Oklahoma license picture

Maybe her church's Pasta told her she had to.:)

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I find this kind of mockery offensive.

A Sikh man or a moslem woman would be photographed wearing religious headwear in the form of a turban or a hijab but they would be wearing it all the time, not just for the photo. I respect their right to do this in a free society.

Of course it is also everyone's right in a free society to make fun of them but I don't respect those who do it. I don't find it funny.
 
I respect those who wear religious headwear, but in the case of a driver's license photograph, the face must show for identification. So I think a niqab or burka would not be permitted. I have shoulder length hair, and for my last driver's license picture, they actually made me push my hair back away from my face and shoulders. I thought that was too much, never had a problem in the past photos.
 
I now have to remove my spectacles for the licence photo which I find silly since my licence says that I must wear them when driving. I'm also not allowed to smile.

Women are not allowed to wear the burka or nijab for licence photos and no-one thinks that they should be.
 
Dame Warrigal said:
I find this kind of mockery offensive.

A Sikh man or a moslem woman would be photographed wearing religious headwear in the form of a turban or a hijab but they would be wearing it all the time, not just for the photo. I respect their right to do this in a free society.

Of course it is also everyone's right in a free society to make fun of them but I don't respect those who do it. I don't find it funny.
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We're talking about wearing a spaghetti strainer on her head...right????
 
I know this chap who wore portable oxygen in to have his license renewed. They almost called out the bomb squad, thought it it was dangerous. After much hassle he got a license. The smartest of the smart are not very start in Oklahoma, I'm told.
 
Meanderer said:
We're talking about wearing a spaghetti strainer on her head...right????
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And claiming that she wears it for religious reasons. It is mockery, pure and simple. I have no objection to colanders worn as a fashion statement but this not what is going on here. As I said before, she has the right to mock people of faith but I don't admire her for doing so.
 
Coleman said:
I know this chap who wore portable oxygen in to have his license renewed. They almost called out the bomb squad, thought it it was dangerous. After much hassle he got a license. The smartest of the smart are not very start in Oklahoma, I'm told.
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Should he still be driving in his condition?
 
Dame Warrigal said:
And claiming that she wears it for religious reasons. It is mockery, pure and simple. I have no objection to colanders worn as a fashion statement but this not what is going on here. As I said before, she has the right to mock people of faith but I don't admire her for doing so.
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Thanks Warr for the clarification. I thought you were saying we were mocking her for her "religious" beliefs.
 
Google "flying spaghetti monster" and you will see that it is a smart Alec "movement" whose sole purpose is to mock people of faith by taking the mickey out of religious language and icons. They mostly concentrate on Christianity because, as far as I can tell they know little about other religions. Another motive might be to irritate only English speaking believers by making their cherished beliefs look completely ridiculous.

Most fans of the FSM are very young and they think themselves very clever but I find them superficial, puerile and mildly obnoxious. It's easy to mock, especially when you are simply parroting things you've read on the internet. Much harder to argue in your own words why you disagree with certain beliefs and/or value systems.

They usually climb out of the woodwork every year in time for Christmas and the same silly (or blasphemous, depending on your point of view) memes are recycled year after year.

One day they will grow up.
 
Sydney is full of fine cuisine from every part of the globe, including Italian.
Spaghetti and meatballs is to fine Italian cuisine as a Big Mac is to a roast beef dinner.
 
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