Cultural Education
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Cultural Education Posted on Jan 3 2008 at 11:44pm by Thanks to all those who worked together to create this film for the public's awareness. I really had no idea this procedure is so common in Iran. This has opened my eyes greatly. While watching it I caught myself on the verge of judging those who have helped to make this such a commonplace procedure, but I confronted myself with the reality that many of my own ways, though I am really not your average American female consumer who is into the latest fashion, makeup and hair trends, may still be considered unnecessary. Without judging, I will say this, which applies to all cultures.... if we continue to alter our bodies, what will make any of us unique and will there continue to be a such thing as natural beauty, or will that only apply to any land which we have not already turned into some mall, housing development, office building, etc?
Great documentary!
RE: Cultural Education Posted on Jan 27 2009 at 4:27am by From watching this documentary, I see a failed culture where intelligence and philosophy don't reach a people. Instead all are stressing superficial ideas onto a population to keep it's women and men in check with the distorted concepts of a society. A 14 year old girl at the prime of her youth who could be using her young, energetic body and mind to the best of her abilities is covered from head to toe in a blanket in public, and her main concern is cutting up some part of her body to make it look a certain way. As a fellow Iranian, I strongly believe that these people need to be broken free from social chains they are bound to.
