11/11/2003: De-faced products in Saudi Arabia - Page 2

wolf · 11-11-2003, 08:30 PM

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Originally posted by dave
A government censor is stationed in every household to hold little boxes over all female faces on the tube.

Do they have a Magic Screen like Winky Dink and You, or does the guy just sharpie right over your television?

xoxoxoBruce · 11-11-2003, 10:40 PM

seems the manufacturer could save money with plain brown wrappers.

mrputter · 11-12-2003, 03:27 AM

<EM>> really? so the cap says</EM>

Yeah, really. They have Safeway there. I've been in 'em. And that blue crap (normally they use black pen with better coverage; this is an unusually crappy specimen) is all over EVERYTHING.

I remember when I was a kid, I used to get MAD magazines (I lived next country over in the United Arab Emirates; I don't think MAD gets into Saudi Arabia) with a good 25% of the pages blacked out.

As for mwbEEf and russotto:
You'd be surprised what the market is for hair colouring products, fancy lingerie, makeup, etc. is over there. Per capita, I'd say it's much higher than it would be here in North America. The women do all kinds of unbelievable things underneath the abaya. And no-one ever sees it; often not even the husbands (ESPECIALLY not the husbands in many cases) even though they'd be the only man ever allowed to see them without the abaya. Just one form of rebellion against the status quo.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-12-2003, 04:31 PM

"Them girls wear things, that we ain't seen, beneath them gingham gowns."
Sorry, that old song popped into my head.

bmgb · 11-12-2003, 04:45 PM

So I found this thread where I mentioned a friend of mine who used to live in Saudi Arabia. I was never able to convince her to come on here and tell her wild stories, but here's one:

I believe this was sometime around 1970-72. She was living there with her then-husband at her infant daughter. They had a "Women's Day" at the local zoo. This was a day when women and young children could go to the zoo, and the women did not have to wear veils (isn't that nice?)

She showed up to the zoo with her daughter but her camera was confiscated, because they thought she would take pictures of women's faces, which they consider to be pornography.

Undertoad · 11-12-2003, 07:12 PM

Saudis fear a shortage of sand

Let's put it politely: they're not exactly intellectuals.

dar512 · 11-13-2003, 09:32 AM

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Originally posted by Undertoad

Let's put it politely: they're not exactly intellectuals.

Wow. Way to pigeonhole an entire country.

Undertoad · 11-13-2003, 09:41 AM

It's harsh, I know, but I would call the above gardening tool a "spade".

It's a "spade".

And people who live in the desert and fear sand shortages, and cut off women's clits and mark over their faces on packaging are "morons".

I'm sure there are many people in S.A. who are not morons. I wish there were a lot more of them.

11-13-2003, 11:30 AM

Adultery is a capital crime in Saudi Arabia (from what I have read).

Now, don't you think that's maybe a little not right?

Happy Monkey · 11-13-2003, 12:57 PM

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Originally posted by dar512
Wow. Way to pigeonhole an entire country.

Intellectuals no doubt exist in the country, but they have to hide.

wolf · 11-13-2003, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dave
Adultery is a capital crime in Saudi Arabia (from what I have read).

Now, don't you think that's maybe a little not right?

Capital crime for the chick, Dave ...

There are parts of THIS country where it's a capital crime, also ... maybe not officially, but the "crime of passion" has a long history here in America, and elsewhere.

11-14-2003, 12:34 AM

No, wolf, I read a story a few years ago of a guy being publicly executed for adultery. He was single, but slept with a married woman.

11-11-2003, 10:40 PM	#17
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	seems the manufacturer could save money with plain brown wrappers. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-12-2003, 04:31 PM	#19
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	"Them girls wear things, that we ain't seen, beneath them gingham gowns." Sorry, that old song popped into my head. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-12-2003, 04:45 PM	#20
bmgb Master of the Domain Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: MN Posts: 231	So I found this thread where I mentioned a friend of mine who used to live in Saudi Arabia. I was never able to convince her to come on here and tell her wild stories, but here's one: I believe this was sometime around 1970-72. She was living there with her then-husband at her infant daughter. They had a "Women's Day" at the local zoo. This was a day when women and young children could go to the zoo, and the women did not have to wear veils (isn't that nice?) She showed up to the zoo with her daughter but her camera was confiscated, because they thought she would take pictures of women's faces, which they consider to be pornography. __________________ That gun will replace your tongue. You will learn to speak through it. And your poetry will be written in blood. - Nobody

11-12-2003, 03:27 AM	#18
mrputter Superior Inhabitant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 71	<EM>> really? so the cap says</EM> Yeah, really. They have Safeway there. I've been in 'em. And that blue crap (normally they use black pen with better coverage; this is an unusually crappy specimen) is all over EVERYTHING. I remember when I was a kid, I used to get MAD magazines (I lived next country over in the United Arab Emirates; I don't think MAD gets into Saudi Arabia) with a good 25% of the pages blacked out. As for mwbEEf and russotto: You'd be surprised what the market is for hair colouring products, fancy lingerie, makeup, etc. is over there. Per capita, I'd say it's much higher than it would be here in North America. The women do all kinds of unbelievable things underneath the abaya. And no-one ever sees it; often not even the husbands (ESPECIALLY not the husbands in many cases) even though they'd be the only man ever allowed to see them without the abaya. Just one form of rebellion against the status quo.

11-12-2003, 07:12 PM	#21
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Saudis fear a shortage of sand Let's put it politely: they're not exactly intellectuals.

11-13-2003, 09:41 AM	#23
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It's harsh, I know, but I would call the above gardening tool a "spade". It's a "spade". And people who live in the desert and fear sand shortages, and cut off women's clits and mark over their faces on packaging are "morons". I'm sure there are many people in S.A. who are not morons. I wish there were a lot more of them.

11-13-2003, 11:30 AM	#24
dave Guest Posts: n/a	Adultery is a capital crime in Saudi Arabia (from what I have read). Now, don't you think that's maybe a little not right?

11-14-2003, 12:34 AM	#27
dave Guest Posts: n/a	No, wolf, I read a story a few years ago of a guy being publicly executed for adultery. He was single, but slept with a married woman.

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