Tied by the neck

by Marc-André from Apathy is Boring — October 26, 2010


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Last July, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was criticized by Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, an important religious conservative, because he stated that wearing the necktie is not prohibited. We have to understand that the necktie in Iran is seen as a symbol of the West. Since the Islamic revolution in 1979, wearing a tie is somehow forbidden because it is apparently in conflict with the Iranian culture.

Now let’s head back to Montreal, where city councilor Alex Norris of Projet Montréal was recently reprimanded by city council’s president Claude Dauphin for not wearing a tie during assembly. If Norris continues this trend, he will be expelled. Why? Because male elected officials wearing a tie during assembly is a tradition that has unanimously been chosen to be preserved.

Two necktie stories, two calls to order, two traditions. It is quite surprising to see that in a corner of the world, wearing a tie is proscribed when here, it is not only encouraged but indeed required in a political context. Shows that the tie is not only a piece fabric.

 

 

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