I feel like such an orientalist, What can I say? I always turn my nose up at the dumb American media when it recycles the same old tropes about Muslim women:
"oh my gosh, she is wearing a hijab and is a journalist/activist/marathon runner/sentient being/etc." -MSMHowever, part of me is undeniably titillated by these muhajababes. Is it because I was raised in the West, steeped in images of Aladdin and I Dream of Genie? Is it because I am a typical male? Is it because I am a red-blooded A-rab? Is it all three? Well, lets see what you fine readers think...
Jordanian women? Eh, attractive. Jordanian woman with a hijab and a mean right-hook? Hell yeah!
Australian women? Yeah, sure. Australian woman with a hijab and a surf board? I am drowning...in love.
Egyptian women? Depends. Egyptian woman in a hijab playing Zeppelin? Rock the F*** on!Emirati women? Hot. Emirati woman with an abaya, designer sun glasses and a freakin' pistol? I am saving up for the ring!
Of course, not everyone in a hijab is all that cute and the Iranian chador clad commandos always give me the creeps. Sadly, my religious/social outlook probably prohibits me from a lasting relationship with one of these ladies, but a fella can dream... So, am I a sexist-orientalizing-pig?If you are curious about the different kinds of hijab, i suggest you consult this chart.
[Tarboush Tip: Nadeem]
5 comments:
Habeeby, I love the idea of uchti playing Zep on an oud, but the fingering and chording don't match the sound. Lovely idea, but I suspect it's a fake. Love her smile, though.
Hey, Irani chador commandos can be sexy, too! How dare you leave us out of this Orientalist fantasy of yours!
What if I told you that we were all wearing negligees under our chadors? HA! I'll bet you'd be much happier to be beaten up by us then! HA!
Ismail, I kind of suspect a fake as well, but often videos on youtube are a little off with the sound. Also, there seems to be some background noise, which means it was not just over dubed sound. More importantly, I want to believe!!
Zeynab, i think my problem with the Irani commandos is they don't look like they are having any fun! They are repelling down a building with an AK 47 and they look like they are waiting for a dentist appointment. You are supposed to act like you are in a Mountain Dew commercial!
If I was attacked by your ilk and you had smiles, let alone negligees, I think I would highly enjoy it. :)
i think its because we've been conditioned to see hijabis as prude .. so when they show some feistiness it's like OH MAMA lol
AHAHHAAH! Dentist appointment!
Well, I have news for you: our lives ARE one big Mountain Dew commercial with a Mentos soundtrack--it blasts from all available outlets in Tehran. In fact, a little-known sharia loophole is that Mentos is an acceptable legal defense that will get you out of an arrest for your slipping hejab!
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