Decius wrote:

National Geographic often shows dual standards in the way it portrays women from different cultures. While they would never print a full-page picture of a topless 19 year-old Californian girl, they have no problems doing to with a native African woman. This practice has been called colonial and is, in a way, also censorship – although not made with black ink.

Pictures of western magazines censored by the Iranian government. I wonder how many copies of these come into the country and how many people they employ blacking out flesh?

The blogger points out that flesh is all they black out (with the exception of the words "Playboy"). Whole stories critical of Iran make it through, and no pages are torn out. Censorship, yes, but not necessarily suppression.

-janelane, bare shoulders =/ women's rights

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