Saudi women now allowed to ride bikes in public...

[eyer]

...such serves as groundbreaking "news" in the world's most Shariaesque nation (by way of Wahhabism).

Saudi religious police are now allowing Saudi women to ride not only bicycles, but also motorcycles, but...

...only in restricted areas like parks, and a male relative must accompany them, and all bike-riding females must always be dressed in the full Islamic head-to-toe abaya, and females can ride only for "entertainment" purposes (as opposed to "transportation" purposes) and, of course, females on bikes are advised to avoid all area where young men may gather so they can fulfill their responsibly "to avoid harassment".

Allah Akbar, mofos!

 

[CandiCame]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0f0856c002

 

[KingOrfeo]

Fine, fine, just so long as they ride sidesaddle.

 

[BotanyBoy]

I don't know how they tolerate the degradation of their core family values like that.

 

[Sean Renaud]

It's a step forward. I'm trying to see what the problem is.

 

[KarlC]

Saudi religious police are now allowing Saudi women to ride not only bicycles, but also motorcycles.

 

[KingOrfeo]

"Abaya" != "earrings," sweetie.

 

[CandiCame]

It's a step forward. I'm trying to see what the problem is.

Well, I'd think that wearing the abaya on a bike would be a horrible safety hazard. You aren't supposed to wear loose fabric at all around your legs. Other then that, I think the OP was just mentioning that the fact it needs to be discussed at all is kinda fucked up.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Well, I'd think that wearing the abaya on a bike would be a horrible safety hazard.

Don't forget, it's Western culture that invented not only the bicycle but the "lady's bicycle," with a lower, curved cross-bar to accommodate a long skirt.

 

[KarlC]

I don't care if they ride motorcycles or not.

 

[KingOrfeo]

I don't care if they ride motorcycles or not.

I care if they ride something . . .

 

[CandiCame]

Don't forget, it's Western culture that invented not only the bicycle but the "lady's bicycle," with a lower, curved cross-bar to accommodate a long skirt.

I did not know that. I know chicks today tie up their skirts and wear bike shorts because loose clothing is a health hazard.

 

[Sean Renaud]

Well, I'd think that wearing the abaya on a bike would be a horrible safety hazard. You aren't supposed to wear loose fabric at all around your legs. Other then that, I think the OP was just mentioning that the fact it needs to be discussed at all is kinda fucked up.

They went from no bikes, to bikes, and as was pointed out there are enough ways to make it safe that I'm less than concerned.

 

[CandiCame]

They went from no bikes, to bikes, and as was pointed out there are enough ways to make it safe that I'm less than concerned.

I'm not arguing that it's a step in the right direction, I just can't imagine that there'd ever be a reason I could stop saying Saudi Arabia sucks. I'm an American. An Appalachian. There are so few places that I can make fun of. Don't take this away from me.

 

[CandiCame]

I think there should be a "not" somewhere in my last post. I am sleepy.