Unhappy For 24 Hours In Tehran

One of the most infectious, hook-heavy, wonderful pieces of pop music ever written is Pharrell Williams' "Happy".  It's a world-wide hit, as evidenced by a YouTube video from six young Iranians from Tehran, who do a great job gettin' happy:



Even though Iran sometimes gets a bad rap, it's big cities are actually filled with open-minded, Western-leaning young people like those in the video.  Yet it's still a theocracy and there is no miserable turd like a religious miserable turd.  Moderate President Hassan Rouhani came out in favor of the vid kids' "happiness and joy" -- said it was a "right"--  but the Ayatollah Khamenei runs the show and called it "an obscene video that offended public morals."  The Ayatollah also said he was worried that pre-marital sex might lead to dancing.

So he had he six kids jailed for their "immoral" video -- sunglasses, make-up, no head scarves, cigarettes!!!!  Oh my Allah!!!  Sacrilege!!!

Cooler heads prevailed.  The kids were released the next day.  Yes!  

Don't give up on real people, wherever they may be.