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I'm inclined to agree with the ladies here.
ShortClara said:So, women's dress in Islam has nothing to do with shielding them from the eyes of men not their relatives? Please, I'd like to understand. I'm not being sarcastic; I had heard / read that this is a partial reason for burkas, hajibs, etc.
Samsa said:From my limited knowledge of Islam, this view (women's covering for the sake of the men not being tempted by lust) is not intrinsic to Islam, but rather to separate schools/ideologies. I want to say that it's particularly strong among the Wahhabi folk, but I could be wrong.
ShortClara said:So, women's dress in Islam has nothing to do with shielding them from the eyes of men not their relatives? Please, I'd like to understand. I'm not being sarcastic; I had heard / read that this is a partial reason for burkas, hajibs, etc.
ShortClara said:Hmmm. Aren't women in Afghanistan covered head to toe in sacks so as to not tempt the men?
ShortClara said:Hmmm. Aren't women in Afghanistan covered head to toe in sacks so as to not tempt the men? If I were a female at that firm, I'd sue. To list the reason as "to not distract the men" is misogyny, pure and simple.
carebear said:The simple solution would seem to be to keep the lawyers away from the typing pool.
carebear said:The simple solution would seem to be to keep the lawyers away from the typing pool.
Miss Crisplock said:Ah, that fashion item - The Burka. Never has so much fabric said so little. Handcuffs and shackles would add so much to that outfit I feel. And it would keep those London lawyers at bay.
......Off for my Burkini fitting,
:eusa_clapFleur De Guerre said:How ridiculous. All that shows is how detached from reality these big cheeses have got. I work in a very heavily lawyer and banker populated part of London and see well-dressed women in fishnets all the time. They only carry a negative connotation for a very small and old-fashioned minority. The same, no doubt male, people probably think women still shouldn't *be* lawyers.