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i love slightly religious fashun blogs. Normally american

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ElizabethHoover · 19/04/2015 20:26

cyndispivey.com/2015/04/15/28-days-of-spring-fashion-review/

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KissyBoo · 20/04/2015 10:11

People often don't seek alternative views when indoctrinated - that is why challenge is so vital.
Taking offence is something that individuals need to unravel for themselves.

KissyBoo · 20/04/2015 10:12

The bottom line for me is I don't care what people choose to wear as individuals. I care about gender inequality dressed up otherwise.

treaclesoda · 20/04/2015 10:19

I don't think it is a case of women being in a bubble and needing woken up. They are often under pressure to conform, particularly if they are young and still under the control of their fathers. I went to school with many girls who weren't allowed to cut their hair, wear makeup or wear trousers, or sandals. One of my school friends went for her first ever haircut when she started university. She explained that she could only have the tiniest trim to neaten it up, but the scissor happy hairdresser, let loose on 18 years worth of hair that had never been cut, hacked inches off and cut a fringe. The girl was sick with worry. She wasn't able to visit any family or friends for months because she knew that her father would hear about her haircut. And he would physically punish her for disobeying him.

She was reliant on her father's support to continue through university, so of course she needed to toe the line, she couldn't just stand up and say 'I'm an adult now, I'll dress as i please'. It's so much more complex than that. Plus, she loved her parents, and they her, and she didn't actually want to fall out with them over something like a haircut or a pair of shoes.

noddyholder · 20/04/2015 10:38

I am always aware of what a young muslim academic I met in hospital said to me 'Sometimes your defence is offence' I am mindful of that before assumption now.

ElizabethHoover · 20/04/2015 11:36

i am MORE concerned about Jesus and helmet hair

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ElizabethHoover · 20/04/2015 11:42

you know, the more you delve into the world of blogging, the more you wonder how many of us DON;T take a pic of ourselves every day

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lurkingaround · 20/04/2015 11:51

I know! You could begin to believe taking a photo of your daily dress is the norm.

I have lost too much time on that DowntownDemure blog. And I tell you all: my head HURTS.

ElizabethHoover · 20/04/2015 11:53

she is ever so pretty, isn't she?

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lurkingaround · 20/04/2015 11:59

She is really pretty. But my god Hmm does she chunter on.

EverythingButTheKitchenSink · 20/04/2015 12:04

That modesty one is vile 'you can tell a lot about a woman by how modestly she dresses'. The responses all sound like horrible people!

BallroomWithNoBalls · 20/04/2015 12:36

It's the implied judgement of other women that riles. I struggle to relate to modest types, but that's fine, live and let live - but when they exude smuggery and superiority it's impossible not to point out the obvious flaws in their argument.

BallroomWithNoBalls · 20/04/2015 12:37

And yy #jesuischarlie

noddyholder · 20/04/2015 12:38

Once you see her in leopard dress its all over for the rest of us!

MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 20/04/2015 13:12

We're supposed to be "productive" in S&B?

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