{"id":471,"date":"2008-01-14T11:25:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-14T18:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muslimahmediawatch.wordpress.com\/2008\/01\/14\/label-makers-the-stereotype-of-the-middle-eastern-label-whore-2\/"},"modified":"2011-12-08T23:35:16","modified_gmt":"2011-12-09T03:35:16","slug":"label-makers-the-stereotype-of-the-middle-eastern-label-whore-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/mmw\/2008\/01\/label-makers-the-stereotype-of-the-middle-eastern-label-whore-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Label Makers: the Stereotype of the Middle Eastern Label Whore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Muslimah Media Watch <\/i>thanks Latoya <\/a>for the tip! <\/span><\/p>\n


Jezebel <\/i>does an interesting review<\/a> of Rajaa AlSanea\u2019s Girls of Riyadh <\/i>that focuses on the consumptive angle of the book; i.e., how obsessed with luxury goods upper class Saudi women are.<\/span><\/p>\n

While the review itself wasn\u2019t a revelation (I think that an obsession with luxury goods is a stereotype or symptom of upper classes in many cultures), the comments were. Aside from the outright Islamophobic comments, there seems to be a general consensus among Jezebel\u2019s readers that most Middle Eastern women are vapid label whores:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cI went to school with a large population of Middle Easterners and I will say I\u2019ve never seen nicer bags or shoes in my life. Many of the girls dressed like they were going out to the club right from class, even in the middle of the winter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think that they\u2019ve acquired their taste for luxury goods from the West; I think it\u2019s been there since Saudi Arabia has existed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYeap agreeing with everyone above who said that many middle-eastern women are obsessed with designer items, particularly the very flashy and logo-laden items. My Saudi girlfriend explained that since most women can\u2019t be very creative or showy with their clothese, there is a particular emphasis on status shoes, handbags, and sunglasses. Makes sense. Hanging with her friends, I totally see it\u2013 even in the US these girls will still be DECKED OUT with the logos and glitz.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, the men were just as bad. I used to sleep with a Saudi guy who had more clothes than any woman I\u2019ve ever met. He also had two watches that were worth more than everything I own combined. The guys were always in the newest sneakers and tight jeans from brands I\u2019d never even heard of. I guess if you have to wear a dress at home, you\u2019re looking for something nice and fitted when you\u2019re in the US!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201chave to concur that there\u2019s nothing \u201cwestern\u201d about this obsession and the middle east could put america to shame with their label-whoring and general eurotrashiness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>If it\u2019s not one thing, it\u2019s another. Either we\u2019re all oppressed and can\u2019t have rights we really want, or we don\u2019t give a damn about our rights because we just want pretty handbags and expensive jewelry. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Any time one makes a comment that generalizes about a particular geographical\/religious group, s\/he falls into stereotype country. Many of those who commented haven\u2019t even read the book; they just wanted to get in on the Middle Eastern women-bashing. But this goes beyond regular old horizontal hostility because these posters are ascribing the negative attribute of \u201clabel-whoriness\u201d to a particular ethnic\/geographical group. Not to mention the derogatory comments about the dishdasha (or, as the second to last poster put it, \u201ca dress.\u201d Dishdashas are considered professional wear for men in the gulf much like suits in the West, as well as traditional clothing). <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/i>Well! This hurts my feelings so much I\u2019m going to put on my nicest pair of heels and go buy myself another <\/i>designer bag.<\/span>
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