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I watched the episode when it aired. She was apparently fine with knee-length skirts. I will admit that I know very little about that particular "Conservadox" Jewish custom, so I'm asking this out of genuine, non-snarky curiosity! Why do they favor skirts over slacks? Unless the skirt is ankle-length, then skirts show off far more of the leg (along with the potential to show even more on a windy day.) Or is it because skirts are traditionally considered more "feminine"?
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One reason Orthodox Jewish women don't wear pants is kli gever, the biblical prohibition for a women to dress like a man. (There is an opposite prohibition, too!) Once upon a time, skirts were women's clothing only and pants were men's clothing only. Obviously this isn't the case anymore, but it has stuck.
Another reason is modesty. Now, while it doesn't make sense when you think about hikin' it up and doin' it in your Saab, I promise that most Orthodox women wouldn't consider that, and I'm sure most Orthodox men wouldn't either. You won't find Orthodox Jewish women in miniskirts, or skirts above the knee, or in tight skirts. Consider another example of modesty: married women cover their heads, and only their husbands can see their hair in all its glory.
Finally, there is the issue of the community norm. Most Orthodox Jewish women wear exclusively skirts. It's a communal religion, and the Orthodox communities stick together. It's absolutely normal and expected, just as any other community clothing option makes sense.
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@cuteasabutton: He turned into Yul Brynner in The King and I? WHOA!
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NERD ALERT!
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Well, Clinton and Stacey are good, and I'm sure they did their level best to be accommodating, but then, knowing the usual tenor of the show, I'm not sure why she'd really want to be on it.
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I don't think Clinton and Stacy believe that wearing clothes that fit, and are sexy, means being scantily clad, either. I definitely didn't think Mayim's outfits at the end of the show were scantily clad, or even particularly sexy! What they were, though, was better-fitting.
I wonder why she went on the show as well.
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I watched the show and she was a really good sport. I've seen people buckle under much milder criticism from Stacy and Clinton.
I do understand why she might feel slighted that they cut the bits where she talked about being Jewish and why she dresses the way she does - and I think it would have made the show a bit more three-dimensional - but again, she seems to have a sense of humor about it. I didn't get the impression from the show or the article that she was truly unhappy with anything.
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Hella publicity when she's trying to restart her acting career, plus $5000 worth of clothing for free... I think I understand why she went on the show.
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That, rather than say "hey, she's seventeen, and really busy, and she's got, like, a billion jobs and stuff, but she still makes time to READ BOOKS--and not precisely the MOST mainstream books, but books that you'd have to sort of find out about--and isn't that great?" this article mentions that she's allowed pictures of her to be taken, and that she dates older men.
Because, apparently, the only thing we're allowed to think about INRE Ms. Montana is her sex life.
Well, they're pretty good books Miley, and you should probably pick up Margaret Atwood fairly soon if you're enjoying the style and the ideas.
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Isn't the OK cover basically a dead man who hasn't been declared dead yet? Classy.
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Then again, he's a terrific actor so I guess it works for him.
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