http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/2092202 There is a distinct lack of fish in the Saudi diet.
Wow. I didn't know they had a special "Jewish Barbie!" And with "shameful accessories" no less. I am so there. Where can I get one of these?
"Other items listed as violations on the site included Valentine's Day gifts, perfume bottles in the shape of women's bodies, clothing with logos that include a cross, and decorative copies of religious items or text -- offensive because they could be damaged and thus insult Islam." And we're expecting democracy to take root in these places? There was a 60 minutes or 20-20 type show that did a report on Barbie turning 40 in 1999. They extrapolated her measurements out to an averaged size woman (I'm guessing 5'5" or 5'6"). IIRC, the "human" Barbie would be 40-22-35. How many of these little blonde honeys were running around Tel Aviv in 1959?
A Jewish Barbie Wow! I wonder if it looks like Barbara Streisand? I'm (sniff) getting veclempt (sniff) talk amongst yourselves...
I think it was the bottle of Mogan David wine, the airplane ticket to Miami, and Ken's foreskin in her purse that gave her away.
Maureen Dowd in today's NYT By MAUREEN DOWD ASHINGTON — The Saudi religious police are harassing Barbie. The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice is warning that the "Jewish" dolls — banned in Saudi Arabia for a decade — are a threat to Islam. The A.P. reported that a message posted on the mutawwa's Web site chided: "Jewish Barbie dolls, with their revealing clothes and shameful postures, accessories and tools are a symbol of decadence to the perverted West. Let us beware of her dangers and be careful." This, from a hypocritical desert kingdom with more lingerie stores in its malls than Victoria has secrets. It's probably useless to start correcting the inbred Saudis on facts, but just for the record, Barbie was a knockoff of a German floozy doll. [edit the remainder out]
