{"id":2582591,"date":"2026-03-22T12:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T16:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ex-msnbc-host-joy-reid-says-u-s-is-christian-version-of-iran-oppressing-women-for-religion\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T12:40:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T16:40:48","slug":"watch-ex-msnbc-host-joy-reid-says-u-s-is-christian-version-of-iran-oppressing-women-for-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ex-msnbc-host-joy-reid-says-u-s-is-christian-version-of-iran-oppressing-women-for-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Ex-MSNBC Host Joy Reid Says U.S. Is Christian Version of Iran &#8216;Oppressing Women&#8217; for Religion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-ex-msnbc-host-joy-reid-says-u-s-is-christian-version-of-iran-oppressing-women-for-religion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2582591&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on Joy Reid, a former MSNBC host, claiming on a podcast that the United States and iran are \u201cessentially equally oppressive regimes,\u201d differing mainly by religion.Reid argues that abortion restrictions and anti-DEI measures in the U.S. show oppression there, and she contends both regimes have secret police and suppress people \u201cfor Christianity\u201d or \u201cfor islam,\u201d with the U.S. following Israel\u2019s lead. She is quoted as saying the U.S. is oppressing women and that america is removing women from the military and universities, while suggesting the U.S. is only marginally better because it does it for Christianity compared to Iran\u2019s Islam.<\/p>\n<p>The piece notes that clips of the segment went viral and drew pushback, including criticism that Reid\u2019s own public life (appearing without a hijab and holding high-visibility jobs) highlights a key difference between Iran and America. It references the Center for Human Rights in Iran\u2019s documentation of daily gender-based restrictions and Iran\u2019s low ranking on global gender equality, and mentions Reid\u2019s earlier controversial remarks about a nuclear Iran. The article also states she was reportedly fired from MSNBC in February 2025 after a network overhaul. A Disclaimer from the Daily Caller News Foundation accompanies the content.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Commentator and former MSNBC host Joy Reid said on a recent podcast that the United States and Iran are <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >essentially equally oppressive regimes distinguished<\/a> mainly by religion.<\/p>\n<p>Reid compared the U.S. and Iran while on the &ldquo;One 54Africa&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0_ZOU_TLyI0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">podcast<\/a> last week, using abortion and anti-DEI as examples of oppression in America. The far-left commentator also claimed both &ldquo;regimes&rdquo; have secret police, that it&rsquo;s being done &ldquo;for Christianity,&rdquo; and argued that the U.S. is &ldquo;doing what Israel says.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our regime is oppressing women,&rdquo; Reid said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re kicking women out of the military, out of university.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So we&rsquo;re marginally better and were doing it for Christianity, they&rsquo;re doing it for Islam, right?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 550px; margin: auto;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;We&rsquo;re doing it for Christianity, they&rsquo;re doing it for Islam&rdquo;<br \/> Joy Reid is angry that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">media won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t give people the &ldquo;context&rdquo; that America is evil and oppressive like Iran and also controlled by Israel. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XXxy4PEvS5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XXxy4PEvS5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CalebHowe\/status\/2033569601296949692?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); 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one X user said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She says this with no hijab on,&rdquo; another user wrote, adding that Reid also enjoys &ldquo;a job she didn&rsquo;t need a man&rsquo;s permission to have&rdquo; and &ldquo;equal legal protections&rdquo; while making this comparison on a podcast &ldquo;she likely travel by herself to.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That is so disgusting to say,&rdquo; one X user wrote, echoing many of the responses.<\/p>\n<p>The Center for Human Rights in Iran has documented key <a href=\"https:\/\/iranhumanrights.org\/2025\/03\/gender-apartheid-in-iran-is-crushing-womens-lives-and-futures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">challenges<\/a> that women face on a daily basis living under the regime, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-unanimously-reinstates-formal-dress-code\/\" title=\"Senate Rein... Dress Code, All Agree\">dress code requirements<\/a>, needing a male guardian, and permission to travel alone. The Center for Human Rights <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202603102323\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, &ldquo;In Iran, women are second-class citizens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The World Economic Forum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/publications\/global-gender-gap-report-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ranks<\/a> the Islamic Republic of Iran 143rd out of 146 countries in terms of global gender equality.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Joy Reid has been in the spotlight for a controversial statement. While sitting down with &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JasonJournoDC\/status\/1937616102017614134?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Breakfast Club<\/a>&rdquo; last year, Reid appeared to suggest that a nuclear Iran would make the Middle East &ldquo;calmer&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>Reid was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/g-s1-50551\/joy-reid-msnbc-fired\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fired<\/a> from MSNBC in February of 2025 after a network overhaul and the cancellation of her show &ldquo;The ReidOut.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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Reid argued that abortion rights and anti-DEI measures in the U.S. illustrate oppression at home, and she claimed both countries maintain secret police and repress their people for religious reasons-Christianity in the United States and Islam in Iran. She also asserted that the U.S. acts in concert with Israel and that women are being oppressed in America, noting limits on women\u2019s roles in the military and in universities. Her comparison concluded that the U.S. is only \u201cmarginally better\u201d and that both regimes justify oppression for their respective faiths.<\/p>\n<p>The remarks drew sharp pushback on social media, where critics pointed out what they saw as a fundamental hypocrisy and highlighted differences between Iran and the U.S. Reid\u2019s own public appearance without a male guardian and her ability to travel or work without such constraints were cited by some as evidence against her comparison. Human rights groups and observers noted real, ongoing gender-rights abuses in Iran-dress codes, male guardianship, and travel restrictions-and pointed out Iran\u2019s poor standing on gender equality in global rankings. Critics also recalled Reid\u2019s past controversial statements, including a 2024 interview in which she mused that a nuclear Iran might calm the region. Reid had previously been fired from MSNBC in February 2025 after a network overhaul and the cancellation of her show The ReidOut.<\/p>\n<p>The piece is produced by the Daily Caller News Foundation, which frames its content as available for republication with orginal bylines and affiliation preserved. 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