Comments on: The Taxi Takes video on Worldfocus- Give your Take http://thetaxitakes.com/thetaxitakes_on_worldfocus/ Taxi drivers and passengers talking in cabs about terrorism in Bombay. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:41:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: marc http://thetaxitakes.com/thetaxitakes_on_worldfocus/comment-page-1/#comment-1613 marc Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:40:21 +0000 http://thetaxitakes.com/?p=1225#comment-1613 I live in Malaysia, a predominantly Muslim country where, though it is not obligatory, many Muslim women choose to wear headscarves (locally called Tudongs)covering their hair, ears and throat. Many perhaps do so out of 'peer pressure' merely to conform to some perceived cultural norm. My own personal opinion is that, from a purely aesthetic point of view, it is a pity to see these women covering their natural assets. This is a dangerous form of reasoning, based purely on my own personal preferences. I could just as easily apply the same reasoning to say that it is a pity women cover their shoulders or cover their legs or... i think you see where this is going - it's a slippery slope. I used to live in Europe where, though it is not obligatory, many women choose to smear coloured pastes over their faces and paint unnatural colours on their eyelids, cheeks and lips. Many perhaps do so out of 'peer pressure' merely to conform to some perceived cultural norm. I live in Malaysia, a predominantly Muslim country where, though it is not obligatory, many Muslim women choose to wear headscarves (locally called Tudongs)covering their hair, ears and throat. Many perhaps do so out of ‘peer pressure’ merely to conform to some perceived cultural norm.

My own personal opinion is that, from a purely aesthetic point of view, it is a pity to see these women covering their natural assets.

This is a dangerous form of reasoning, based purely on my own personal preferences. I could just as easily apply the same reasoning to say that it is a pity women cover their shoulders or cover their legs or… i think you see where this is going – it’s a slippery slope.

I used to live in Europe where, though it is not obligatory, many women choose to smear coloured pastes over their faces and paint unnatural colours on their eyelids, cheeks and lips. Many perhaps do so out of ‘peer pressure’ merely to conform to some perceived cultural norm.

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