And many of the girls who get used to the bright lights and attention fail to adjust back to normal life and end up as call girls.
One of the signs of our progress is the increased number of street walkers in Dhaka.
At least they are cheaper than our MPs.
--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Isha Khan <bdmailer@...> wrote:
>
> ------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Shimul Chaudhury <honestdebater@...>
> Date: Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 7:37 AM
> Subject: [Dahuk]: Is This The Way To Be Magical?
> To:
>
>
> News from Bangladesh, *November 05, 2010
> http://bangladesh-web.com/view.php?hidRecord=340169
> *
> Is This The Way To Be Magical?
>
> By Maimuna Musarrat
> <maimuna.mst@...>
> On Sunday and Wednesday nights, many of the young women of our country
> switch on Channel I to watch the Lux Channel I Super Star program. The next
> morning, in their everyday gossip with friends and family members, they
> discuss with titanic importance how the stars of the previous night dressed
> or walked or smiled on the TV screen.
>
> WHY? Because this is a �magical� show which presumably transforms normal
> girls like you and I or any simple �Jorina� or �Sokhina� into a �magical�
> super-star!
>
> And WHAT is this? Let me quote from their website:
>
> Two of the topmost brands in Bangladesh, Lux and Channel i, has [sic] come
> together to create the most aspirational and exciting brand of activities
> for the young women of Bangladesh. Formally named as Lux Channel i
> Superstar, and lovingly known as LCSS, a TV extravaganza is a contest and a
> show all wrapped into an annual happening for the young women of Bangladesh
> to look forward to. These are the young women who love to play with their
> beauty, want to flaunt their inner and external beauty and aspire to become
> that magical mix we call Luxness.
>
> Luxness is about indulging in beautification and flaunting femininity
> without being apologetic about it. It is about being a woman, feeling
> wonderful about it and grooming that womanhood to maximize beauty and
> playfulness. Naturally, Channel i, the first Digital Bangla Channel came
> forward in 2005 to create Lux Channel i Superstar together with Lux, the
> international beauty soap brand. [emphasis added]
>
> So what is this message all about?
>
> Men are saying to the YOUNG WOMEN:
>
> We are highly interested in your beauty.
>
> This beauty of yours is not to be left hidden inside the four walls and it
> needs to appear in public for our voyeuristic pleasures.
>
> Your beauty � external and internal � will create a �magical� mix.
>
> You should boldly express this beauty of yours and �indulge� in
> beautification; and that will allow us [men] to play with your beauty.
>
> You should feel proud of this beauty and never feel apologetic.
>
> It is your beauty that defines your womanhood.
>
> This is your only way to be magical � becoming a star in few steps.
>
> As a young woman, I want to put these questions to the organizers:
>
> Why can�t you be satisfied with how we normally appear? Why is it so
> important for young women to appear in various angles and in an explicit,
> half-naked state?
>
> Is this an honorable way to treat us? Why are our bodies all so important?
> What about our intellect and intellectual abilities? What about our worth as
> �human beings�?
>
> Why are you obsessed with our external beauty and why do you remain
> indifferent to our inner beauty? Are our good character and commendable
> behavior of no use in your estimation?
>
> Do you advise us to become valuable and honorable by putting our beauty in
> public display? Do you regard us as mercantile commodities and public
> properties?
>
> What is there for us to be proud about in displaying our beauty and bodily
> features which we have not created?
>
> My beauty is not permanent. Today I am young, I am beautiful. Tomorrow I
> will be old, I will lose my beauty. If my beauty defines my womanhood, then
> will I lose my womanhood when I grow old?
>
> On my way to �achieve stardom� and �become magical�, why don�t you mention
> the things that will remain with us all the time, such as: intellect,
> education, character and mental faculties?
>
> Finally, I want to tell you the organizers that you may deceive some na�ve
> young women, but not all of us. Let me quote the former US president Abraham
> Lincoln: �You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the
> people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the
> time.�
>
> And my sincere appeal to my dear sisters:
>
> Think twice before you want to become �magical�. This hypnotic magic may
> make you an instant star; but in the long run it will objectify you and turn
> you into a mere commodity. Beware my sisters! This obsession with beauty may
> take away your worth as human beings! And know that you are always in my
> prayers!
>
> If you still tell me that this is the way to be magical, then I proudly and
> willingly choose to remain what I am.
>
> Maimuna Musarrat
> Chittagong, Bangladesh
>
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