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Arabia
Men barred from selling women's lingerie
2006-03-21
The Saudi labour ministry has warned shops selling lingerie that from June it will begin inspections to ensure men are not serving customers. Shops that fail to comply will face fines.
Once the shops have female staff in place men will also be barred from entering.
'cause they might not be able to control themselves, and they'll have to go shoot off ... their guns.
The government is struggling to implement a decree issued more than a year ago aimed at providing more jobs for women. A recent survey in the Red Sea city of Jeddah found that of 247 shops selling lingerie and beauty products only three employed women.
And just what were those three doing outside of their homes?
Most of the men working in the shops are thought to be Lebanese.
You certainly wouldn't expect a Saoodi male to soil his hands with work, would you?
Posted by:Steve White

#13  But it's still OK for the brave macho Arab men to wear women's lingerie?
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-03-21 23:29  

#12  Ogeretla 2006!!
Posted by: RD   2006-03-21 14:06  

#11  :> Go O!
Posted by: 6   2006-03-21 12:38  

#10  Kudos to Rantburg's Composer Laureate.
Posted by: ed   2006-03-21 11:46  

#9  Most of the men working in the shops are thought to be Lebanese.

Sung to
"We are Siamese"
from
"Lady and the Tramp"

We are Lebanese if you please
We are Lebanese if you don't please
We are former residents of Beiruit
There is no finer man than I am

Do you see that black nightie on the shelf there?
Maybe we can reaching it and sell it now
If we sneaking up upon a burqua
There'll be some fun for you, and for me too

We are Lebanese if you please
We are Lebanese if you don't please
Now we're looking over our new shop here
If we like we stay for maybe quite awhile

(Growl)

Do you hear what i hear? A woman buy
Where we findin' woman there's cop nearby
And if we look too closely we get whip lashed
Punishment by police for you, and also some for me.

(Reow)

We are Lebanese if you please
We are Lebanese if you don't please
Now we're looking over our new shop here
If we like we stay for maybe quite awhile

We are Lebanese if you please
We are Lebanese if you dont please
We are from a residence of Beiruit
There is no finer man then I am


There is no finer man than I am (No I am)

There are no finer men than we am
Posted by: Ogeretla 2006   2006-03-21 11:43  

#8  What about a man purse,gotsta have a man purse!
Posted by: raptor   2006-03-21 10:11  

#7  Frank, I thought we agreed on the Bro.
Posted by: C Kramer   2006-03-21 08:44  

#6  Frank, yes that and the puffy shirt.
Posted by: GORT   2006-03-21 08:30  

#5  Yeah, but can they still BUY it? Theses panties and silk stocking with suspenders are very becoming. I mean, for your wife or something, that's what I meant. Theses saudi guys are so manly, they've got mustachios and are all sweaty, so I'm sure most of them are not tranvestite in-the-closet homos.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-03-21 05:42  

#4  Of course, men can still sell the man-ziere
Posted by: Frank Costanza   2006-03-21 02:56  

#3  Most of the men working in the shops are thought to be Lebanese.

they'll just rehire them as Muttawa approved women.
Posted by: RD   2006-03-21 02:22  

#2  The Religous Policeman had an interesting post on this subject. Scroll down to Sunday March 19, "Shopping".
Posted by: GK   2006-03-21 00:58  

#1  I prefer the clerks at Victoria's Secret to be hot young un-burqa'd females rather than sweaty Saudi Muttawa - but hey...that's just me, and the gift recipient doesn't need to know....
Posted by: Frank G   2006-03-21 00:14  

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