Veils...
Hey... Just wanted to say something on the subject of veils......
If a women wants to wear one it is cool.... As long as it is her choice.... But let us be clear on this...
IT IS NOT A RELIGIOUS CHOICE!!!!!! The Koran does not instruct a women to wear a veil....
The Veil is a cultural thing not religious, I do not believe that the Veil is anything other than a particular cultures own way of oppressing women! All religions do it because religion is largely cultural, or even counter-cultural, depending on the origins of the religion! Catholics have some nonsense reasoning as to why women cannot be ordained, I dont know what it is but I am sure it will have its grounding in the bible, a story or parable that has been inturpreted in such a way as to keep men in positions of authority at the expense of women!! Even today you hear of women not being paid the same as men for doing the same job!!!!!!! We in the West keep women down by objectifying them... Girls see themselves in a poor reflective light due to this! But the point is that it is about oppressing women.
So the debate SHOULD have been instigated, but the actual tone of it had nothing to do with the rights of women more about using the British publics innate prejudice as a means of drawing attention away from other issues... a sort of "Veiling" if you will... I am sure this "debate"( conducted in daily papers in a really ignorant fashion, once again pandering to the biggot in people.... Amazing that in what we call a free country 98% of people who responded to a questionaire thought we should BAN veils...... HUH?!?!?!? BAN them.... havent we been claiming a democracy of late... well lets be honest we dont live in a democracy, which is why fewer and fewer people vote.... you can replace the politician, but you cannot replace the political paymaster.... witness the cash for Honours investgation... the real scandal in this is that they have been caught out, it has gone on and will continue to do so for the forseeable future).....but yeah this "debate" will continue to take up media time while the issue of the day, poor education services or British foreign policy will go largely unnoticed cos a veil has been drawn to cover the inadequate excuses of Tony Blair has for lying about Iraq and plunging the poor people of that nation into a complete bloodbath, there will be no victory in Iraq.. Too many innocents have died for anyone ever to claim that!
Of the point I go again... But I re-state.. the veil is an issue for women. Do they allow a tradition that is there to oppress women to continue or do they feel it is no longer an oppression and simply a choice in sartorial elegance! Cos like I said it IS NOT an expression of religion! If they CHOOSE to wear the veil then fine, just understand that people do find it strange and probably wont approach a women to speak with her if she is fully covered, but like I said that is the purpose!!! To keep women seperate!!!
Anway enjoy reading... and I will holla later!!
If a women wants to wear one it is cool.... As long as it is her choice.... But let us be clear on this...
IT IS NOT A RELIGIOUS CHOICE!!!!!! The Koran does not instruct a women to wear a veil....
The Veil is a cultural thing not religious, I do not believe that the Veil is anything other than a particular cultures own way of oppressing women! All religions do it because religion is largely cultural, or even counter-cultural, depending on the origins of the religion! Catholics have some nonsense reasoning as to why women cannot be ordained, I dont know what it is but I am sure it will have its grounding in the bible, a story or parable that has been inturpreted in such a way as to keep men in positions of authority at the expense of women!! Even today you hear of women not being paid the same as men for doing the same job!!!!!!! We in the West keep women down by objectifying them... Girls see themselves in a poor reflective light due to this! But the point is that it is about oppressing women.
So the debate SHOULD have been instigated, but the actual tone of it had nothing to do with the rights of women more about using the British publics innate prejudice as a means of drawing attention away from other issues... a sort of "Veiling" if you will... I am sure this "debate"( conducted in daily papers in a really ignorant fashion, once again pandering to the biggot in people.... Amazing that in what we call a free country 98% of people who responded to a questionaire thought we should BAN veils...... HUH?!?!?!? BAN them.... havent we been claiming a democracy of late... well lets be honest we dont live in a democracy, which is why fewer and fewer people vote.... you can replace the politician, but you cannot replace the political paymaster.... witness the cash for Honours investgation... the real scandal in this is that they have been caught out, it has gone on and will continue to do so for the forseeable future).....but yeah this "debate" will continue to take up media time while the issue of the day, poor education services or British foreign policy will go largely unnoticed cos a veil has been drawn to cover the inadequate excuses of Tony Blair has for lying about Iraq and plunging the poor people of that nation into a complete bloodbath, there will be no victory in Iraq.. Too many innocents have died for anyone ever to claim that!
Of the point I go again... But I re-state.. the veil is an issue for women. Do they allow a tradition that is there to oppress women to continue or do they feel it is no longer an oppression and simply a choice in sartorial elegance! Cos like I said it IS NOT an expression of religion! If they CHOOSE to wear the veil then fine, just understand that people do find it strange and probably wont approach a women to speak with her if she is fully covered, but like I said that is the purpose!!! To keep women seperate!!!
Anway enjoy reading... and I will holla later!!
posted by Lilmoonbeam @ 12:30 PM
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