I was wandering around downtown over the weekend and saw 3 ladies (I assume they were female) in different locations wearing full body burkas. One dressed head to toe in black, complete with black gloves. I can't believe that any rational woman (or man) would wear such a contraption of their own free will in this blazing heat. It is also unhealthy to suffocate one's body like that as the skin needs to "breathe".
Burka Girls
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Sunday i was at the falls for a little walk in the sun.and the view.
didn't i see a couple maybe mid 20's ( young for sure)
it was like 90deg .
here i am in tiny shorts and a bikini top .boiling to death....i felt horrible for her...
didn't i see a couple maybe mid 20's ( young for sure)
it was like 90deg .
here i am in tiny shorts and a bikini top .boiling to death....i felt horrible for her...
I don't think the Saudi government cares about women the same way "western" governments do.
Friends of ours went to Saudi a few years back and although his wife was well covered, there were a few hairs showing under the wrap she had around her head. She was almost arrested were it not for their Saudi friend being able to talk the authorities out of it, saying she was new to the country.
As they were leaving the police area at the airport, the man who stopped her said that "every hair that she shows is a dagger in Allah's heart"
Yeah, they really care about women there...
I've seen quite a few burka-clad women as I'm walking around the city, and I always find it interesting to observe how many of them are pushing strollers, usually with another toddler tagging along beside them. I wonder what the religous demographics of Toronto will look like a generation from now... I would count on deeply religous Muslims making up a much larger percentage of the population.
It does, but Arabs wear that for a reason. Since the robes are loose and breathable that creates convection currents that circulate air inside the robes. The outside heats up, and sucks cool air in the bottom, creating air currents inside the clothing that keep the wearer cool. They developed those loose fitting Arab robes for a reason, for both men and women.
The women cover their faces with a mesh but otherwise the dynamics are the same as the robes and head scarves the men wear. It's surprisingly effective clothing for the super hot weather of their native countries: It keeps you cool and at the same time keeps the sun off you.
Try wearing shorts and a t-shirt in the desert sometime. You will die of sunstroke unless you cover up the way they do. You will also be hotter than someone wearing their style of clothing.
Wearing more clothes doesn't make you any more warm necessarily.
Its the same concept as in winter....Winter clothes doesn't actually make you any warmer... it just protects you from the outside temperatures. Think of a thermos that can keep your drink warm or cold....
I can see how the extra material can protect from the heat, but what about the humidity?
That is the real discomfort factor in Canada. The Middle East is hotter but arid.
That is the real discomfort factor in Canada. The Middle East is hotter but arid.
Covering up one’s skin in the hot desert sun is a sensible thing to do. Wearing black is not.
Wearing something covering your head is a good idea. Covering your face except for a small slit for your eyes isn’t.
This is Canada and not the hot desert. Wearing something like that doesn’t make sense here.
Wearing a black burkha is just plain stupid. But the religion of peace is not about doing things that make any sense. It’s about emulating the life of their cult leader who forced his wives to cover themselves because he was so insecure.
Wearing something covering your head is a good idea. Covering your face except for a small slit for your eyes isn’t.
This is Canada and not the hot desert. Wearing something like that doesn’t make sense here.
Wearing a black burkha is just plain stupid. But the religion of peace is not about doing things that make any sense. It’s about emulating the life of their cult leader who forced his wives to cover themselves because he was so insecure.
exactly. I was out in Calgary one summer and it was 40 C and I was running around playing baseball and was perfectly comfortable. I couldn't do that here without melting. The dryness of the air allows the persperation to evaporate which allows our bodies to cool themselves.
As for black in the desert, men have been wearing black there for centuries.
I wear black in the summer too and it all depends on the fabric. If your skin can breathe it isn't as bad as you might think. Yes, they'd be a lot better in white for sure.
The next time you see a woman dressed that way, why not be polite and ask her? Now she may get offended but IMO, the more people know about their religion, the less mystery surrounds it and maybe we'd be more accepting?
One of the things I DID love about toronto is the diversity. I loved being able to walk down the street and seeing Indian women in saris, japanese in kimonos, men in caftans, women in burkhas. For the most part they are symbols of the diversity of the city and how (for the most part) we all could co-exist in peace.
BTW woodpekr, I believe those are saris not burhas.......and those women are hindu not muslim......
As for the woman in the middle east with the hairs showing: I'd say to the man: well, allah is all seeing and all powerful, even if I covered myself from head to toe he's STILL be able to see those hairs, I think maybe it is YOU who have a problem with them, not allah. BTW: my god LOVES my hair but I just wish he woldn't give me so many "bad hair days" lol......
I thnk that is the problem, the women have no choice in the matter......(no or limited choices).
Yeah, there's a lot of hatred here for muslims but after a certain age, the women DO have choices (exccommunication, ostracization etc) but if we all just accepted "wrongs" then we'd never progress as a society. If we don't speak out against what we perceive to be abuses, we're as guilty as those who perpetrate those abuses....
I mean hell, look at all the uproar over those urinals shaped like mouths?
I mean hell, look at all the uproar over those urinals shaped like mouths?
