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Cultural Differences At The Olympics
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In this photo Lucy Nicholson captured not only Doaa Elghobashy (Egypt) and Kira Walkenhorst (Germany) competing in beach volleyball at the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro but also the cultural differences of two civilizations.
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In this photo Lucy Nicholson captured not only Doaa Elghobashy (Egypt) and Kira Walkenhorst (Germany) competing in beach volleyball at the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro but also the cultural differences of two civilizations.
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Rosalie Elizabeth 9 years ago
It's also oppressive to be expected to play a sport in a tiny bikini while men, same sport, wear baggy shorts and tank tops
Monica Mac 9 years ago
Agree. I watched Australia play the Netherlands, and it struck me that the Aussie girls spent most of the match tugging down their tiny tops and getting the material from the bottom half out of their bottoms whereas the Dutch girls looked really comfortable in leggings and a short sleeved top. Those tiny outfits of the Aussies and many others, seemed to be impractical as well as pretty sexist.
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Maciek Ravs 9 years ago
"My little girl went for a fitting of her pre-school uniform today. Honestly, what should I tell her? How should I tell her why she has to cover herself in clothes that she doesn’t like? For the first time she wore something called “Maqna'a” (a hooded headscarf) and I think of how cruelly she has to tolerate the heat and how I freely get to wear more comfortable clothing than her. ???? From today on, just like the other women in this country, she has to confine herself to the prison of compulsory hijab to prevent the faith of some people from shaking! I wish I could do something for her. ???? My daughter, forgive me for not being able to stop them from taking your freedom from you, so that you, too, can choose your clothing as you wish. Forgive me, for I don’t have the honor or the power to defend the least of your human rights against a bunch of pseudo-humans." https://www.facebook.com/StealthyFreedom/photos/a.859102224103873.1073741828.858832800797482/1461195733894516/?type=3&theater
Ahmed Abdullatief 9 years ago
congrats for being the drokiest person on earth!
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Doug Stringham 9 years ago
I see this as a clear picture of how female oppression still exists in 2016.
Nuwaira Ali 9 years ago
Nope. Oppression is declaring a white man's opinion as the ultimatum. Screw that, you guys have had your power for centuries. Let the woman who is "oppressed" speak for her damn self buddy!!
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Hind Hasan 9 years ago
People have to learn how to respect others, regardless of what they think, like or don't. Each has the right to do what the believe in
Daniel Salazar 9 years ago
Since when give an opinion is considered disrespectful? I would like to see hundreds of woman driving in SA
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Daria B 9 years ago
How about those legs and arms tights made from cooling material? Just curious. Tight cooling arm sleeves are quite common in Korea, (either men or women, more men actually) since here everybody is obsessed with bright skin and anti-aging, but also many people are simply sensitive to sunlight.
Load More Replies... Maciek Ravs 9 years ago
In "Egypt, inch by inch, bit by bit, women's rights are shrinking. Women, Muslim and Christian, who do not cover their hair or who wear mid-sleeved clothing are met with insults, spitting and in some cases physical abuse." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/may/29/egypt-women-cover-up-coptic
Vanessa 9 years ago
You guys should watch the awesome movie PERSEPOLIS, I love this speech from the main character to a guy asking her to wear to wear narrower trousers and longer headscarves "Why, as a woman should their tight clothes have no effect on me while a shorter headscarf arouses them?"
Rosalie Elizabeth 9 years ago
It's also oppressive to be expected to play a sport in a tiny bikini while men, same sport, wear baggy shorts and tank tops
Monica Mac 9 years ago
Agree. I watched Australia play the Netherlands, and it struck me that the Aussie girls spent most of the match tugging down their tiny tops and getting the material from the bottom half out of their bottoms whereas the Dutch girls looked really comfortable in leggings and a short sleeved top. Those tiny outfits of the Aussies and many others, seemed to be impractical as well as pretty sexist.
Load More Replies... Maciek Ravs 9 years ago
"My little girl went for a fitting of her pre-school uniform today. Honestly, what should I tell her? How should I tell her why she has to cover herself in clothes that she doesn’t like? For the first time she wore something called “Maqna'a” (a hooded headscarf) and I think of how cruelly she has to tolerate the heat and how I freely get to wear more comfortable clothing than her. ???? From today on, just like the other women in this country, she has to confine herself to the prison of compulsory hijab to prevent the faith of some people from shaking! I wish I could do something for her. ???? My daughter, forgive me for not being able to stop them from taking your freedom from you, so that you, too, can choose your clothing as you wish. Forgive me, for I don’t have the honor or the power to defend the least of your human rights against a bunch of pseudo-humans." https://www.facebook.com/StealthyFreedom/photos/a.859102224103873.1073741828.858832800797482/1461195733894516/?type=3&theater
Ahmed Abdullatief 9 years ago
congrats for being the drokiest person on earth!
Load More Replies... Doug Stringham 9 years ago
I see this as a clear picture of how female oppression still exists in 2016.
Nuwaira Ali 9 years ago
Nope. Oppression is declaring a white man's opinion as the ultimatum. Screw that, you guys have had your power for centuries. Let the woman who is "oppressed" speak for her damn self buddy!!
Load More Replies... Hind Hasan 9 years ago
People have to learn how to respect others, regardless of what they think, like or don't. Each has the right to do what the believe in
Daniel Salazar 9 years ago
Since when give an opinion is considered disrespectful? I would like to see hundreds of woman driving in SA
Load More Replies... Daria B 9 years ago
How about those legs and arms tights made from cooling material? Just curious. Tight cooling arm sleeves are quite common in Korea, (either men or women, more men actually) since here everybody is obsessed with bright skin and anti-aging, but also many people are simply sensitive to sunlight.
Load More Replies... Maciek Ravs 9 years ago
In "Egypt, inch by inch, bit by bit, women's rights are shrinking. Women, Muslim and Christian, who do not cover their hair or who wear mid-sleeved clothing are met with insults, spitting and in some cases physical abuse." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/may/29/egypt-women-cover-up-coptic
Vanessa 9 years ago
You guys should watch the awesome movie PERSEPOLIS, I love this speech from the main character to a guy asking her to wear to wear narrower trousers and longer headscarves "Why, as a woman should their tight clothes have no effect on me while a shorter headscarf arouses them?"
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