I was Googling one day - not vile phrases, at least in this case - and found some really disturbing stuff that at first I couldn't believe. Here is one link: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3329995,00.html
The article's booming headline: "Rabbis: Modesty slacking, stand guard!: Thousands of haredim participate in conference warning of slacked modesty amongst women. Married men only attend conference; learn about allowed shirt length, skirt size, wigs."
The article begins: "A rabbi at the “Strengthening and Awaking on Modesty” conference held Saturday night attended by thousands of haredim said, “One of our generations biggest obstacles is tight clothing… each and every one of us must stand guard and make sure his wife and daughters’ clothing are modest, both in how much they cover the body and how they are worn.” "
First, the funny bit.
Here's two of the rabbis who were opining about womens' clothes --------------->.
Now, when I think Fashion Police, I think Mr. Blackwell. I do not think of Alec Guiness in a Davy Crockett hat alongside an exhumed Larry Fine with a dreadbeard. These guys are commenting on fashion and clothing? I hope they don't become experts on food next, or we'll all be eating feces and calling it a tasty brown omelette.
Secondly, I am completely irritated by this. When one asks 'who's the leader of the club' when it comes to being marginalized, insulted, derided, and just plain murdered, the Jews are tops. They know pain, I believe, more than any faith that has been thought up over millions of years (or 6,000, if you're a believer). And now finally, after thousands of years of persecution and pain, they have their own country. And what do they do?
Marginalize, insult and deride half their own species.
Now, I'm all about freedom, and, having a Jewish parent, I am more than empathetic to Jews being able to be who and what they want to be. But give me a god damn break. Controlling women is not the way to go. Especially since those nutty Muslims already have a corner on that market. So, Jews, you're the new Muslim?
Final note, lifted from this page: http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/failed_messiahcom/2007/02/rabbis_its_the_.html
A few months ago in Australia a woman was raped. The head Australian Islamic Imam said that the woman wasn't garbed in the traditional Islamic garb, so she provoked it and the man was not to blame. His actual wording was
'If you leave meat out in the market, do you not expect the cats to eat it?'
