American Burqa (Loony Feminist Moral-Equivalance BARF ALERT!)

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 3/10/03 | Ruth Rosen

[MikalM]

SOON AFTER Sept.11, 2001, the blue burqa became the symbol for the Taliban's repressive regime in Afghanistan. Americans bemoaned the fate of Afghan women, who were prohibited from leaving home without wearing a garment that covered them from head to toe.

[MikalM]

E-mail Ruth Rosen here

[dighton]

"Dispute not with her; she is lunatic."

-- Richard III.

[annyokie]

One does not HAVE to wear corsets or stiletto heels in America. One MUST wear a Burka over there.

[goodnesswins]

"Has the Bush administration's impending war in Iraq stirred up nostalgia for the 19th century imperial ideal of a genteel lady, laced up in a corset, teetering on high-heeled shoes, in a regal gown?"

Oh, Sheesh.....the looney left at it again...now blaming the Bush administration for fashions women choose. GET A LIFE, you idiot, or should I say, ARE YOU EVER lucky you were BORN (or moved) to the USA!

[FreedomCalls]

Ruth Rosen

[FreedomCalls]

Not Ruth Rosen

[Restorer]

She is correct about the lack of intelligence of this fashion trend.

Why she blames America in general, rather than the stupid women who wear them, is quite beyond me.

[Tree of Liberty]

Wow, she exemplifies Rush's Undeniable Truth #24:

Feminism was established as to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream of society.

[Black Agnes]

Funny, I don't remember them ordering us to wear corsets...I'd tell them to stuff it rather quickly.

High heels on the other hand...well, as my grandmother put it so succinctly once...'It's hell being a belle'.

[Morrigan]

Well, I have this to say to Ruth: at least I don't get acid thrown in my face if I leave the house without my heels. I don't get beheaded for not wearing a corset. As a matter of fact, I don't wear either of those things, so am I more oppressed or less? LOL I am not really sure what she is trying to say.

I don't feel the need to have to wear corsets or high heels. I hate heels, actually. If I wear dress shoes, they are the funky kind with chunky heels--NOT stilettos. Not only are stilettos uncomfortable, they are corny. And a corset??? Only if I was going as a Victorian woman for Halloween!

[Lorianne]

People do stupid or ill-advised things. This is particularly true among young people. Witness the high auto and motor cycle accident rate among young people, particularly young males. Witness the number of injuries by to extreme sports. Not to mention unwise alchohol and drug related risks many (mostly young) people take.

Wearing high pointy toed shoes may not be terribly wise use of one's brain, but it hardly compares to having your brains splattered along the highway. And it certainly doesn't place others in physical jeapardy.

The author needs some perspective.

[Alouette]

What disturbs me so much about corsets and stiletto heels is the physical harm they inflict on women's bodies.

No, what disturbs her the most is that she is fat and flat-footed.

[Pastor of Muppets]

Call it the American burqa.

No, let's not. Let's call it hyperbole. And unless I can be shown the Kalashnikov that lovingly taps the cranium of those gals who opt against a corset, please shut the f**k up, you insufferable babbling hag.

It might be nice if you could make a point about some regrettable fashion trend without trivializing real oppression. You know, the execution-in-soccer-stadium kind. But, absurd hyperbole being essential to most leftist prattle, I won't hold out hope.

Nope, I can't. Way too easy.

[The KG9 Kid]

Here's a better pic.

She should only wear 4" stiletto heels if she wants to strike oil.