One Brave Iranian Woman

[dgridley]

A brave Iranian woman partially disrobes in the street to protest “hejab”, the practice requiring Muslim women to cover their hair and exposed skin, despite soaring temperatures, as shown in this video from youtube (safe for work):

http://www.dav1d.net/2007/05/10/iranian-woman-disrobes-in-protest/

Increasingly, women in these regions are protesting old traditions, laws, and values.

 

[Ixix]

i take it if she stripped naked she, you would call her a heroic iranian woman. i find it obsurd that a woman is called 'brave' by a man...when she removes her clothes in public.

rewind 100 years in america's history, and you will find that a majority of american women covered their hair in one way or another. they also wore long sleeve blouses and long dresses that went to their ankles. this wasn't the law here, but it was something self respecting, religous women did.

fastforward to today, and now a women's right is to walk 1/2 naked...and then everynow and expose their crotches on national tv. It's not only their right, but the lack of clothing shows their independence and self confidence....so they say. isn't it ironic how men, are allowed to dress conservatively in a public setting, while women are expected to have outlandish hair style, show some legs, and cleavage....

in this day and age, taking your clothes off in public is not brave....putting them back on is. i don't find the veil anymore oppresive than a dresscode that invites women to bare it all....

 

[dgridley]

Thanks for your input and I respect the points you make. I only call her brave because she is willing to stand up for what she personally believes in as an individual. No disrespect is intended.. but as I point out, woman as feminists have often been at the forefront in changing laws and traditions, not because men desire but in opposition to it (the vote, etc).

i take it if she stripped naked she, you would call her a heroic iranian woman. i find it obsurd that a woman is called 'brave' by a man...when she removes her clothes in public.

rewind 100 years in america's history, and you will find that a majority of american women covered their hair in one way or another. they also wore long sleeve blouses and long dresses that went to their ankles. this wasn't the law here, but it was something self respecting, religous women did.

fastforward to today, and now a women's right is to walk 1/2 naked...and then everynow and expose their crotches on national tv. It's not only their right, but the lack of clothing shows their independence and self confidence....so they say. isn't it ironic how men, are allowed to dress conservatively in a public setting, while women are expected to have outlandish hair style, show some legs, and cleavage....

in this day and age, taking your clothes off in public is not brave....putting them back on is. i don't find the veil anymore oppresive than a dresscode that invites women to bare it all....

 

[sdtrader]

in this day and age, taking your clothes off in public is not brave.

I tend to think the same way.
I consider all the Iranian women brave for displaying the inner strength to wear restrictive and probably uncomfortable clothing that their laws subject them too.
Myself,I would more likely categorize this act as rebellious or bold the same way as I would a women removing her top at a public beach because she felt it restricting in some way. By definition she probably could be described as brave but I tend to think of brave acts as exhibiting courage to face the difficulties one is presented with, rather than defying or rejecting them.

 

[Ixix]

Thanks for your input and I respect the points you make. I only call her brave because she is willing to stand up for what she personally believes in as an individual. No disrespect is intended.. but as I point out, woman as feminists have often been at the forefront in changing laws and traditions, not because men desire but in opposition to it (the vote, etc).

tell that to the young women fighting the government for their right to keep their hijab on in schools, or the women that are told that they have no voice if they wear a veil.

in iran, wearing hijab is the law...just like paying your taxes is here in the US. Unlike the U.S, iran follows also has a religous law....just because a country's laws and traditions do not coincide w/the wests...does not make it any more right or wrong. If i decided not to pay my taxes, i would be thrown in jail...

 

[dgridley]

I see your point, but I think everyone should have the right to dissent, whether it's a religious or otherwise. God makes us all individuals with free will for a reason, I think.. we need to follow those laws or not of our own free will and I believe everyone has the right to choose to do so or not according to their belief. Like I said, no offense intended as I can see your point very well also.

Unlike the U.S, iran follows also has a religous law....just because a country's laws and traditions do not coincide w/the wests...does not make it any more right or wrong. If i decided not to pay my taxes, i would be thrown in jail...