lol hot

My phone won't open the link so there may be info there I can't see. you folks see a Muslim but I see a Hindu. different religion. diffe
rent customs.
 
What do you mean? To increase sales?
I would say that was a smart move, the controversy Did move SI out of the obscurity it was starting to slide in.

I'm just having a hard time figuring out their intent re the SJW part.

Most commentators assumed that they wanted to lobby for Muslims and against Islamophobia.

But I can't imagine many Muslim being stoked about seeing such a sexualized depiction of the hijab, on the cover of a mag. that men browse in order to jerk off. It contradicts what the hijab stands for.

Sales, exposure, relevance. I think they also wanted to take a stand, but at the end of the day, it's a business. People are talking about them.

With all the online porn around, I don't think anyone has thought of SI as a jerk off publication in a long time.


https://avatars.mds.yandex.net/get-pdb/1625645/853543ae-92a0-4e64-a666-e2fbea125bea/orig
 
Honestly, none of you guys have ever actually known any Muslims, have you? Let alone had Muslim friends. Or spent time with a Muslim family. You see them all as two headed aliens that eat babies.

this is an argument often made

and it means NOTHING
 
Help me out here...

Isn't one of the tenants of the religion that women can't be around men who aren't family members?

And, isn't there a tenant against exposing their bodies in public?

And one against promiscuity and/or sexual enticement?

Good thing Mike Pence didn't pose or you guys would crucify him. :eek:
 
These guys obviously don't read the articles. :p


She already posed in her "garb" for some type of Miss USA pageant or some such nonsense.
 
These guys obviously don't read the articles. :p


She already posed in her "garb" for some type of Miss USA pageant or some such nonsense.

For me, it wasn't that she posted in 'garb'.
I would understand that SI is trying to expand their market and the Muslim community deserve to be catered to as well.

It was her lascivious, sexual pose that startled me.
It gives a confusing message
as opposed to a woman who just posed straight up, smiling for the camera.
 
For me, it wasn't that she posted in 'garb'.
I would understand that SI is trying to expand their market and the Muslim community deserve to be catered to as well.

It was her lascivious, sexual pose that startled me.
It gives a confusing message
as opposed to a woman who just posed straight up, smiling for the camera.


I really don't think "SI is trying to expand in to the muslim market".

I think SI is trying to be "edgy" and figured at the very least it would draw attention. The model in question has already posed in the same garb for beauty pageants.

As far as "lascivious, sexual pose"?

Really??
 
I really don't think "SI is trying to expand in to the muslim market".

I think SI is trying to be "edgy" and figured at the very least it would draw attention. The model in question has already posed in the same garb for beauty pageants.

As far as "lascivious, sexual pose"?

Really??

Not for me and you.
For religious people (be they Muslims, baptists or Amish).
I suspect that they would be more likely offended than greatful to SI.
 
Not for me and you.
For religious people (be they Muslims, baptists or Amish).
I suspect that they would be more likely offended than greatful to SI.

Them people think seeing bare ankles is sexual.

:p

And although SI might say publicly "we are just trying to respect the beauty of muslim women"...we all know the real motive.

Publicity.
 
I really don't think "SI is trying to expand in to the muslim market".

I think SI is trying to be "edgy" and figured at the very least it would draw attention. The model in question has already posed in the same garb for beauty pageants.

As far as "lascivious, sexual pose"?
Really??

Yeah, I think that would be one of the most plausible explanations.
And increase sells through controversy & ambiguity,


Most of the social media comments show that people interpreted it as trying to appease Islam, or to oppose Islamophobia.
Which didn't make sense to me, because those sexual poses would anger most devout Muslims.
If I wouldn't know better, I'd think that they intended the opposite: to give the finger to Islam by saying "Screw your misogynistic stance, hijab shouldn't be about 'desexing' women."
 
What do you mean? To increase sales?
I would say that was a smart move, the controversy Did move SI out of the obscurity it was starting to slide in.

I'm just having a hard time figuring out their intent re the SJW part.

Most commentators assumed that they wanted to lobby for Muslims and against Islamophobia.

But I can't imagine many Muslim being stoked about seeing such a sexualized depiction of the hijab, on the cover of a mag. that men browse in order to jerk off. It contradicts what the hijab stands for.

Has SI illustrated the devout Muslim athletes who would rather take a loss than compete against a Jew and take the chance of losing?

;) ;)

Such a brave, noble and beautiful religion...
 
I agree, it is a bit hard to follow what the idea is here. I guess its just to be inclusive, even though it doesn't make much sense. Personally, I think she is a beautiful woman. However, I am a bit worried that for the Muslim extremists, this will still be unacceptable and I fear that she could face some backlash. I hope SI keeps that in mind.

SI's advertisers are not Muslims.
There was a target audience here...
 
Has SI illustrated the devout Muslim athletes who would rather take a loss than compete against a Jew and take the chance of losing?

;) ;)

Such a brave, noble and beautiful religion...

There is no brave, noble and beautiful religion. Only various degree of orthodoxy. Sometimes harmless. (Like dat suit.) Sometimes stupid. (Often a combo.) Sometimes fucked up. (Again, often a combo w stupid.)

Islam, at this point in history, has more of the latter than average. And more of the latter than 40 years ago.

Now... one can yuck it up on the Internet and get one's hate boner on, or one can examine the causes of this trend and what could be done to change it's course. But you know, one of those would actually require thought.
 
Anyway, these images would be even better if the burkini was painted on not a fabric.
 
There is no brave, noble and beautiful religion. Only various degree of orthodoxy. Sometimes harmless. (Like dat suit.) Sometimes stupid. (Often a combo.) Sometimes fucked up. (Again, often a combo w stupid.)

Islam, at this point in history, has more of the latter than average. And more of the latter than 40 years ago.

Now... one can yuck it up on the Internet and get one's hate boner on, or one can examine the causes of this trend and what could be done to change it's course. But you know, one of those would actually require thought.

*chuckle*


If the thought required and here demanded does not produced the acceptable result, then one is merely called an Islamophobe by posters who resemble, well, you...

:eek:

Been down that road many times.

But, for some reason, there is not problem with bashing the violence of Christianity and its terrorists, "The White Nationalists," who are held up as the example of anyone who voted for Trump or don't hate him sufficiently (and the reason why it's so damned scary to be a Muslim in the West). They're a bunch of pathetic, whiny, hypocritical Oikophobes.
 
Back
Top