Posted on 07/08/2009 11:31:30 AM PDT by Jbny
Barack Obama gave the hijab the all-clear in his Cairo speech, but the poor female souls forced to live under asphyxiating layers are getting fed up. Obama said, “I reject the view of some in the West that a woman who chooses to cover her hair is somehow less equal,” creating the false impression that gender subjugation is an innocuous matter of beauty-salon options. Contrast that with yesterday’s Reuters story about burqas in Afghanistan:
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Maybe Michelle will start wearing one. Talk about Urban Beautification!
Paging Omar the Tent Maker.
the poor female souls forced to live under asphyxiating layers
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Burkas are the creepiest things - I have one that patriciaruth sent me, from Our Guys in Afghanistan as a souvenir, and the feeling of oppression when wearing it is almost overwhelming. Then the feeling of outrage takes over, and I’m ready to start swinging my Louisville Slugger, because bullets are JUST TOO QUICK.
Since when are these women given a choice?
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