Hi everyone, Just to stir things up, I have to admit I had a good chuckle and a WTG "in your face" religious moment reading about "Boobquake" and I figure it might be a "in play topic" with a bit of self moderated tongue in cheek. I am thinking I am having a IF moment- Ironic feminism- kinda like women who use the words "broad" or "chick" toward a purpose of trying to reclaim the power of the words. I am a poor spokesperson for feminism, but I sure do love a good bit of mockery and sarcasm. Dee For the non "Mericans, here is an exerpt from CBS- ********************** CBS) A senior Iranian cleric's controversial theory that immodestly-dressed women can cause earthquakes is being put to the test, thanks to an Indiana student and 80,000 accomplices.
_Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi was quoted in Iranian media last week_ (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/19/world/main6411387.shtml) as saying that "Many women who do not dress modestly ... lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which (consequently) increases earthquakes." Jennifer McCreight, a Purdue University senior majoring in genetics and evolution, told CBS Affiliate WLFI correspondent Niccole Caan she wanted to take a light-hearted approach to field testing the cleric's scientific theory. She's asking women to dress immodestly on Monday, April 26, so that any discernable effects upon the Earth's tectonic plates can be traced. "I want to do good science to counter the bad science this cleric had performed," she told WLFI. "I'm going to compare the frequency and severity of the earthquakes on the 26th to earthquakes previous to that, and see if there is a statistical difference." She admitted her experiment, dubbed Boobquake, was "light-hearted mockery," but had no idea it would take off the way it has. Thinking the Boobquake guest list would be limited to a small circle of friends, McCreight soon found news of the event, _posted on a Facebook page devoted to Boobquake_ (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boobquake/115608248460905) , had gone viral, with many willing to participate in the experiment. By Friday, more than 80,000 women had signed up, adding even more heft to the scientific calculus. McCreight did not dictate what to wear - only that women should dress as immodestly as they feel comfortable doing. "I'm not forcing people to dress differently than they would be," McCreight told WLFI. "Even showing an ankle to some people would be immodest, so you can interpret that however you wish." For the record, on Monday _she wore a tank top_ (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-dxg8gReUqE/S9WAyIaInJI/AAAAAAAAAyM/lRH_4GbaSAk/s1600/Picture+002.jpg) .
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