Iran Bans Women from Wearing Make up

State TV in Iran has banned the use of make up on air.
Any woman caught wearing make up will be pulled off the air. A law already exists in the country which prohibits women from wearing any kind of make up.
The reasoning the state provides for this law is that make up is "offensive to older people and children", which is why women should not be allowed to use it.
Not surprisingly, state run TV is not popular in the country, with many viewers turning to foreign channels for their entertainment needs.
Not many would want to watch programs that adhere to an archaic set of rules when there are so many other options available. If anything, the state’s aim should be to draw in as many viewers as possible, rather than to alienate them further.
Banning men from wearing colourful make up in public is another matter, but banning those who have to be on TV, particularly women, sounds rather ridiculous.
In this day and age, a law like this seems very outdated, if not petty. Authorities should be concerned with solving the greater issues that plague their country, instead of wasting time and energy on such silly ones.
Women all over the world have used different forms of make up to beautify themselves all through the ages. Every woman has the right to look and feel beautiful, and for the state to interfere in such matters is rather unfair.
The idea that women wearing make up is offensive to older people and children is even sillier. Some people may find men who wear make up offensive, but it makes no sense for anyone to get offended by women using something that is made for their use in the first place.
Seems like the state tried to come up with some sort of a legitimate sounding reason, but failed to put forth anything that made sense.
Hopefully they’ll come to their senses soon and drop this useless law!

Source: boston.com, perezhilton.com