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In reply to the discussion: I do not need... Eurocentric feminists to dictate to me what I wear or shouldn't wear. [View all]Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)male dominated media, don't you? They've said as much multiple times. They first protested in bikini tops with slogans written on their backs and got no notice from the press so they decided to go full frontal.
So, I see both FEMEN and these women speaking from a patriarchal heritage. One, group practicing imposed modesty to please men. The other group, practicing nudity to gain male attention.
For what it is worth, I spent some time yesterday communicating with a feminist Muslim scholar, one of the points that she made was that FEMEN, by confronting Muslims in their European communities, would likely result in girls and women becoming more isolated. That many fundamentalist men would ban the wives and girl children from leaving the home, altogether.
But again, you are missing the point. Many Muslim feminists reject the tactics of FEMEN because it mutes their efforts. They would prefer to work with western feminist organizations rather than have a neocolonial standard as their guide.