tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post9088992359416065350..comments2023-08-20T05:06:10.517-04:00Comments on The Year in Pictures: Let Freedom BlingThe Year in Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03523797971986864363noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-70638887049932414622008-06-10T08:31:00.000-04:002008-06-10T08:31:00.000-04:00I just can´t get enough of the picture of the woma...I just can´t get enough of the picture of the woman with the candy!<BR/>I agree with the person who used to live in Saudi Arabia with her mother, I think it´s not just about beautification...CGPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701853958156184190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-45927541050823432062008-06-07T05:03:00.000-04:002008-06-07T05:03:00.000-04:00These are great shots. My current read is: Reading...These are great shots. My current read is: Reading Lolita in Tehran. These women remind me of the spirit and beauty described in the book.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-76257624243116680722008-06-06T00:17:00.000-04:002008-06-06T00:17:00.000-04:00Amazing! I'll add a relevant personal anecdote: wh...Amazing! I'll add a relevant personal anecdote: when I was younger, my family used to live in Saudi Arabia, where women were forced to don the head-to-toe black 'aabaiya', which quite obviously limited the forms of fashion-rebellion that one could commit. My mom, ever the fashionista, despised this. After about 6 years of this treatment we moved to (the much more lenient, but still very traditional) Egypt, where there was no such dress code. Immediately, my mom dyed her hair platinum blonde, teased it, made it huge, wore (and still wears) the most outrageous outfits imaginable. Think Dee Snider, here. Anyhow, I've always seen her shock of golden hair as a defiant gesture against the Saudis more than an attempt at personal beautification/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-25062034743747263522008-06-05T10:40:00.000-04:002008-06-05T10:40:00.000-04:00wow.wow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540367324651819913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-1564177128155973802008-06-05T09:50:00.000-04:002008-06-05T09:50:00.000-04:00love these - can't help being reminded of cindy sh...love these - can't help being reminded of cindy sherman. the iranian women want to be the american stereotype sherman pokes fun at.jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07263384686812990223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-50344554580957333002008-06-05T08:20:00.000-04:002008-06-05T08:20:00.000-04:00Fascinating. These portraits are exquiste - great ...Fascinating. These portraits are exquiste - great nose tape. Thanks for posting such interesting insights into photography and life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com