This Is What Saudi Arabia's First PSA For Violence Against Women Looks Like

[LadyHawkAZ]

124. Can't wear. Not "isn't". Can't.

As in "are not allowed to make that choice because they are women". Amazingly, there's a difference, and it's nothing to do with forcing them to wear bikinis.

Can they wear a bikini in Riyadh? How about a tank top and shorts? Jeans and a Tshirt, with a ponytail? Let's go further. Can they get birth control pills? Have sex with their boyfriend after a date? Have an abortion? Drive, or otherwise travel, at will? Get a divorce? If they are beaten by a husband or father, will the police come and put him in jail? Can they work whenever they want in the industry they choose? Pick their own faith or go without one completely?

These are human rights that should be freely available to all without fear of punishment, and they are not subject to "cultural" waivers. Not even for such a "feminist" culture.

I'm curious- did women universally accept bloomers in this country when they were introduced? I seem to recall it met with some pretty heavy resistance, yet here we all are, 150 years down the line, mostly wearing pants now. It wasn't something all women considered a priority or even wanted in our culture in the beginning, was it? We can still choose skirts these days, of course; many women do. I'm sure we can find a parallel here if we look hard enough.

I sincerely hope I misunderstand the meaning of your last two sentences, and you're not really trying to say that burqas = less domestic violence and rape. That would be slipping into the realm of the totally ridiculous.