I was flipping through Lilek's excellent Jetsom Cove this morning and came upon the John Q. Hilter image. Awright! an idea for a parody immediately came to mind. All I had to do was find a few examples of Muslim dress, do some photoshopping and I would have a knee-slapping funny bit.
Then I hit this site, suddenly the humor died and I felt ill. Have a look at what is represented by Islamic Garden as
Femininity Muslim Style"A look at how Muslim women around the world wear the veil. Nearly 100 full color photos from the Middle East, North Africa and Afghanistan."
No one can convince me that these women would practice Hijab if they had a choice. That they would chose to be sexually multilated and denied basic human rights of freedom of expresson, association and self-determination. Half the Arabic population is effectively enslaved. The first two images in the montage below are from Afghanistan, the last two Iraq.
Perhaps Madonna might think about these women as she freely expresses her creativity and political opinion. Would she deny them the same freedom? Apparently so.