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Doll offers image of modesty and self-esteem for Muslim girls
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| 10/09/03
Posted on 10/08/2003 7:20:29 PM PDT by Pokey78
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To: nuconvert
Do you think the AP writer did this with a straight face? There are certainly some humorless curmudgeons in the newspaper business. I get the feeling this isn't one of them though.
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posted on
10/08/2003 7:54:24 PM PDT
by
strela
("Trust but verify.")
To: Ciexyz
Why, thank you.
Can I get you one, too?
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posted on
10/08/2003 8:06:13 PM PDT
by
nuconvert
( Stop thinking about it and do it.)
To: Pokey78; All
This is kind of a good idea, I think,
except...(from the article) Jenna, who recently donned the veil after much soul-searching, said Razanne makes her "feel more comfortable about being a Muslim girl."...
I have a wee bit of difficulty in any eleven-year-old "donning the veil after much soul-searching"!! I loved my Barbie dolls when I was that age (Midge, Skipper, Scooter and Ken, plus "bendable-legs" Barbie, "original" Barbie, and the whole schtick)...but I never thought I was Barbie, ever could be Barbie (Barbie's perfect, you know!) or even thought I should consider Barbie in whatever "soul-searching" I was capable of at that age...
I hope this young girl will grow up well, and that she'll feel free when she's a bit older to reconsider her decision, and choose again whether to affirm her "veil" or put it away along with her Razanne doll.
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posted on
10/08/2003 8:55:09 PM PDT
by
88keys
To: Pokey78
Razanne has the body of a preteen. The doll comes in three types: fair-skinned blonde, olive-skinned with black hair, or black skin and black hair.Soon to come: Razanne's friend Aisha, along with a male, Ken-like figure called Mohammed who takes the 9-year-old Aisha for his bride.
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posted on
10/08/2003 9:02:08 PM PDT
by
ikka
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To: Pokey78
Burkha Barbie
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posted on
10/08/2003 9:36:54 PM PDT
by
P-Marlowe
(Milquetoast Q. Whitebread is alive!)
To: Pokey78
They are probably sold in groups of four--that way a little Muslim girl can get used to the fact that she will be one of four wives when she grows up (if she's lucky). Otherwise, unlike Barbie, she's going to be working herself to death taking care of her average 5.5 children, shlepping powerlessly behind her all-powerful, controlling husband.
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posted on
10/08/2003 9:37:07 PM PDT
by
MHT
To: Pokey78
Sell that stock!
To: TrueBeliever9
Graven images! Thee art unbelievers and blasphemers
Boom!
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posted on
10/08/2003 10:04:38 PM PDT
by
donmeaker
(Bigamy is one wife too many. So is monogamy.)
To: Pokey78
ARTICLE SNIP: "Saudi Arabia's religious police recently declared Barbie dolls a threat to morality, complaining that the revealing clothes are offensive to Islam."
This is such a nice article Pokey.
I like traditional values and no
mention of Jihad dolls is a plus here, too.
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posted on
10/09/2003 1:41:42 AM PDT
by
Cindy
To: Pokey78
Does the Muslim barbie have a vulvectomy?
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posted on
10/09/2003 3:34:47 AM PDT
by
Rudder
To: Pokey78
She can also create male dolls: Suicide Bomber Samir, Taliban Tariq, Al-Quida Karim, Flight School Student Farooq, the list is endless.
To: Brett66
Not to mention the " removable clitoris " for that authentic Muslim look....
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posted on
10/09/2003 6:03:59 AM PDT
by
Kozak
(Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
To: Kozak
Oh dear, I'm pissin' myself! First Mecca Cola, now Mecca Barbie. Interesting, that those who claim to hate western ideas seem intent on coming up with their own versions of everything western. Talk about cultural envy, what's next, are they gonna start doing their own versions of Clint Eastwood movies?
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posted on
10/09/2003 7:13:08 AM PDT
by
IvanT
To: arielb
Two Arabs are sitting in the Gaza strip chatting over a pint of goats
milk. One pulls his wallet out and starts flipping through pictures and
they start reminiscing.
"This is my oldest son. He's a martyr."
"Here's my second son. He's a martyr too!"
After a pause and a deep sigh, the second Arab wistfully says,
"They blow up so fast, don't they?"
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