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In reply to the discussion: Great cartoon: Burka vs Bikini - symbols of male-dominated cultures [View all]samsingh
(17,602 posts)54. what an incredible load of crap - stupid ignorant comparion.
not sure which western women have been stoned to death for not wearing a bikini.
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That doesn't mean women who don't starve themselves yet choose to wear what they want
Nuclear Unicorn
Dec 2014
#31
"But there is little reason to believe that they wear them for their own pleasure."
Nuclear Unicorn
Dec 2014
#43
"This idea that western women dress for men is just stupid. We're not mindless morons."
Nuclear Unicorn
Dec 2014
#53
If; but not. I'm confident with my body image but I could never be mistaken for
Nuclear Unicorn
Dec 2014
#60
"As for doing things to please your partner, that was exactly my point...
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2015
#112
"You still refuse to say you wear a bikini because you feel comfortable in it"
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2015
#116
You are right. I DID wear bikinis for my own pleasure and physical comfort.
raging moderate
Feb 28
#129
So, what this cartoon is saying is: Since Western women choose to wear bikinis they --
Nuclear Unicorn
Dec 2014
#5
The other woman in the cartoon is also western, and also choosing to wear her niqaab
Recursion
Dec 2014
#86
an interesting perspective, I will have to think on this but k&r for interesting thought
uppityperson
Dec 2014
#8
As a matter of law she doesn't have to wear it. As a matter of her culture/religion, she does
onenote
Dec 2014
#91
The cartoon is not about clothing but about the two women not seeing each other as agents
Recursion
Dec 2014
#103
I've said it for years: Western men want their women naked; Middle Eastern men, completely covered.
WinkyDink
Dec 2014
#13
I was alluding to the expression about "Molly O'Grady and the Captain's Lady...." And in any
WinkyDink
Jan 2015
#117
I would characterize that as one of the more grossly unfair statements recently posted on DU
Orrex
Jan 2015
#113
I guess the Pop culture I've observed and the one you've observed differ. (You DID see the OP?)
WinkyDink
Jan 2015
#118
Where in the West are women beaten with wands by religious zealots for not wearing a bikini?
Throd
Dec 2014
#20
Both women in the cartoon are in the USA. Neither " have to" wear what they are wearirng
Recursion
Dec 2014
#89
Yeah, no one is going to throw stones at me, or imprison me, for NOT wearing a bikini
Matariki
Dec 2014
#45
In one culture a woman can choose to wear a Bikini, Burka or anything in between.
dilby
Dec 2014
#47
this is stupid, and why the comparison of what someone wears at the beach to everyday
JI7
Dec 2014
#51
False equivalency seems to be popular in politics these days. The GOP gets away with it a lot.
stevenleser
Dec 2014
#55
Covering is objectification. They are instructed to be covered to avoid tempting men.
Nuclear Unicorn
Dec 2014
#61
This is absurd - when bikinis become mandatory, then you'll have an equivalence. N.T.
Donald Ian Rankin
Dec 2014
#71
It shows that objectification of women exists in both cultures though it is much more harshly
pampango
Dec 2014
#82
I think the point here is choice. If you could choose it would not matter.
Agnosticsherbet
Dec 2014
#80
Interesting how wrong most of the replies are -- the two women are in the same country
Recursion
Dec 2014
#83
Cartoonists take liberties with locations all the time. I didn't think they were in the same country
riderinthestorm
Dec 2014
#109