1) Fetish is a Freudian term. Like the man is seeing in his dream that his female cousin is offering him a pair of balloons this means that he is willing to have sex with his cousin but is unable to admit it to himself.
Sex-shops are full of such items, if it makes sense to anyone I think it’s perfectly cool.
2) That’s another nice example. If you have Russian backgrounds it is possible that your parents taught you to despise such things. That’s the way I was raised in the 80’s and 90’s too. I looked down on some idiots in my school who tried to impress us with their very expensive air pressurized shoes or Casio watches which contained air pressure measurement, water depth measurement, altitude measurement + several other type of function. In the late 70’s calculators where a symbol of prestige (like the newest Apple phones today). And we should not forget that all members of the Soviet Nomenclature had Rolex watches (all of them).
I’m not a fanatic of such approaches anymore. My only opposition is that consumerism is destroying the planet. So if you have 4-5 electronic devices while you will be just fine with two of them, you may be in need to check your habbits.
3) “I've heard some Christians speak of bibliolatry, in which literal-minded Christians worship the Bible itself and neglect the real meaning of the religion. They are so worked up over their commitment to the text that they forget to be good people.
So I suspect that some Muslims might be guilty of something similar -- freaking out over symbols and neglecting actual goodness.”
- Absolutely. I met this guy in the store last day with a Muslim Holy Book under his left arm. I had to show him in a rather polite manner that I was not impressed. Because you are supposed to study that book (with the awareness that you are seeking to learn rather than an attitude of “I read it once now I know everything and I can impose this knowledge (!) on anyone else”). So we had our moment of disagreement
Back to the subject:
Right now someone who is “promoting nudity” or “making fun” of the headscarf can be fined between 3000 and 7000 US Dollars + 10 years in prison.
https://www.wionews.com/world/iran-passe...ode-638074
The reason why this post is here is that: What if I as a man am wearing something (anything) that is truly aimed at making fun of this political more than religious symbol or message they are trying to promote?
What if I choose to wore… like a British type flat-cap that day? What happens then?
Sex-shops are full of such items, if it makes sense to anyone I think it’s perfectly cool.
2) That’s another nice example. If you have Russian backgrounds it is possible that your parents taught you to despise such things. That’s the way I was raised in the 80’s and 90’s too. I looked down on some idiots in my school who tried to impress us with their very expensive air pressurized shoes or Casio watches which contained air pressure measurement, water depth measurement, altitude measurement + several other type of function. In the late 70’s calculators where a symbol of prestige (like the newest Apple phones today). And we should not forget that all members of the Soviet Nomenclature had Rolex watches (all of them).
I’m not a fanatic of such approaches anymore. My only opposition is that consumerism is destroying the planet. So if you have 4-5 electronic devices while you will be just fine with two of them, you may be in need to check your habbits.
3) “I've heard some Christians speak of bibliolatry, in which literal-minded Christians worship the Bible itself and neglect the real meaning of the religion. They are so worked up over their commitment to the text that they forget to be good people.
So I suspect that some Muslims might be guilty of something similar -- freaking out over symbols and neglecting actual goodness.”
- Absolutely. I met this guy in the store last day with a Muslim Holy Book under his left arm. I had to show him in a rather polite manner that I was not impressed. Because you are supposed to study that book (with the awareness that you are seeking to learn rather than an attitude of “I read it once now I know everything and I can impose this knowledge (!) on anyone else”). So we had our moment of disagreement
Back to the subject:
Right now someone who is “promoting nudity” or “making fun” of the headscarf can be fined between 3000 and 7000 US Dollars + 10 years in prison.
https://www.wionews.com/world/iran-passe...ode-638074
The reason why this post is here is that: What if I as a man am wearing something (anything) that is truly aimed at making fun of this political more than religious symbol or message they are trying to promote?
What if I choose to wore… like a British type flat-cap that day? What happens then?
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