{"id":11576,"date":"2018-10-19T15:28:22","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T15:28:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2018-10-19T15:28:22","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T15:28:22","slug":"twitter-user-slanders-dubai-but-gets-schooled-instantly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/dubai\/twitter-user-slanders-dubai-but-gets-schooled-instantly\/","title":{"rendered":"One Twitter User Slandered Dubai By Saying It Doesn&#8217;t Have Any Women&#8217;s Rights And Got SCHOOLED Instantly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>To say that Dubai (more specifically the UAE) has no women&#8217;s rights is a sentence so preposterous, it&#8217;s almost laughable.<\/p>\n<p>To the ignorant who doesn&#8217;t know any better, we drive here, and no, we don&#8217;t have to cover up.<\/p>\n<p>The newest generation of women in our country are not only respected but they&#8217;re hella empowered and feel safe and secured.<\/p>\n<p>We aren&#8217;t saying Dubai is perfect, no city is! But the UAE&#8217;s commitment towards women&#8217;s rights is definitely praise-worthy.<\/p>\n<h3>FACTS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The UAE Cabinet recently approved a bill that guarantees equal pay for men and women in the workforce<\/li>\n<li>Female employees in the public sector are entitled to a three-month maternity leave<\/li>\n<li>23 percent of the total ministers in the new cabinet are women\n<\/li>\n<li>The participation of women in the UAE Cabinet is amongst the highest in the world<\/li>\n<li>The UAE passed a law in 2012 calling for mandatory female representation on all boards of government corporations and bodies, becoming the first Arab country to implement such a progressive law\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, naturally, when a dude on Twitter said that &#8216;Dubai has everything but women&#8217;s rights,&#8221; women came out in full force to school the guy and make him regret this flippant remark.<\/p>\n<h3>The tweet that started the DRAMA<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dubai has everything but women\u2019s rights <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/12xbmVIrbQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/12xbmVIrbQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 reyg (@glorutoo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glorutoo\/status\/1051557134255738881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;Don&#8217;t you dare, son&#8221;<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">don\u2019t even dare son. i\u2019ve lived in the uae for 18 years with ultimate respect, wore whatever i wanted, went wherever  i wanted and had hella fun. one of the safest countries in the world for us women. don\u2019t care if this is a joke but don\u2019t speak out of ignorance, thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ygJYZf4mV6\">https:\/\/t.co\/ygJYZf4mV6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pariya SG (@Pariyasgg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pariyasgg\/status\/1052706247236100097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Ignorance is not always a bliss<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Says the person who\u2019s never been to Dubai..<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 stephanie. (@stephanief_xoxo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephanief_xoxo\/status\/1052962313282756608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Do u even know where Dubai is?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 k (@khawlaala_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/khawlaala_\/status\/1052798709921185792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Only for attention?<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good question. I think he said this only for attention.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Keish (@keishlovewins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keishlovewins\/status\/1052928333606981632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>The UAE is one of the safest countries for women<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mess with a woman in Dubai and you\u2019ll get locked up lol. They have the upmost respect for women. Providing services to make EVERYTHING easy for women.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 @isha (@Zzeidanxo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Zzeidanxo\/status\/1052954901981130752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I left my office in Dubai at 10 pm yesterday and walked the half a km empty stretch to the metro station and didn\u2019t once think I should walk faster or look behind me. In Delhi, at that hour, it would be \u2018asking for trouble\u2019. Safety is also a woman\u2019s right.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nivriti Butalia (@butniv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/butniv\/status\/1053188416727384064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Ignorant AF<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Buahahahahahaha <br \/>This is legit the most ignorant thing I\u2019ve seen today.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anita Tamarapreye Fiyepade (@anitapreye) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anitapreye\/status\/1052885906556739585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Dubai cares about its women<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bruh you\u2019ve never been to Dubai before and you talk like you live in MY country. You know nothing about Dubai. Dubai STRONGLY cares about Women\u2019s rights and there are multiple laws for protecting women. I suggest you stop running your mouth or you\u2019ll get done up yo????????<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0651 (@Fwtima) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fwtima\/status\/1053152472091541505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Where do you get your info from, sir?<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Where do you get your information??!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0648\u064a\u0631\u062f (@mtarlight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtarlight\/status\/1052937193709326337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>RIP his mentions&#8230; however, he brought this upon himself!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"To say that Dubai (more specifically the UAE) has no women&#8217;s rights is a sentence so preposterous, it&#8217;s almost laughable. To the ignorant who doesn&#8217;t know any better, we drive here, and no, we don&#8217;t have to cover up. 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