You are STILL most welcomed here……this is a “blog” and personal feelings are obviously what keep it going…..PEACE.

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I am not making fun of you. You stated that you were a journalist. I just think you are biased in some of your commentary.

No, I have no babies or “baby momma”. I think you have been watching to much “BET”.

I do respect your education and the school you went too. However, some of the teachers tend to have liberal views. I merely pointed out that the Taliban is no different than European religions in respect to the way they treat women. They interpret their religion “rather strictly”. You don’t think Taliban “men have mothers, sisters, and nieces?????

The criticisms shouldn’t be exclusive to the Arab nations.

If I was Muslim, I would have no problem with my daughter wearing a Burka. I would have a problem if my daughter wore tight jeans and a loose fitting top that makes her look “older” than she really is. It is not her “Freedom” if I am her FATHER. I do what is necessary to protect my DAUGHTER.

Mina you want to be an advocate for Muslim women. You can’t simply run away from an argument.

You mentioned “freedom” is not just about sex. So, what is your definition of freedom that Muslim women are not getting?

I respect you as a foreign woman. However, you let your personal “views” conflict with the “reality”.

Also, you mentioned you “understand” black men.

It kind of reminds me of the liberal white woman that recently went to Haiti and got raped. She wrote in her blog entry “essentially” the white man’s fault it happened. I forgot the blog and the woman’s name. Google it about Haitian white woman advocate.

As a black man, I felt “sorry” for her. Not only, does it make some of us “look bad”. It makes her look naive and stupid.

All I am saying to you is this, Don’t let your “personal feelings” cloud your judgement. Especially, if you claim to be a journalist.

You went to Harvard University. Get it together girl!

Good day.

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You are the one of the man who left the woman alone with your babies in the shelters or should I call your “Baby mama”. If you hate the woman this much in this country why don`t you date with men because obviously none of American woman good enough for you.

I don`t even know what does “She is a journalist LOL” mean? Were you making fun of with me? If you were I can assure you there is nothing funny to being a female journalist.If you were making fun of with me because college graduated Black American man can?

If you have a daughter why don`t you send her to one of Arabic country that she can wear a burka, marry somebody never know as his forth wife and can`t go out to buy food without a man present.

I date with Black American men because I don`t feel sorry for them, I understand them. Do you know how many hate mail I`ve gotten saying that “Why do you like this smelly black men or why pretty woman like you spoils the n…..s? or I can make you happier that a “big” Black men”,…

I`m also college graduated woman and I found this kind reponses way too low. I have been trying to share my point as a foreigner woman not to prove anything to Muslim women expert like you. It`s so pity that you measure the hapiness with limit of freedom.

And again “Freedom” means not just about sex, not just about sex, not just about sex….

P,S. I don`t date black American man like you because you can`t understand what you read… Dear Tatted2death, yes, you did warn me about this kind of response I guess you know him better than me.

Peace and hapiness

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Well, as a female journalist you are letting your “personal feelings” affect your judgement. You should look at “both sides of the issue”. Now, I am pretty sure you know their are arranged marriages that women ‘willingly” go along with in the Muslim culture. Just because a couple “bad apples” are in a religion. That does not mean you taint the whole religion.

I beg to ask you “who do you think you are” imposing your will on a culture that has been this way for centuries. Just because Europeans say it is “wrong”. I never heard condemnation when polygamy was practiced in this country by “old white men”.

Who says, Muslim women are not “free”. There are “free’ American women here, you are correct. Now, does that equal happiness and success for all women. NO.

I see women in homeless shelters, struggling with kids with no man around. I also see women barely making it in society with two jobs. They are “free”; so why are they struggling? Explain to me the concept of “free”. If you regard the treatment of Muslim women is bad in “Arab countries”. Why these feminists never show concern for the struggling women in this country? Freedom does not always equate to success for women.

You date black men because “we have the same abusive background”.

See, that is where you went wrong. I date a woman because I like the “positive things about her” when we first start out in a relationship.

I don’t say “damn you was abused, me too, let’s get together. Your whole concept of black people is kind of screwed up. I hate to tell you this but their are educated black people. In particular, black men like myself with a Bachelor’s degree. It is this type of “low expectations” that make me sick of “non black women”. Do not date black men because you feel sorry for them. We deserve the same respect like all men.

In conclusion, I am glad you are going back to your homeland to help “Muslim women”.

Bear in mind, there are some Muslim women happy with arranged marriages. There are some Muslim women that find the “Burka” respectable.

This is the mindset of a brainwashed liberal woman. She only “sees things one way”. All Muslim women is being abused in arranged marriage so let me crusade against it. Unable to see the point of view of people that disagree with her.

She is a journalist LOL. WOW I thought journalists were neutral.

Good day.

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When I attended to Harvard University I studied Black American History and I sometimes couldn`t hold my tears what happened to African people in this country. That`s why I like Black American People more than white Americans because I feel like I want to protect them. I date with black American men because we have the same abusive backround that I can understand them.

That years are gone Mr Laurelton Queens, you can`t put the women under chain in this country because when you open the birds cage, she will never come back and live under the your tumb again, even you promise to “take care” of her.

I`m planing to go back to my country next summer and keep fighting for woman. I might get killed over this battle but we want feedom my friend. We want our “Human” rights. When woman talks about her rights why men always but always think it`s just about sex? If would you like to talk about sex, we are tired of arrange marriage. We have right to choose who to marry. Mr Laurelton Queens and Ichibod, we are normal humanbeings not some exotic things!!! And don`t forget you are the other part of the American Life Style. You have half of the responsiblty that what is wrong or right in this country. Women didn`t create the fast food realtionship trend by herself. What about taking some responsiblity instead of the longing to live like you are not an American? Please leave the Muslim woman alone if you are not going to help her.

Dear tatted2death, thank you for your support and understanding.

Love and peace for everybody…

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Speaking of “walking in someone else’s shoes”, MINA, if you are going to post ANYTHING here you might as well get used to SOME MEN (NOT grouping ANYONE…if THIS “shoe” fits wear it and STFU!!) speaking for WOMEN and down to them as well…..THAT most definitely DOES happen on this site just about everyday. Some seem to have this automatic “understanding” of women that is VERY LIMITED AND NARROW. And trying to give your point of view is basically pointless because they “KNOW ALL” (lmao) and “SEE ALL”. I understood where you were coming from, as I am sure many other men and women did and they did NOT feel the need to get all defensive. And then you have some people that feel the need to be contradictory no matter what is being discussed (like pre-teens trying to “assert” their “individuality” or something like that); they don’t even really fully understand the topic and they just fly off into left field with an issue. They usually “grow up” to be extremists….never really ever recognizing the “middle ground” as a reality (they will always refer to this “mystical” place as “the fence”….LOL)…..just a little advise for the “road” here, MINA….lol. Please don’t let anyone make you feel like you can’t speak from YOUR EXPERIENCE…..everyone else here does it…..AND IT IS A FREEDOM WE ALL CAN ENJOY….no matter the race, color, gender, etc.

Peace and Blessings
tatted2death

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She is making the statement that “overall” all Muslim women are not happy. That is not true. There are many Muslim women that love their culture.

You are saying they ‘don’t know any better”. Oh really, so “Western Culture” is the “right thing for women”. Women have some control of their bodies in the United States. However, they still have laws that control a woman’s body. Such as “abortion laws. prostitution laws and etc”.

It is hypocritical to say “Western Culture is the best for women”.

Also, I have talked to Muslim women and they can choose who they marry. They just have a different criteria than some women. Their “concept” of arranged marriage and what they “look for in a man” is different.

Shit, judging from the high unmarried rate for women in the United States. An arranged marriage wouldn’t be that bad for them at this point.

I don’t understand the dynamic but they look at “men differently’. The common theme for Muslim and American women is a man “that can take care of them” financially.

Abusive men happen in all ‘cultures”. You make it seem like Muslim women get beat up everyday.

This is the arrogance of Americanized women.

Ich made the comment about the Taliban.

I have to disagree about the Taliban. People have their “own” set of laws in their country. The Taliban’s culture has been around longer than the United States existed. For them to point the “finger” at anybody is hilarious. People have lived their lives this way for centuries. Now the white man can come in and say “hey your women wear burkas”.

My reply would be “hey your women dress like whores”.

The Taliban might feel you treat your American women like “whores”.

The fundamental paternalism of the United States and their citizens.

They feel like “you have to live like them”.

Good day.

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As far as our culture dictating what we are to do or become, since 1978, I have never seen or heard anything telling a person what to do. Advertisements, songs, movies, and TV shows present images that people, particularly young folks, find enticing and emulative, but nothing actually forcing a person to do anything. If a parent or elder relative felt a child needed to do something or accomplish something by a certain age or other point in life, that’s on them. It’s sad that many people have had such things imposed on them. Is that really much worse than what some other country’s customs or culture imposes their people? For some (mature people), it’s almost like being spanked. I know I didn’t like it, but I understand why and am glad that it was done at times. I also question why it isn’t done more in many cases for others, or if it is ever done.

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You ask a Muslim woman if she would like to walk around with mini skirt she will automatically would say, “I can`t because I know I`m sexually get assaulted or somebody will teach me a lesson” Muslim women have not any choice at least not for a 100 years.

Muslim women don`t have high pregnancy rate because she HAS to married to have a baby plus there is no such a thing as a welfare system (No offense).

Please don`t tell me Muslim women are happy because I can assure you that they are not. There is some way we may have to find between two different world but it has to come with love.

P.S. Dear tatted2death, thank you…

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