Friday, August 13, 2010

Muslim Girls

There's this song by a popular female recording artist detailing how girls from a certain region of the United States are preferable to those from anywhere else and it's chorus goes:


California girls 
We're unforgettable 
Daisy Dukes 
Bikinis on top 
Sun-kissed skin 
So hot 
We'll melt your Popsicle 
Oooooh oh oooooh 

But are these really the kinds of girls that are preferable over others? 

California girls (no problems here, California's a nice place, and at least the gender's right)
We're unforgettable (again, that's fine, no real problems with that)
Daisy Dukes (probably haram if worn around in public, etc.)
Bikinis on top (again, probably haram if worn around in public, etc)
Sun-kissed skin (not a problem on it's own, but maybe we shouldn't be able to tell so easily?)
So hot (I'd like to think they're talking about the weather, but I know better.)
We'll melt your Popsicle (blatant innuendo, although the mental image is kind of disturbing.)
Oooooh oh oooooh (the supercalafragalisticexpialidocious of the music world, along with "yeah")


So, I thought to myself, I wonder what the chorus would sound like if it were about the types of girls that Muslim guys (heck, ANY guy) SHOULD be going for, and I came up with this:

Devout muslim girls 
they're unforgettable,
loose pants, loose shirts
hijabs on top.
Makeup free skin,
modest, devout, and humble
Oooooh oh oooooh

And a verse by verse analysis:

Devout muslim girls (devout: check, muslim: check, girl: check) 
they're unforgettable, (darn tootin'!)
loose pants, loose shirts (long dress, jilbab, abaya, burka, or niqab are also acceptable) 
hijabs on top. (as in headscarf not full hijab since we established the rest of the dress in the previous verse)
Makeup free skin, (save it for their hubbies and/or girly get togethers, they don't need it anyway)
modest, devout, and humble (great, repeated for effect, splendid)
Oooooh oh oooooh (just to maintain the same structure as the original)




sometimes I wonder if I have too much free time..... :P

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