11/11/2003: De-faced products in Saudi Arabia

Undertoad · 11-11-2003, 10:33 AM

This is a Safeway (really? so the cap says) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It turns out that there's a government censor whose job it is to scribble out all the women's faces on all the imported products, since their favorite form of way-strict Islam restricts ANY display of women's faces, even on packaging.

11-11-2003, 10:56 AM

It sure is good they did that, 'cause now I have no impure thoughts!

mwbEEf · 11-11-2003, 11:00 AM

I wonder how much of a demand for hair-coloring products they have over there.

hot_pastrami · 11-11-2003, 11:13 AM

Hey, somebody's gotta defend all those pure men from the Western girl pictured on the front, who is described quite directly as "Nice 'n Easy." Scandalous!

SteveDallas · 11-11-2003, 11:40 AM

Good point, hp.... I assume they already took the "Nasty & Easy" ones off the market there.

juju · 11-11-2003, 11:46 AM

They didn't do a very good job of censoring. It's kind of a half-assed job if you ask me. It doesn't stop you from seeing anything.

11-11-2003, 11:51 AM

That was the point of my post, me too-er.

juju · 11-11-2003, 11:53 AM

How dare you!

russotto · 11-11-2003, 01:57 PM

What do you expect? It's a government job, just because it's a religious duty too doesn't mean it gets done any less half-assed than any other government job.

There's something really funny about hair coloring products for a market where the women tend to keep their hair covered. Even more so when most of them are dark-haired enough that the products shown will have little effect.

Torrere · 11-11-2003, 05:05 PM

Now that would be one damned wierd job.

Pearcie (AUS) · 11-11-2003, 05:49 PM

What a joke! How can these people take themselves seriously? I usually pride myself on having an open mind but displays like this really bother me. Imagine you were walking down the supermarket aisle looking for that favourite hair product or moisturiser and all the womens faces had been scribbled on. Absolutely ridiculous! And this is only the tip of the iceberg - I could rant for pages about how wrong the Muslim faith is in pretty much everything they do but I wont.

elSicomoro · 11-11-2003, 06:58 PM

If this is what happens on store boxes, I wonder what they do to television...

11-11-2003, 08:07 PM

A government censor is stationed in every household to hold little boxes over all female faces on the tube.

elSicomoro · 11-11-2003, 08:27 PM

Or as stuff shows on TV, someone starts scribbling over their faces like this:

warch · 11-11-2003, 08:29 PM

The blonde got a veil instead of the full burqua. Hmm.

11-11-2003, 10:33 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	11/11/2003: De-faced products in Saudi Arabia This is a Safeway (really? so the cap says) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It turns out that there's a government censor whose job it is to scribble out all the women's faces on all the imported products, since their favorite form of way-strict Islam restricts ANY display of women's faces, even on packaging.

11-11-2003, 11:00 AM	#3
mwbEEf Not a urine monkey Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Stankonia, GA Posts: 89	I wonder how much of a demand for hair-coloring products they have over there. __________________ Anticipation is a killer

11-11-2003, 11:13 AM	#4
hot_pastrami I am meaty Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,119	Hey, somebody's gotta defend all those pure men from the Western girl pictured on the front, who is described quite directly as "Nice 'n Easy." Scandalous! __________________ Hot Pastrami!

11-11-2003, 05:49 PM	#11
Pearcie (AUS) Superior Inhabitant Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 73	Arabian Joke What a joke! How can these people take themselves seriously? I usually pride myself on having an open mind but displays like this really bother me. Imagine you were walking down the supermarket aisle looking for that favourite hair product or moisturiser and all the womens faces had been scribbled on. Absolutely ridiculous! And this is only the tip of the iceberg - I could rant for pages about how wrong the Muslim faith is in pretty much everything they do but I wont.

11-11-2003, 10:56 AM	#2
dave Guest Posts: n/a	It sure is good they did that, 'cause now I have no impure thoughts!

11-11-2003, 11:40 AM	#5
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Good point, hp.... I assume they already took the "Nasty & Easy" ones off the market there.

11-11-2003, 11:46 AM	#6
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	They didn't do a very good job of censoring. It's kind of a half-assed job if you ask me. It doesn't stop you from seeing anything.

11-11-2003, 11:51 AM	#7
dave Guest Posts: n/a	That was the point of my post, me too-er.

11-11-2003, 11:53 AM	#8
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	How dare you!

11-11-2003, 01:57 PM	#9
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	What do you expect? It's a government job, just because it's a religious duty too doesn't mean it gets done any less half-assed than any other government job. There's something really funny about hair coloring products for a market where the women tend to keep their hair covered. Even more so when most of them are dark-haired enough that the products shown will have little effect.

11-11-2003, 05:05 PM	#10
Torrere a real smartass Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,121	Now that would be one damned wierd job.

11-11-2003, 06:58 PM	#12
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	If this is what happens on store boxes, I wonder what they do to television...

11-11-2003, 08:07 PM	#13
dave Guest Posts: n/a	A government censor is stationed in every household to hold little boxes over all female faces on the tube.

11-11-2003, 08:27 PM	#14
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Or as stuff shows on TV, someone starts scribbling over their faces like this:

11-11-2003, 08:29 PM	#15
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	The blonde got a veil instead of the full burqua. Hmm.

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