tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post5439296003354890872..comments2023-10-23T19:11:58.475+03:00Comments on Stilettos in the Sand…...: Prostitution, disguised.Sabrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00099972141312539283noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-48690430505819612432010-03-17T23:35:52.795+03:002010-03-17T23:35:52.795+03:00Hey Sabra. I grew up where you're at. In sunny...Hey Sabra. I grew up where you're at. In sunny Riyadh, pampered and protected in a compound (read Western oasis designed to create a bit of home away from home). It aint Kansas, but no one says nothin.<br /><br />Women were far freer in Saddam's Iraq than even today in Saudi. But hey, they're our allies, right? We've got issues with Syria, Iran etc (all freer than Saudi, by the way), but the good ol' US aint got nothin to say against generous Saudi Arabia.<br /><br />Speaking of hypocrisy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-41797276116325709052009-02-20T05:52:00.000+03:002009-02-20T05:52:00.000+03:00I post on all of the women who get raped an then j...I post on all of the women who get raped an then jailed and lashed, Dalton J.<BR/><BR/>One young woman is in jail now and getting 100 lashes for being raped by four men. Oh. She's pregnant, too. Nice. The men? What happened to them? Nothing that I know of.Sabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099972141312539283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-36782903360646444132009-02-20T03:26:00.000+03:002009-02-20T03:26:00.000+03:00I guess this is what id expect from a government t...I guess this is what id expect from a government that's built on the desire of a man. Sabra, do women have a voice in your country.<BR/><BR/>Also, i heard that there was this woman that was raped by a group of men,but instead of punishing the rapists, they punished her with jail and lashings. Have you heard of this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-22278472334505030742008-10-11T01:20:00.000+03:002008-10-11T01:20:00.000+03:00Sabra,Oh yes, lots of hypocrisy over here too! No ...Sabra,<BR/><BR/>Oh yes, lots of hypocrisy over here too! No doubt about that.<BR/><BR/>XXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-30216751808005559752008-10-10T15:57:00.000+03:002008-10-10T15:57:00.000+03:00As Amanda Brooks, put it, Jupiter, "Societally-san...As Amanda Brooks, put it, Jupiter, "Societally-sanctioned." You cannot have a man and an unrelated woman together - anywhere - but it is okay to let them get married for purposes of sex. It is beyond me. Just beyond me...Sabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099972141312539283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-46336826529280023362008-10-10T07:58:00.000+03:002008-10-10T07:58:00.000+03:00the previous comment was from me...the previous comment was from me...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-68591126329008606522008-10-10T07:57:00.000+03:002008-10-10T07:57:00.000+03:00When i first saw an article on misyar marriage in ...When i first saw an article on misyar marriage in India, i thought the article was an april fool prank...i am not sure this exist in muscat where i live now...<BR/><BR/>i dont have any words to comment on this...as the first commentator puts , it is purely hypocritical..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-57926829110901172672008-10-10T04:52:00.000+03:002008-10-10T04:52:00.000+03:00Lots of "hypocritical" on this side of the world, ...Lots of "hypocritical" on this side of the world, Amanda. I tried to get to your site - I can't - it is blocked by Websense. But, of course it is! I've got plenty I could add to this comment, on a personal level, but it would not be wise for me to do so. Thank you so much for stopping by, Amanda. I'll try to remember to check your blog out when I'm in the States, next!Sabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099972141312539283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-4986079364318854692008-10-10T01:44:00.000+03:002008-10-10T01:44:00.000+03:00You're completely right -- it's societally-sanctio...You're completely right -- it's societally-sanctioned, completely hypocritical prostitution. Seems only Westerners have that view though.<BR/><BR/>XXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com