Post by Bossa Nova on May 23, 2005 11:22:52 GMT 10
From today's Oz. Love the bit about the bow fetish!
In the eyes of the ogler, women are always up for grabs
May 18, 2005
THE very girlie, very heterosexual beautician had consumed only the single vodka and orange when she made her extraordinary confession. "You know," she said coyly, "I'm not usually turned on by other girls, but there's something about Muslim chicks who wear hijab that's really, really sexy."
As the blonde, eyebrow-plucking expert went on to explain in toe-curling detail exactly what she'd like to get up to with her Islamic sisters and their headscarves, one thing became blatantly obvious.
It's impossible for women to dress in a way that won't ignite the carnal desires of at least one of their fellow citizens.
This issue was in the news again recently when a radical Islamic sheik
told a Sydney public meeting that women who were raped had only themselves to blame.
"Strapless, backless, sleeveless, nothing but satanic skirts, slit skirts, translucent blouses, miniskirts, tight jeans: all this to tease man and appeal to his carnal nature," railed 34-year-old Sheik Faiz Mohammed. "Would you put sheep that you adore in the middle of hungry wolves? No . . . it would be devoured. It's the same situation here.
"You're putting this precious girl in front of lustful, satanic eyes of hungry wolves. What is the consequence? Catastrophic devastation, sexual harassment, perversion, promiscuity."
Although moderate Muslims condemn the sheik's hardline view, talkback callers exploded with the usual "if horrid Muslims want to live here, they've got to speak our language and wear our satanic slit skirts yadda yadda yadda".
What these Islam-bashers conveniently ignored was the prevalence of the she-was-asking-for-it attitude in our own culture. Consider the case of Susie Zhang. Last month a federal magistrate made the shocking discovery that this young woman had once posed for men's mag FHM in a bikini and worn short skirts socially (jeez, at least it's better than wearing them anti-socially). As a result, he ruled that it was OK for her employer to make her wear a miniskirt to work at a Sydney hotel.
So does this mean male magistrates caught hopping about in latex G-strings on the weekend can then be asked to front up to the bench on Monday morning wearing the same?
There were similar surges of chauvinism when Rebecca Twigley, the girlfriend of footballer Chris Judd, wore a plunging red gown to last year's Brownlow Medal ceremony. One subscriber to the bigfooty.com website accused the model of looking "like a slut on heat". Another said girls with "their tits hanging out" encouraged footballers to commit sexual assault.
It is, of course, an almighty cop-out to suggest that chaps (not to mention blonde eyebrow pluckers) are hungry wolves unable to control their demonic desires around scantily clad sheep. It's also ridiculous to think there's such a thing as lust-repellent clothing in the first place.
Cruise through internet fetish sites and you'll see women are drooled over even when wearing conventionally drab attire. At the Blouse Sexy site, the pin-up chicks are fully dressed women in conservative, button-up office shirts. There are also XXX sites devoted to women in boiler suits, women wearing supermarket-issue washing up gloves and women in surgical neck braces. Burqa sex sites are also becoming more common. These include glowing odes to wet burqa competitions and fashion tips for burqa-wearing Western cross-dressers.
While Faiz Mohammed may see this as further proof that Western culture does indeed wear a set of red plastic devil horns, it's also a wonderful reminder that sexuality does not come in a single, one-size-fits-all model. Some of us respond to the stereotypical "sexy look" prescribed by the mainstream media, while others are aroused by more off-beat ensembles.
Given the unlikelihood of being able to walk the streets or attend Mahler's Symphony No.9 without seeing something that pops our cork, we'll just have to learn to take responsibility for our lustful satanism and try to keep the catastrophic devastation to a minimum.
etom@bigpond.com
From The Australian May 23rd, 2005.
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Does anyone hear know the accountant? He/She must have regular contact with musicians!
In the eyes of the ogler, women are always up for grabs
May 18, 2005
THE very girlie, very heterosexual beautician had consumed only the single vodka and orange when she made her extraordinary confession. "You know," she said coyly, "I'm not usually turned on by other girls, but there's something about Muslim chicks who wear hijab that's really, really sexy."
As the blonde, eyebrow-plucking expert went on to explain in toe-curling detail exactly what she'd like to get up to with her Islamic sisters and their headscarves, one thing became blatantly obvious.
It's impossible for women to dress in a way that won't ignite the carnal desires of at least one of their fellow citizens.
This issue was in the news again recently when a radical Islamic sheik
told a Sydney public meeting that women who were raped had only themselves to blame.
"Strapless, backless, sleeveless, nothing but satanic skirts, slit skirts, translucent blouses, miniskirts, tight jeans: all this to tease man and appeal to his carnal nature," railed 34-year-old Sheik Faiz Mohammed. "Would you put sheep that you adore in the middle of hungry wolves? No . . . it would be devoured. It's the same situation here.
"You're putting this precious girl in front of lustful, satanic eyes of hungry wolves. What is the consequence? Catastrophic devastation, sexual harassment, perversion, promiscuity."
Although moderate Muslims condemn the sheik's hardline view, talkback callers exploded with the usual "if horrid Muslims want to live here, they've got to speak our language and wear our satanic slit skirts yadda yadda yadda".
What these Islam-bashers conveniently ignored was the prevalence of the she-was-asking-for-it attitude in our own culture. Consider the case of Susie Zhang. Last month a federal magistrate made the shocking discovery that this young woman had once posed for men's mag FHM in a bikini and worn short skirts socially (jeez, at least it's better than wearing them anti-socially). As a result, he ruled that it was OK for her employer to make her wear a miniskirt to work at a Sydney hotel.
So does this mean male magistrates caught hopping about in latex G-strings on the weekend can then be asked to front up to the bench on Monday morning wearing the same?
There were similar surges of chauvinism when Rebecca Twigley, the girlfriend of footballer Chris Judd, wore a plunging red gown to last year's Brownlow Medal ceremony. One subscriber to the bigfooty.com website accused the model of looking "like a slut on heat". Another said girls with "their tits hanging out" encouraged footballers to commit sexual assault.
It is, of course, an almighty cop-out to suggest that chaps (not to mention blonde eyebrow pluckers) are hungry wolves unable to control their demonic desires around scantily clad sheep. It's also ridiculous to think there's such a thing as lust-repellent clothing in the first place.
Cruise through internet fetish sites and you'll see women are drooled over even when wearing conventionally drab attire. At the Blouse Sexy site, the pin-up chicks are fully dressed women in conservative, button-up office shirts. There are also XXX sites devoted to women in boiler suits, women wearing supermarket-issue washing up gloves and women in surgical neck braces. Burqa sex sites are also becoming more common. These include glowing odes to wet burqa competitions and fashion tips for burqa-wearing Western cross-dressers.
While Faiz Mohammed may see this as further proof that Western culture does indeed wear a set of red plastic devil horns, it's also a wonderful reminder that sexuality does not come in a single, one-size-fits-all model. Some of us respond to the stereotypical "sexy look" prescribed by the mainstream media, while others are aroused by more off-beat ensembles.
One Sydney accountant gets off on women who play string instruments with snapped horsehair trailing from their bows. Does this mean all those first violinists in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra are just asking for it, getting about the way they do?
Given the unlikelihood of being able to walk the streets or attend Mahler's Symphony No.9 without seeing something that pops our cork, we'll just have to learn to take responsibility for our lustful satanism and try to keep the catastrophic devastation to a minimum.
etom@bigpond.com
From The Australian May 23rd, 2005.
___________________________________
Does anyone hear know the accountant? He/She must have regular contact with musicians!