tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713317068251331.post2016113526933055580..comments2024-02-02T00:21:02.687+13:00Comments on stargazer: condemning violence (yet again)stargazerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00430290445762377335noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713317068251331.post-10043671274764221092009-01-08T11:32:00.000+13:002009-01-08T11:32:00.000+13:00Thanks for the chador thoughts. That makes sense t...Thanks for the chador thoughts. That makes sense to me. I usually get stuck at "but it's a hot sunny day and you're wearing black". Normally directed at little old greek ladies who seem utterly impervious to the heat but also applicable to Muslim women.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, here's hoping the idjits find something else to waffle about... maybe cricket does have its upside :)<BR/><BR/>Moz<BR/>(captcha: spackme without an n)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713317068251331.post-13607458711087541962009-01-06T22:48:00.000+13:002009-01-06T22:48:00.000+13:00thanx moz. yes, my initial inclinations weren't v...thanx moz. yes, my initial inclinations weren't very polite either!<BR/><BR/>as for the 1m girls wearing chador, the girls tend to start putting on early so that they are accepted that way ie it tends to be much harder to put one on afterwards then have to face heaps of questions which most of these girls don't want to have to answer. it's really hard to have to justify yourself, particularly if some of the questionners are hostile. it seems to work better for them to just start school with hijab and people just accept them that way.stargazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430290445762377335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713317068251331.post-5243981439870288192009-01-06T22:16:00.000+13:002009-01-06T22:16:00.000+13:00My sympathies. Think peaceful holiday thoughts.My ...My sympathies. Think peaceful holiday thoughts.<BR/><BR/>My inclination is always to say something very much like "condemn the violence because you're human or don't bother". Or "I condemn the violence because it's wrong, not just because I'm religious, of a particular race or from a particular place". People who ask questions like that get up my nose, for exactly the reasons you identify. But then, I ask pretty rude questions of people (if you don't like non-pc questions, anyway). Like, why is a 1m high girl wearing a chador? It's odd, even in my neighbourhood with a lot of Muslims (mostly Lebanese and more recently Sudanese).<BR/><BR/>I think my decision to read some of the commentary about Gaza today was a bad one, now I'm grumpy. I think I should find my hammock and go down by the river for a while.<BR/><BR/>peace and love,<BR/>MozAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com