The following is a fictitious letter, in response to the article 'Dear Lady Gaga, burqa sends the wrong message'. It is also important to notice that the name of the writer is fictional and its not my name.
The Burqa, a religious symbol, should not be worn as a seductive costume.
Fatima Noor
August 20, 2013
Dear Editor,
I am writing this letter to thank you for the effort you made in putting up this article. I really liked the way you articulated your sentences to actually have an impact on the readers. It was really convincing and I had to write this to you.
The burqa as you may know has great significance in the Islamic culture and religion. Women wear it to conceal themselves, to avoid people judging them by their looks and to liberate themselves from unwelcome male advances. Lady Gaga disappointed and discouraged those young fans of hers and literally turned the burqa into a seductive costume which actually welcomes sexual advances but rather she should have portrayed it in the opposite way. This shows that she has no understanding whatsoever about the Islamic religion and she has also therefore culturally appropriated the burqa and expressed it by her own interpretation of what women feel like wearing it. Actually, Muslim women are proud to wear the hijab because they won't be judged by their appearances and in turn they experience equity.
I also agree with you when saying that the signs of refusal would, like in the video, give messages to men to seduce you when that is not what the meaning was at all. Also a man ripping of her burqa to fulfill her sexual fantasies gives the wrong message to those men out there and it could result in all kinds of horrifying crimes. The world is not nice and we wear the burqa to avoid the horrible side of the world. The interpretation of GAGA was indeed insulting and appalling and she should consider apologizing. I also totally agree with you on many other aspects, actually all that you have said about this controversy. About how wearing a hijab liberates you from conforming to society's standards of beauty and how the hijab doesn't prevent you from doing anything you like. This is all true. People have this mentality that Muslim women are being forced to wear the Hijab but the fact is that they take pride in wearing it.
Thank you again for this wonderful and persuasive article. It was a joy to read and I will make sure I follow you in your next articles.
Fatima Noor
FYI: no offense of any kind intended
The Burqa, a religious symbol, should not be worn as a seductive costume.
Fatima Noor
August 20, 2013
Dear Editor,
I am writing this letter to thank you for the effort you made in putting up this article. I really liked the way you articulated your sentences to actually have an impact on the readers. It was really convincing and I had to write this to you.
The burqa as you may know has great significance in the Islamic culture and religion. Women wear it to conceal themselves, to avoid people judging them by their looks and to liberate themselves from unwelcome male advances. Lady Gaga disappointed and discouraged those young fans of hers and literally turned the burqa into a seductive costume which actually welcomes sexual advances but rather she should have portrayed it in the opposite way. This shows that she has no understanding whatsoever about the Islamic religion and she has also therefore culturally appropriated the burqa and expressed it by her own interpretation of what women feel like wearing it. Actually, Muslim women are proud to wear the hijab because they won't be judged by their appearances and in turn they experience equity.
I also agree with you when saying that the signs of refusal would, like in the video, give messages to men to seduce you when that is not what the meaning was at all. Also a man ripping of her burqa to fulfill her sexual fantasies gives the wrong message to those men out there and it could result in all kinds of horrifying crimes. The world is not nice and we wear the burqa to avoid the horrible side of the world. The interpretation of GAGA was indeed insulting and appalling and she should consider apologizing. I also totally agree with you on many other aspects, actually all that you have said about this controversy. About how wearing a hijab liberates you from conforming to society's standards of beauty and how the hijab doesn't prevent you from doing anything you like. This is all true. People have this mentality that Muslim women are being forced to wear the Hijab but the fact is that they take pride in wearing it.
Thank you again for this wonderful and persuasive article. It was a joy to read and I will make sure I follow you in your next articles.
Fatima Noor
FYI: no offense of any kind intended
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