zaatarwitholives:lizawithazed:israart:In Bnei Brak, an Israeli city whose population is mostly ultra
zaatarwitholives:lizawithazed:israart:In Bnei Brak, an Israeli city whose population is mostly ultra-orthodox, there is a disturbing phenomenon - advertising signs with images of women on them are being ripped by ultra-orthodox men who believes that women should only be shown dressed modestly enough. The sleeves must cover the elbows, skirts must hide the knees and hair should be hidden as well.The Israeli advertising agency “Twisted“ decided to use that habit, and created a poster that hides another poster under it. 24 hours after the sign was hanged, the picture of the model was ripped and the message was exposed:International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women25.11.13[source]oh that’s brilliant.The focus on the modesty code, though, is misleading. You’ll notice that it wasn’t just the woman’s shoulder that was ripped up, but the face. For the vandalizes in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, modesty is not about clothing only but the ideal that women shouldn’t be displayed at all and that no women should draw attention to herself.The woman in the poster could have been wearing a turtle neck and she still would have been ripped off the board. -- source link
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