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more about #bikini more comments → cirocco: "Wolf's description of herself here is weirdly sensual — it sounds like she's saying, 'thank God for this veil to hide my lush hotness.'" Yeah, Wol... more » LadyFabulous: We don't have the external motivation that non-Muslim women have. There is no little black dress to fit into, no bathing suit. When you pass through a... more » SurferWomyn: Modesty has always been sexual in the muslim community. Both men and womyn are told that the female figure is soooo sexy that it must be covered. If... more » Erinthebitch: The more I read about Burkinis the more I sympathize with the women who wear them. If people scrutinized what I wore so closely I don't think I coul... more » redqueenmeg: I gotta say, I live in Orlando and there is a Muslim lady who exercises at our Y--and I do feel bad for her just because she looks SO WARM. She wears... more » CherriSpryte: Even if you wear a burqa, you should be bikini-ready. oh for fuck's sake. You know how many women who are wearing a burqa are more worried about feedi... more » LawFairy: oh UGH UGH UGH. I mean, Christ. What is this, 1860? The notion that covering up more of our bodies is somehow "freeing" because now we're not as mu... more » StuckInAnotherWorld: I don't know if I agree with the statement "As much as Westerners like to talk about the oppressive Middle East, much of the same sexism is visible he... more » Hiroine Protagonist: What gets me about articles like this is the absolute lack of ability to project themselves into another culture. Yes, Naomi WOlf, your hotness is a b... more » teenypanini09: i am bengali and muslim, and i wear shalwar kameez all the time at home. they really aren't just for muslims, everyone wears them in Bangladesh (Hin... more » morninggloria: (Helen Gurley Brown's head explodes) more » bluebears: Another thought. I wish we could be open minded and accepting about the way that Muslim (or any other group) women dress without turning around and ju... more » Gavagirl: If you face dire consequences for losing your virginity outside of marriage, or for being seen in the company of a man not your relative, or for being... more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: I've worn a burqa, just for kicks. It did not make me feel free. It made me feel claustrophobic. more » jfwlucy: Veiling is no guarantee of safety or modesty, either. "When I was only four years old and still living in Cairo, a man exposed himself to me as I sto... more » -
#veilingtheissue
Of Burkas And Bikinis: Exercise, Body Image, And The Veil
Does wearing modest dress free Muslim women from the pressure of being a sex object? And is that the point? Two recent articles today explore these issues, with some help from Naomi Wolf.
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#leftovers
"Miss Landmine" Pageant Canceled • Freudian "Lock And Key" Mechanism Discovered In Sperm
• The Cambodian government announced it will not allow a "Miss Landmine" beauty pageant to occur."The landmine beauty contest would make a mockery of Cambodia's land mine victims. The government does not support this contest," said a spokesperson. • More »
