Women's Ovaries

An anonymous reader writes "CNN reports, "Sheikh Saleh Al-Loheidan's widely derided remarks have gone viral ... 'If a woman drives a car,' Al-Loheidan told Saudi news website sabq.org. 'it could have a negative physiological impact. It would automatically affect a woman's ovaries and that it pushes the pelvis upward.' ... 'We find that for women who continuously drive cars, their children are born with varying degrees of clinical problems.' The controversial comments were widely interpreted throughout Saudi Arabia as an attempt to discourage women in the country from joining a popular online movement urging them to stage a demonstration by driving cars on October 26. 'This is his answer to the campaign,' Saudi women's rights activist Aziza Yousef told CNN. 'He's making a fool of himself. He shouldn't touch this field at all.' Al-Loheidan's words have been ridiculed mercilessly via social media. An Arabic Twitter hashtag called '#WomensDrivingAffectsOvariesAndPelvises' was quickly created to make fun of Al-Loheidan — underscoring just how widely the call for Saudi women to defy the driving ban has resonated thus far. And while numerous conservative voices have supported Al-Loheidan, many Saudis believe this was an extremely clumsy way of trying to counter the popularity of the October 26 campaign.'"

Brain damage

[PPH]

It sounds like Al-Loheidan suffered cranial trauma when he was carried by his mother who spend hours riding a camel.

Re:Brain damage

[pesho]

Women are not allowed to ride on camels. Camels are too precious for that. In fact women are supposed to carry the camel when it gets tired.

Re:Twitter is nerdy .... right?

[Nyder]

This is news for nerds because of Twitter! Twitter is all technical and stuff, with the computers and the social media buzz.

Seriously, WTF? What's next? Baseball scores?

Dude, it's football season.

Fundies

[Rob the Bold]

Isn't it about time that this guy and Todd Akin [wikipedia.org] just get a room, already, and make out.

Re:Where to start with this one...?

[Atzanteol]

Sitting is always bad. She should be doing housework and caring for her husband and 20 kids!

Re:Where to start with this one...?

[GameboyRMH]

Yes the heat from the stove helps to keep the ovaries supple and healthy!

Women in Marathons

[LinuxFreakus]

Until not that long ago women were not supposed to run marathons either... because their uterus might fall out (among other stupid assertions).

Re:Where to start with this one...?

[Joce640k]

My genitals are always HUGE when I'm driving my car.

Re: Where to start with this one...?

[jd2112]

He's a graduate of the Todd Akin school of making up shit to to support your idealogoly.

Re:Where to start with this one...?

[K. S. Kyosuke]

Don't forget the obvious: RIDING in the car, but not driving it, is apparently fine for the ovaries. Try and wrap your head around that!

That's because reading the Qu'ran damages prefrontal cortexes, even when not driving.

Re:Where to start with this one...?

[drkim]

Don't forget the obvious: RIDING in the car, but not driving it, is apparently fine for the ovaries.
Try and wrap your head around that!

I'll just say this;

Danica Patrick: 0 children.

Coincidence?

(Here is a picture of her, obviously lamenting her career choice.
I urge you to look at this and think about her poor, poor abused reproductive system.)
http://www.wallpaper4me.com/images/wallpapers/hotroddanicapatrick-690981.jpeg [wallpaper4me.com]