Comments on: Who’s Your Daddy?: Media Images of Yasmin Fostok

By: cmoliver

cmoliver — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:18:19 +0000

Gross and totally disrespectful…like so much media coverage.

Thanks for the post – I just found this blog and am loving it.

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» MMW Roundup 10/17/08 Talk Islam — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:14:53 +0000

[...] week on MMW, we called out outlets on their coverage of Yasmin Fostok, discussed Sarah Maple’s artwork, reviewed Miss Undastood’s album, and packed in [...]

By: Rchoudh

Rchoudh — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:33:15 +0000

Yeah I was also disgusted by all the gloating done by MSM and its commenters. Anyone remember another story about a genius British Muslim girl who now works as a call girl? I think we’ll have to put up with more stories of this nature in the future. It’s got elements similar to past stories about rebellious preacher’s daughters. Except those stories are now considered to be cliched and boring and too “Western”. Not only is a rebellious Muslim’s daughter a more enticing, original, and non-Western storyline there’s the added bonus of some Westerners gloating over winning another one onto their side.

By: Melinda

Melinda — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:33:12 +0000

Excellent post.

By: luckyfatima

luckyfatima — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:35:06 +0000

i read this story about 2 weeks ago and was disgusted by the comments section…loads of gloating and “serves her father right,” “bet he’s proud,”

i have to admit i was scandalized by how graphic the accompanying implant baring pic was, too, contrasted with the pic of her next to her broz in daddy’s lap.

very poignant analysis…spot on

By: jessyz

jessyz — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:12:31 +0000

What a shame that a young women is being exploited because of family ties. I do not agree with her choice of career regardless of her religion I think women should be protected instead of being so shamelessly exposed like that.

By: Fatemeh

Fatemeh — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:38:07 +0000

@ Jamerican: that’s just it. She’s the daughter of a cleric that a lot of people don’t like. Which is the only reason there is a story here. Otherwise, nobody would know who she is; she’d be just another woman living her life.

@ Dianna: for real! A dubious connection. It’s like saying face-lifts lead to acting careers. Pfff.

By: forsoothsayer

forsoothsayer — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:29:44 +0000

yeah, no islam, no story. it is hard to resist gloating, and the sun never does, this is just in line with their usual scurrilous stuff. i am a bit worried about her tho. there’s nutters out there.

By: tulip

tulip — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:30:38 +0000

I think its fair to say that the purpose of most of the articles was mainly to gloat, hence all the pics. Most people have heard of her father and [what] he espouses so I think they found it amusing to showcase to the world what had become of his daughter under his religious and parental tutelage.

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By: dianna

dianna — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:24:42 +0000

How in the world does breast augmentation directly lead to pole dancing?