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Originally Posted by Raerae
The social pressure to cover in the states doesn't compare in any way shape or form to that of the areas in the states were every woman wears a headscarf or more. People who cover their hair in the US are if anything the minority. So there isn't much pressure to do so, unless your, "trying to fit in" with a group.
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How do you know that?! Who said that it's all social pressure there?! Like I said it's far from social pressure, if anything there's a social pressure to be "sexier". What country did you live in where it was the social pressure?! There's a social pressure to drink and do drugs in this country, doesn't mean that everyone does it and it doesn't mean that every who does do it is doing it because of the social pressure. They might just want to do it.
All I can do is tell you about my personal experiences as a ME woman and as some who has lived in the ME. You still want to stick to what you think it's like so go for it.
[QUOTE}Your steering the conversation away again though. This isn't about people like you who are of arabic descent/culture living in the states. There really isn't any pressureto cover in the states. If anything, the social pressure is opposite, and is pushing you towards not covering. And as far as Arabic TV/Music Video's again, this isn't about the liberal areas of the ME. Or women who cover because they are "resisting western culture."
We're speaking of the more socially conservative states. As well as the idea that covering is done in situations to prevent "objectification" by men. And as Emma Frost was speaking about being treated as a person while being covered, and not as a sex object when not. Just to clarify, as I think while similar, were on two seperate tangents, which is why their is a little confusion.
Although I am interested in the other reasons for covering, as I do find them interesting.[/quote]
I'm not only speaking about my experiences in the US, I'm speaking about my experiences living in the culture in the ME! You guys keep bringing up these conservative states and we already addressed that. Iran and Saudi Arabia - that's that. And just to let you know there's a huge trend in Iran that was jokingly named "Hijab-hottie". Women who cover their hair because it's law but wear tighter then tight pants, show cleavage, and hell show more skin then me haha.
The social majority is NOT pressuring women to cover their hair or cover up at all. What conservative states are you speaking of because as far as I know, from living there and visiting constantly, the only two are Iran and Saudi Arabia.