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Ormondroyd Started conversation Dec 21, 2002
The other day I saw something I'd never knowingly seen before: a designer hijab. An Asian woman was wearing a headscarf that would have been in the traditional Muslim style, if it hadn't had Calvin Klein logos all over it.
I can't decide whether this should be seen as a welcome symbol of reconciliation between cultures, or a depressing sign of branding getting absolutely everywhere. 
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DoctorMO (Keeper of the Computer, Guru, Community Artist) Posted Dec 21, 2002
Oh... my... god (or at least hers) , how silly is that, but it's up to the buyer what he wants and if he wants to go round with a sliily smirk and going 'ba' then so be it. 
-- DoctorMO --
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Greta_9, Keeper of the 4/4 Beat and Deep Sexy Basslines, in a strange condition Posted Dec 22, 2002
Maybe she was making a statement.
Whatever the statement was.
It is quite strange though - a bit like seeing a traditional kaftan with the Prada logo on it. It goes to show how elastic supposedly "traditional" cultures can be...
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GreyDesk Posted Dec 22, 2002
I suppose it is the flip side of when Nike (I think) made some trainers with arabic script on it back in the days of Salman Rushdie and the fatwa. It was pointed out that this text was from the Qoran, and they withdrew the shoes as fast as possible!
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DoctorMO (Keeper of the Computer, Guru, Community Artist) Posted Dec 23, 2002
any parts I know?
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Madam Kat, Goddess of things left writhing on the doorstep or half-digested under the bed. Posted Jan 15, 2003
Oh that's absolutely wonderful. Comedic moments like that really brighten up the day.
(Though she probably didn't actually intend to provide amusement for those of us wiv little minds 
)
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DoctorMO (Keeper of the Computer, Guru, Community Artist) Posted Jan 15, 2003
you like it tho'
don't you?
-- DoctorMO --
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Madam Kat, Goddess of things left writhing on the doorstep or half-digested under the bed. Posted Jan 15, 2003
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- 1: Ormondroyd (Dec 21, 2002)
- 2: DoctorMO (Keeper of the Computer, Guru, Community Artist) (Dec 21, 2002)
- 3: Greta_9, Keeper of the 4/4 Beat and Deep Sexy Basslines, in a strange condition (Dec 22, 2002)
- 4: GreyDesk (Dec 22, 2002)
- 5: Number Six (Dec 23, 2002)
- 6: DoctorMO (Keeper of the Computer, Guru, Community Artist) (Dec 23, 2002)
- 7: Madam Kat, Goddess of things left writhing on the doorstep or half-digested under the bed. (Jan 15, 2003)
- 8: DoctorMO (Keeper of the Computer, Guru, Community Artist) (Jan 15, 2003)
- 9: Madam Kat, Goddess of things left writhing on the doorstep or half-digested under the bed. (Jan 15, 2003)
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