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November 19, 2006
For Women Only
Excerpted from Memri.org:
Proper wearing of the abaya, the black head scarf. "Because of her sympathy for Arabs and Muslims, Donna, an American woman, decided to wear an abaya in an attempt to see how it felt and how it influenced her behavior. She wanted to show sympathy to women wearing abayas, especially after various incidents against Muslims in the post-9/11 world. She wore an abaya and walked along one of the busiest streets in a major American city. She tried to be as normal as possible, talking to people, laughing and behaving as usual. She said that she never felt the abaya was restricting her or limiting her movements or her freedom.
"Among those who observed Donna, however, were some Muslims, Arabs, and even some Saudis. The Saudis were upset by what they saw and told Donna so. When she asked why, they explained that she was using the abaya in an invalid way. She then became curious to find out what they considered a valid way to use it. They explained to her that she must walk slowly, must look down when walking and keep her eyes more or less in front of her - no glancing from side to side, in other words. She must not talk to anyone or laugh loudly and certainly must not address any remarks to anyone lest they misunderstand her purpose in doing so."
You American women must understand that walking fast, taking glancing looks as you walk fast, looking up as you walk fast or talking to someone in a friendly manner leaves you wide open to a charge of decadent immoral behavior. Clearly, such provocations demonstrates way too much independance and you know this is wrong. This gives the appearance your husband or father does not have full control over you and that you are being insubordinate and willful. So for your own sake, please behave and act with great humility, subordination and shyness while in public. Do this whether or not you are wearing the abaya!
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation...we shall be watching you. Do not make us tell you this again.
Posted by Post Scripts at November 19, 2006 03:45 PM
Comments
A programming idea being considered for the Oprah Winfrey Show (once old George is out of the way) is called "Exploring the phenomenon of women as chattel" The show will debunk this Eastern mandate while seeking to incorporate the abaya into our everyday lives as a peacemaking gesture.
An follow-up programming idea is called, "The abaya for all seasons-exploring the next big thing in fashion". The show will examine the many ways to incorporate the garment into the wardrobe as a gesture of good faith and to promote world peace.
Both show ideas are highly regarded as potential award winning projects. One producer has offered that a woman as accomplished and celebrated as Oprah could easily convince these eastern men of the errors in their thinking. She will be suggesting patiently but quite clearly, that the abaya is restrictive of women's rights. She will point out that the abaya just doesn't do a woman justice, physically or sexually. She will demonstrate the unfairness of making women wear something that men need not wear. She will invite them to wear one, just for a day...at her expense of course, just to experience for themselves the discomfort and the unfairness of their demands. Maya Angelou will be present to read a new poem written especially for the occassion. The magic of liberalism will permeate the airwaves and suddenly, right there on TV for all the world to witness, these men, having been subjected to Western liberal values by the world's wealthiest woman, will immediately see the error of their ways. They will promise to subscribe to both "O" and "cosmo" in order to better correct their extreme and brutal patriarcal behavior. and... we will all live happily ever after.
World peace...it's so easy the liberal way.
Posted by: Tina at November 19, 2006 10:49 PM