I read the headline for this article 3 times and still was like...what is even happening right now?

You're right to point out that FGM is not solely a problem of Muslim culture, but that woman-on-a-pedestal crap is complete horseshit.

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I mean, idk but having so many corgis that I could conceivably trip on one seems like the opposite of a problem.

The most insulting part of this is that I have to supply my own love interest.

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Dear Jane,

Is this woman choosing not to smile really more "intense" than a woman taking 30 to 45 minutes each day to apply a hundred dollars worth of cosmetics to their face/body, as millions upon millions of women do each and every day? Not really. The only difference is that the former behaviour falls outside societal…

Exactly. This woman is doing exactly what she wants with her damn body. She is defying conventional feminine behavior (to smile and appease others) and public opinion to do what she wants. For all the articles on here, bemoaning being told to smile by strangers, you'd think Jez would support a woman who chose not…

To me vain is an empty criticism because we all do some things out of vanity, as is cheap because we all try to save money in some way.

Pretty mean-spirited headline considering that Christian made a personal choice that affects no-one. Hell, this very forum dedicates threads - and even entire sub-blogs - to things that could be classified as "vain and cheap".

Great food for thought, Diana.

As a designer, I take pride in researching fashion trends and history and I am going to respectfully disagree.