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I've just watched all five of her videos to date. I like this girl! She seems very smart, very 'together', well-reasoned, insightful, and worthy of respect.

She also touches on several of the benefits of covering, several of which have nothing to do with religion or faith. I too am vulnerable to sunburn, frizzy bad hair days, and a desire to get rid of the objectifying stares. I don't mind when someone looks at me, but I really don't like it when they're looking at me as only a potential sex object and not as a thinking, feeling person filled with ideas and worthy of respect.

I do wear my scarves often in a hijabi wrap style, covering my neck and ears as well as my hair. I get a little bit of flack, as a Jew, because some other Jews (and non-Jews) think I'm trying to look non-Jewish. As it happens, though, it's simply easier to keep a scarf from slipping off the head if it's anchored under the chin. It really is just that simple, my motivation.

I noticed your comments to her, too. smile She does seem very 'together' in her mind. I do wish that people would stop insulting her, but she seems strong enough to shrug it off. As personal as it tries to seem, it really isn't personal; they're just confused and threatened by anything that's different.

Such a shame, too. Frankly, I think that a person (male or female) who is covered modestly seems so much more attractive than someone who lets all the mystery out at first glance.

I'm not surprised. Men are very visually oriented, for the most part. They see something, and right away decide "I want that" or "I don't want that." To some extent, women are the same way. A more emotionally evolved person will say "I don't want to be that quick to judge, but I need some help. Please don't show me everything all at once -- make it hard for me to make that snap decision, so that I don't immediately look at something that's physically appealing and decide that that's the thing (or person) I want to be involved with. Don't help me to immediately dismiss someone or something that isn't visually appealing at first, because that very well may be the absolute best person for me."

I don't know a great many non-American, non-Canadian men, but I have heard this said: American, Canadian, and to some extent European men exist even more in the visual realm. They meet someone and think, "Because she's beautiful, we will become compatible as life mates." According to my source, Asian and African and Middle-Eastern men meet someone and think, "Because we are compatible, we will become beautiful to one another." If I were not already taken, and were looking for a mate, I would probably not look first at American men.

She's pretty great, and it really doesn't hurt at all that her voice is so pleasant to listen to. She could do really well on radio or television, with that nice speaking voice.

I bet she'd really value that comment, if you were to place it on her youtube page!