Dangerously Close to Identifying The Great World Religion of Peace™?
The feminist site Catapult provided this mock Child Bride cover, possibly modeled on Brides, but more obviously aimed at The Great World Religion of Peace™, whose specific identity remains unexpressed.
An associate editor of Ms. Magazine, Anita Little, picks up on the satire and presents this cover on the Ms. Magazine Blog, hence affirming Catapult's depiction of The Great World Religion of Peace™, whose identity remains still unexpressed.
Both sites are to be noted as outing The Great World Religion of Peace™, whose identity need not be expressed, though not for fear of insulting The Great World Religion of Peace™ -- since it's of course entirely peaceful -- but rather from reluctance to insult the intelligence of readers by treating them as if they can't figure it out on their own.
More importantly, Western feminists are perhaps gradually overcoming their reticence on issues such as this one concerning The Great World Religion of Peace™ . . .
Labels: Dark Humor
posted by Horace Jeffery Hodges @ 4:47 AM
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10 Comments:
Catapult doesn't need to mention the Religion of Peace because the problem of child brides exists in some non-Muslim cultures, too. The average age of females at first marriage varies considerably among Arab countries, all of which are Muslim-majority.
Sonagi
But you'll notice that this is the Yemen edition. Moreover, the Religion of Peace is a special case since its founder married a child and serves as moral exemplar.
Jeffery Hodges
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All of the headings address issues of concern to a child bride with the same tone and language that one finds on real magazines for women and girls. Likewise, Catapult's mock covers for other editions bear headings communicating the concerns of exploited girls in those countries. You look at the Yemen cover and see a deliberate avoidance of blaming Islam. I don't. No right or wrong here, just a difference of opinion that cannot be proven or disproven.
Sonagi
"You look at the Yemen cover and see a deliberate avoidance of blaming Islam."
No, I see them cleverly blaming Islam without saying so outright.
Jeffery Hodges
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Why? Because the girl is wearing traditional dress that includes a headscarf?
Sonagi
Partly that, but more tellingly, the words "Yemen Edition."
(I'm assuming the 'editors' of this satire know Yemen is 99.9 percent Muslim.)
Jeffery Hodges
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There are other editions, too, for countries with non-Muslim majorities.
Sonagi
Could you link to them -- the ones I saw were about other problems, if I recall correctly.
Jeffery Hodges
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Some say about this, God is jealous! And God brings cursed the Tower of Babel are represent one world religion, and one languages. But God intervention to mystified their languages and confusion, And Jesus Christ told us : I am not part of this world, and Satan the Devil gave color to the world. 1 John 5:19 & Matthew 4:4 to 9 / I was wondering if anyone has a great time to meditation.
I'll have to take a look at those verses sometime - I just returned from the States and have some catching up to do.
Jeffery Hodges
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