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Alright, the above photograph is a mostly naked woman in heels, a thong and a burka. As if that wasn't amazing enough - there is a disembodied man's hand covering her face. This is probably my favourite photograph of the year. Seriously.

I'm not trying to be offensive here, I think women can wear whatever they choose to and even though burkas have obviously oppressive connotations, that I certinally don't need to expound upon on my blog - SO DO HEELS.

It is not brought to the forefront of your mind as quickly as it is when looking at a burka, but when women wear high heels, it forces them to stand up taller, to push their ass out and their breasts forward. It's as obvious a mating dance as peacocks strutting or those monkeys with bright red bottoms.

So, the above photo can be interpreted many ways. The woman in the photograph is clearly subject to the patriarchy - not objectivified, but subjectified. She is highly sexualized, but her identity is obscured by traditionally hyper-conservative dress and A MAN'S HAND. Is it positive for her that she is a sex object but her identity is obscured? Is this anominity freeing? Or is this what immediately comes to mind, that we the purpotrators of the gaze (lol), desire her body but not her identity. Is her absence of identiy merely positioning her as an "everywoman"?

Again, my favourite part of the photo is the man's hand - there is so much tension in his hand. Is he about to pull off the burka? Is he merely adjusting it?

I really want to wear a burka or simply a veil next time I go out to the bar.




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