*Applauds* Quite. The Middle East is vast, comprising many and varied cultures, religions and different women too! Not everywhere had the Arab Spring, and not all women in the ME where niqab or even cover. And not all Brazilian women wear Carnivale outfits. [NB Yes, I know that Garcia-Navarro called those images…

When the FUCK is the Australian listening public going to boot Kyle Sandilands off the radio waves? Seriously. Just do it. Now.

.. And brilliant on 'Mock The Week' too! :-)

Heh! Me too.

Yes, YES: you don't know *how* many times I've said — vis-a-vis the 'staring' — "What makes you think they're even staring at you?!" which does tend to shut 'them' up to a certain extent, but still that irrational fear remains.

Oh, the 'Ta' is just an Aussie thing. Sorry.

Bloody well said. I live in the ME and — just like you — have never come across the sort of behaviour that seems to be so commonplace according to some others in this discussion. I'm literally shaking with anger at the stereotypes. Thanks for blowing them. Cheers.

There are arab men who fully and completely think that western women are whores, and who treat them as such. There have been multiple cases of organised child trafficking and mass, sustained, horrific sexual abuse and child rape in the UK where men like this SPECIFICALLY targeted young white girls because of how they…

Indeed.

That's it? Really? That's ALL it does?

Same. It was initially the 'period' talk/educational film, but it grew from there. Our classes weren't strictly for sex ed either; we covered drugs and all sorts of other social issues as well. I was in 4th grade in 1975 by the way.

I was in 'middle school' in the late 70s/early 80s. And most of the vastly entertaining posts here seem to be from the mid-to-late 90s.

*Whispers* I wasn't really a fan until I heard the Glee mash-up of 'Halo' and 'Walking On Sunshine'. I know, I know: I'm going to hell. Or something.

Brittany not a 'drug junkie'? Perhaps.

Two cases does not a 'majority' make. That said, I ought to have been more specific in my initial post when I referred to Emiratis when what I should have said was Muslims. Did you read my second post? All of it?

Only certain Emiratis have the wasta to protect them from justice here. A quick scan of The National, Gulf News or Arab News is evidence enough that Emiratis are not generally above the law unless they're royal or extremely well connected. But that is true for well-connected citizens of just about every country around…

Where did you get your info about the UAE? Flogging? Really?

Oh, I'm a sucker for great outfits myself [Young Victoria! Great frocks; crap hair-dos, but still ...!].

That really was a great show, I agree.