It was reported in the New York Times today that the United States blocked Iran's bid to gain a seat on a United Nations board dedicated to gender equality. Let's forgo to obvious foreign policy implications of this move and focus on strictly the irony and utter absurdity of this move. I'm not exactly sure what Iranian officials expected to gain from this move, especially when you consider the fact that Ahmadinejad let it be known that he was a "Loose Change" theorist back in a U.N. speech in September.

For a moment at least, let's look past the fact that these hate-filled, bat-shit crazy speeches have become the norm for him. Let's also put aside the fact that no matter what United Nations board Iran was vying for, the U.S. would have tried to block it. But (to quote Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers) seriously Iran, gender equality? I don't pretend to know everything about the UN and how the organization works, but I'm pretty sure that if, just a MONTH ago, your president has to deny allegations of stoning women who committed adultery, the board of UN Women is probably not for you. After all, wasn't it just last week that we found out that Iran is planning to put a quota of 50 percent on the amount of women who will be admitted to universities in the country? You really could go on all day when it comes to gender inequality in Iran but I won't. If you want to get a true feel on what the gender inequality is like in Iran, I recommend the film The Stoning of Soraya M.