For 10 days i'll be living out of my comfort zone...with my freedom stripped away. My body [un]comfortable Intervention requires me to cover my mouth and walk around in a surgery mask in reference to Muslim religion where women wear the 'Burqa' by tradition. Read the blog and join me in my journey.
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Tuesday, 13 March 2012
...its almost over =]
Well as the title says...its almost over *dancing*...well yurp. Its been good. Woah so today I took a taxi on my way home. Let's just say it was the worst out of all the almost bad experiences of all taxi rides ever. The man that sat next to me on the first ride..well he didn't even want to touch my money, let alone the woman in the front of me who had to pass the R5 rand coin forward. Well she did but you could tell she wished she had a hand senitiser close to her. Then walking to the rank was another embarrassing mission. Taxi drivers shouting out every disease and sickness you can think of at me, some saying I'm promiscuous and I have AIDS that's why I'm wearing a mask...well coming from half educated rural men I took it lightly and laughed it off though some of the things said did upset me. Then I jump on another taxi and the girl sitting next me decides to get up and sit behind me...I wonder what was going through her mind. But judging from the look on her face I think I have a slight idea. Being stared at and listening to mumbles and whispers, not necessarily about me were discomforting and no person should live life feeling that way. I guess Muslim women are used to it because its Religion and its normal for the and they don't wear surgery masks but dealing with stares and comments I'm sure is never easy but tolerable I guess. This project made me realize how easy it is for people to judge and make assumptions from the little knowledge they have themselves and I included. Its easy to comment and gossip about people but never easy to be on the receiving end...and knowing it. Its been an interesting day...I'm signing out.
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