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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You confuse exposure with liberation. The things that you "ought" to be happy about is that women in these photos are working or studying or reading. Not that they are wearing the outfits that meet your approval. It's not your business how they decide to dress.  What if there was a photo of a niqabi surgeon, would she not be evolved enough for you?  You don't own other women's bodies. [/quote]

I think the liberation=exposure=promiscuity equation is a red herring.

The liberation in question is also from what hijab symbolizes--that a woman has value only if she's pure and virginal.

There's also liberation in having [i]choices[/i] in how to dress, whether they're surgeons on SAHMs. In a culture where only the most brazen women show their limbs, however, then men will interpret this as advertising sex, and the choice goes away.

That said, I agree with you somewhat. Having worked in developing countries, I've seen the studies and surveys that show that feminism is down the list of women's priorities. First come food, water, housing, education for their children. Things like the right to vote or to choose how to dress are usually way down the list.[/quote]
Who brought promiscuity into this discussion? You?[/quote]

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