tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724523783362149338.post6262748707383903714..comments2011-02-02T02:49:21.465-05:00Comments on Olution: Rights of Women: Or why I can't seem to get out of feminist rantsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724523783362149338.post-25581350900810564032009-09-04T22:28:32.310-04:002009-09-04T22:28:32.310-04:00I read a bbc article about a new movie titled dese...I read a bbc article about a new movie titled desert flower that addresses FGM. Here's the link http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8238806.stmNICKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724523783362149338.post-46342033302405814762009-09-03T05:28:49.178-04:002009-09-03T05:28:49.178-04:00It bugged me all day. And I liked that no one I k...It bugged me all day. And I liked that no one I knew actually had said anything really leering or chauvanistic to me. But then last night, I was running to my apartment with a (male) friend to take my malaria pill and the Bowab (doorman) muttered something about how men and women shouldn't behave as such, walking fast, talking animatedly. So that was kind of a bummer. <br /><br />Actually, really orthodox men do chose to cover their heads. But no one in the west has a problem with that, the men are choosing to cover themselves, the women are denied agency and obviously couldn't be deciding for themselves that they want to wear the hijab. BUt no man covers himself from head to foot like a burka, mostly just the hair, long sleeves and pants/robe.AllysonKruparhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633720133322756296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724523783362149338.post-81202154789926858612009-09-02T19:49:38.412-04:002009-09-02T19:49:38.412-04:00Wow that is an awful op-ed piece disguised as jour...Wow that is an awful op-ed piece disguised as journalism, I couldn't finish it. So every muslim man is a leering chauvanisitic pig? And every woman is constantly harassed? I doubt that. I don't know the exact nature of islamic womens' rights, I'm a male christian in Cleveland. I do think the veil objectifies women. Why don't the men wear hijabs too?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724523783362149338.post-12303523687122547232009-09-02T14:25:50.584-04:002009-09-02T14:25:50.584-04:00the question that messes with my head is the "...the question that messes with my head is the "seperate but equal". but the way i see it, everyone is categorized. everyone is a woman, black, disabled, jewish, tall, etc, a combination of categories. that's just how our brains work. and there are so many weights on the scales and so many different classifications, that they will never balance evenly. And the role of women, for instance, will always be different than men, but through time perhaps it can take a more dignified face. same with all oppressed peoples. thats the idea, i think. no need for a unified world culture. that would be boring, and frankly, unattainable.Paulnoreply@blogger.com