Friday, July 18, 2008

Details, please

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080717/ap_on_re_mi_ea/dubai_arrests;_ylt=ApGN3aTMCSJtRGtOGL3jG05vaA8F

I keep pulling up versions of this story to see if anyone will elaborate on what constitutes cross-dressing in Dubai. What's the standard there? I'm from Texas. A state where there are towns where wearing a pink polo shirt and cologne at the same time is considered full drag. "Dude, that's kinda gay."

So, what's cross-dressing in Dubai? Wearing a burkha? Or just a modest head scarf? A tube top and palazzo pants? Or are we talking full on wearing a dress? Make-up? Because given that these guys had to know they were in the Middle East, that would seem to be ballsy bordering on the foolhardy.

And for that matter, even putting aside that gay and cross-dressing are two different things yet not mutually exclusive things, what constitutes acting "gay" over there? In some of those countries straight men who are friends will walk down the street holding hands. Again, in Texas? This would cause comment. "What are y'all going to do next? Skip?"

Curiouser and curiouser. There just seems to be a lot that's not being said in this story.

2 comments:

WashingtonGardener said...

I think guy-liner and frilly undies are waht will get you arrested - too bad -- two of my fave things on a good-lucking guy -- paging Dr Franknfurter.

FirePhrase said...

Guyliner, sure. (Though don't all the Arab bad guys in the Mummy movies where guyliner? Are those movies not historically accurate??) That would be an easy cop. But how would the arresting officers know the arrestees were sporting Agent Provacateur, unless they'd seen the alleged frillies in person? Hmm. Who's gay now?

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