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Old 01-13-2005, 08:27 PM
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Originally posted by RUgreek
These are hardly religous symbols and more analogous to a dog pissing on a tree for territorial purposes. They oppress muslim women and treat them as property of muslim men.
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Originally posted by _Opi_
and you compare it to pissin on a tree? if that aint bigotry and a LIE i dont know what is!!
Maybe my message was distorted by the metaphors I used.

A dog pissing on a tree is its way to mark one's territory. The headscarf is used by the fundamentalists to keep women under wraps and hidden from others.

Now, I can see that at first glance (dog and pissing) would imply me being offensive, but I disagree that I was speaking like a bigot towards the muslim population. I had meant to show my distaste towards the oppression of muslim women by relgious fanatics. If any other message was derived from my statements, then feel free to ask for a clarification before jumping to ignorant conclusions...
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