Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men offered blurry glasses look to keep Israeli women out of sight.

[Lars77]

JERUSALEM — It’s the latest prescription for extreme ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who shun contact with the opposite sex: Glasses that blur their vision, so they don’t have to see women they consider to be immodestly dressed.

In an effort to maintain their strictly devout lifestyle, the ultra-Orthodox have separated the sexes on buses, sidewalks and other public spaces in their neighborhoods. Their interpretation of Jewish law forbids contact between men and women who are not married.

Walls in their neighborhoods feature signs exhorting women to wear closed-necked, long-sleeved blouses and long skirts. Extremists have accosted women they consider to have flouted the code.

Now they’re trying to keep them out of clear sight altogether.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/ultra-orthodox-jewish-men-offered-blurry-glasses-look-to-keep-israeli-women-out-of-sight/2012/08/08/7ce41b90-e174-11e1-89f7-76e23a982d06_story.html

[sadbear]

1. That seems reasonable.

[Siwsan]

2. I thought for sure I'd see a link to The Onion, at the bottom of that article

Why don't these men, of any religion, who are so freaking terrified of women, realize that it illustrates that they are WEAK, not that the women are WICKED.

[arcane1]

3. That beats the heck out of making it the woman's responsibility

But still kooky.

[renate]

4. well, this seems pretty bizarre, but at least these men are willing to inconvenience themselves

Normally the onus is on the women to stay covered up or to keep out of sight so the sight of their hair or ankles or whatever doesn't cause the men any discomfort. At least the guys willing to wear these glasses are stepping up and taking responsibility for what they feel they need to do.

[RKP5637]

5. The weirdness never ends ... n/t

[aquart]

6. Find themselves untrustworthy and uncontrollable, eh?

And this is why I have no respect for ultra-anything. Because it always comes down to women should be ashamed to be women and all men are opportunistic rapists under whatever magic clothing or blurry glasses they wear.

The most fundamental are always the biggest market for porn. Modesty, my ass.

[Hamlette]

7. closing line in article? The glasses are going for the “modest” price of $6.

real journalists shouldn't do puns. As Jon Stewart would say, that should be left to us.

[pnwmom]

8. Fine with me. Better than making women wear Chadors, which also interfere with vision. n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

10. yep

[gollygee]

19. Agreed

They have an issue, it's on them to deal with it. Trying to force women to be invisible = wrong. Making yourself unable to see = whatever.

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. ok with me. Usually the woman's life is curtailed (burka, stay inside, behind the curtain).

Blurry glasses curtails the man's life. Go for it if you believe in sex segregation so much.

[Wait Wut]

11. Someone please tell me...

...I'm not the only one worried about the safety of these guys. I'm visualizing little old men rolling down stairs, walking in front of cars, wandering into a brothel...

This is nuts.

[Siwsan]

13. I think that's when The Darwin Awards come into play

[hifiguy]

15. Indeed.

Religulous fundies of all types never fail to pin the Derp Meter.

[surrealAmerican]

12. That's a great idea.

Have the men take responsibility for themselves.

[kestrel91316]

14. I have a better solution: put blinders on all the men, and

cloud up the glasses so they can only see light and dark. Give them white canes.......

AND LET THE WOMEN GO WHERE THEY WANT AND DO WHAT THEY WANT.

[Matariki]

16. +1

[lumberjack_jeff]

17. An "ignore" function for real life. n/t

[Poll_Blind]

18. Perfect, now the Orthodox can make headaches for THEMSELVES instead of everyone else!

It also explains Miss Av in this month's issue of Playboyim:



I'll never be able to look at cherry yogurt again without lingering.

I hope this catches on with fundies everywhere although it would give a sinister new meaning to the "God is my co-pilot" bumper-stickers.

Ok, that's it. I'll stop before my name goes on the board.

PB

[Ikonoklast]

20. Hmmm. That kinda looks like one of the aliens coming down the walkway of the Mothership in

"Close Encounters Of The Third Kind".




With boobies.

[fascisthunter]

21. Holy fucking dumb

what a waste of life.

[Yavin4]

22. What About Driving?

Do they wear these glasses when they drive?

[Canuckistanian]

23. I think all ultra-orthodox men should be required to wear horse blinders

If they're accosting women, then they're a threat to public safety and being a public nuisance.