(November 3, 2009 at 1:47 pm)Saerules Wrote:fr0d0 Wrote:Then onto Islamic dress codes. Isn't hiding and not fully revealing romantic? Women use this tactic, is doesn't have to be seen as oppressive. All intelligent & rational followers I've spoken to prescribe to this viewpoint. So they made it part of their societies rulings. Aren't they just different to us? Are we so perfect?No, it is not done for romance purposes... and even if it was: It is not something they change out of soon afterward (see the vile corset?). I take it that if a society stones a woman to death because she got raped... that you think they are 'right' simply because they are a society?
You seem to want to sidestep everything Sae. How is it not romantic? Just saying it doesn't make it so. Of course a societies standards are brought about by consensus of opinion. Going sharply from one to another is going to raise questions when the rest of your cultural influences are out of balance. I don't see how the development of a woman's modesty into cultural normality could be anything other that romantic in it's roots.
So women commonly choose to alter and adorn their bodies. Aren't breast augmentation and botox enhancements equally if not more vile? In some discussions here it seems the anti religious view is to uphold a societal approach to morality so your scenario is true for them. Personally I find that abhorrent.
