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I'm not a racist, but perhaps it's time to teach some of the more conservative muslims that they don't have to take the Qur'an that litteraly?

How do you propose to do this teaching without provoking violence?

i'm always sceptical of any statement that begins"i'm not a racist, but...". or, for that matter, "i'm not a _______ , but..."

I did not mean to imply by my question that only Muslims are prone to violence, merely that, like in many other sectors of humanity, attempts to modify deep rooted cultural norms requires some sort of strong force which can be countered by general violence. The deep animosity to black people in some sectors of the USA evoked violence when it was countered by people sympathetic to giving blacks equal rights. It is not as bad now as it used to be but it certainly has not disappeared.

In a society that seems to want to tread lightly when objecting to religious practices that may offend general human decency the problems are not simple and the use of outright force is likely to engender counter forces that could get very much out of hand.

First of all, I Do think its outrageous that Muslim Women are required to wear veils; but other than that I DONT think its such a terrible thing that there are cultures were women are not allowed to show off their bodies! Furthermore, strict Islamic law requires male muslims to wear loose fitting clothes that cover everything but their head and hands when in public-ever notice how members of Al Qaida are always wearing some kind of headdress? AFAIK men in say, Saudi Arabia are NEVER allowed to be bare chested or wear shorts out in public and I really dont think thats such a bad thing at all. I mean, I dont care to see womens bodies all the time NOR do I care to see mens bodies! Suppose there were a society which granted men and women legal equality BUT required BOTH sexes to cover up while in public...........would that be considered "sexist" and repressive by today's liberated western women? What I really HATE the most about American culture is the constant mixed messages it sends about sex. It tries to take a middleground stance and that only creates even MORE problems! There ARE times when I really dont care to have sex pushed at me whenever I go out in public by seeing people running around half-naked!

It's evident that some people confuse nakedness with sex. That is a social convention. I am not automatically sexually aroused on seeing naked people of the opposite sex. Perhaps I am fundamentally different from other people, but I have seen rather ordinary women (I am male) made much more sexually interesting by their clothing. And some women who are of no interest to me because of their lack of attire. I find nothing offensive about any part of the human body and it seems to me that it should be a matter of personal choice as to how much or how little people choose to dress. It offends me that anybody should be upset by seeing natural human body parts. Any page of advertisement will contain pictures of people obviously presented as sexually enticing in order to sell anything from automobiles to bananas and I have yet to hear complaints about this. I don't give a damn but the advertising industry would go broke without sexual allure.

Or, contrary-wise, hyper testosterone types might have to get used to the fact that just because they have an erection nobody has to pay any attention to them.

It's a lot worse than mere bodily display. No day passes without a woman being killed for dishonoring her family. Women are treated as chattel slaves no better than dogs. You might as well have told people back in the thirties not to travel to Germany if you didn't like the way Jews were treated there.

There should be allowed a golden mean between advertising one's body (which should be for the bedroom of married husband and wife,) and being dressed in a biohazard suit because some men are dogs.

Between the extremes of going naked and being dressed in that get-up, the get-up is better. But women shouldn't be forced to dress like that. However, between a bikini and a one piece, a one piece is more modest. But women getting raped and murdered because a strand of hair shows is getting towards ludicrousness. Men should behave themselves, but women should be reasonably modest.