Happy Ramadan: What not to do in Ramadan :)

Models, Anorexia, Ramadan

Its not a closed secret that diss skinny models so before I shift my focus to matters which should be closer to heart in Ramdhan, I decided to revisit this topic one last time before Ramdhan goes in full swing. Its not just ironic but its rather strange that there are literally hundreds of millions of people on this planet who do not have enough people and there are now also tens of millions of people on this planet who are obese. Then there are of course those super skinny stick-figure models. Looking at these three groups of people on can see the reason behind the prescription for fasting. The obese, the skinny and even those models can learn something from the spirit of Ramadan. May be some of those models should try fasting instead of starving themselves to death. It just may work. As usual I leave you people with the following excerpt from the Forbes Magazine.

The furor began in earnest last year with the deaths of two young models from anorexia nervosa and has since escalated, prompting fashion-show bosses in Europe to ban girls under a certain body mass index from working the shows.

In mid-January, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) issued its own “Health Initiative,” stressing voluntary measures to “create an atmosphere that supports the well-being of these young women.”

But that may not be enough to protect models — and the millions of girls and women who emulate them, critics charge.

Too often, “guidelines are things that people just hang on a wall,” said Lynn Grefe, chief executive officer of the National Eating Disorders Association.

While she’s pleased that the CFDA has “opened a dialogue” on the issue, Grefe said she’s waiting to see how these voluntary rules get implemented.

“Right now, I’m not sure how they are going to handle it if they have an anorexic girl in the shows,” Grefe said. Given that most eating-disorder sufferers hide the problem, “How are designers going to know about it? And who’s going to tell the girl?” she said.

The issue gained renewed prominence with the eating-disorders deaths in 2006 of two young models — Luisel Ramos, of Uruguay, and Ana Carolina Reston, of Brazil, who was 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighed 88 pounds when she died. Reston reportedly lived on a diet of apples and tomatoes in the weeks before her death.

The outcry over these deaths led to a move in September by government officials in Madrid to ban models with a body-mass index (BMI) of less than 18 from performing in city-sponsored fashion shows.

Pomo in Simpsons

So I have a long history of making fun of pomos. If you don’t know what pomo is then here is a funny example from another blog. Enjoy.

Moe: Welcome to “m,” hah? Heh, heh. So, what do you think of the new joint?
Lenny: Wow, this place looks like it’s from the not-too-distant future.
Moe: Yeah. You like it, Homer?
Homer: [looking at live rabbits wiggling in harnesses suspended from the ceiling] Um, the rabbits are cute.
Lenny: Eh, that one ain’t moving. [points to a still rabbit]
Moe: [snaps, summoning an aide] Uh, change number 7.
Carl: I don’t get all this eyeball stuff. Uh, what are they supposed to represent? Uh, eyeballs?Moe: It’s po-mo! [blank stares from all] Post-modern! [more staring] Yeah, all right — weird for the sake of weird.
Guys: Oooh!

Happy Ramadan Y’all

Back in the days I would have said Ramadan Kareem thou but after hanging out with my new Southern friends for a couple of weeks I feel like saying Happy Ramadan Y’all.

(Image Source: The only thing that I can say for certain is that I did not create it myself so please don’t send me your calligraphy requests y’all. =]  I found it somewhere on the net.)

Spears, Spears, Dis-spears

Little miss Aliana goes to Yahoo News to find out what’s new in the world i.e., things of importance, things that matter to humanity but what is the top news? Scantly Clad, not really clad Britney Spears. Its gets even “better”, most people were concerned that she looked fat and un-hot (I know that’s not a work, Ok!). First of all why should one be concerned with Britney’s next move or how fat or how thin she looks and secondly can we please get a break from raunchville on television. Consider the following excerpt from a news story.

Stripping down to just her smalls, Britney performed a raunchy dance routine and lip-synched to her new song with a team of back-up dancers that ended in a mock-orgy.

A mock what? Did I read that correctly? There you have it people, apparently this is the most important story in the world these days, a mock orgy. It says something about the media doesn’t it. Or may be it also says something about ourselves, as a people!

Muslim Tees

A new discovery at ISNA (its Islamic Society of North America and not I am Single ‘N Available, mind it!) – Muslim Tees. Their designs are just awesome. Previously they had tees for only brothers but now they have rectified their ‘mistake.’ (Don’t forget that sisters are an important part of the economic demographic, perhaps even more important than the brothers!) Anyways the designs are pretty cool so I highly recommend it. So here is their website: http://muslimtees.com/

End of Summer, Beginning of Fall

Ok so SS was correct, summer is pretty repulsive in terms of blogging. Now I am back to school and all of a sudden I have this real urge to blog. I had also been looking at the previous posts in the blog and I must admit sometimes I do sound a little Sienfieldesque and lose sight of the purpose of the blog. So now I pledge and promise myself that I will be true to myself and don’t let school get in my way. I want to read something light because in the not so distant future I may have to read Hannah Ardent’s Banality of Evil which I know beforehand that it will make me sad.