http://www.140mileseastofcool.com/2009/iran/ Fri, 21 May 2010 03:47:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.140mileseastofcool.com/2009/iran/#comment-64 Brad Johnson Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:09:19 +0000 http://www.140mileseastofcool.com/?p=1235#comment-64 yes indeed. Thanks for that point. There's an entire constellation of meanings in that photo (I think). yes indeed. Thanks for that point. There’s an entire constellation of meanings in that photo (I think).

]]> http://www.140mileseastofcool.com/2009/iran/#comment-62 carissa Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:11:49 +0000 http://www.140mileseastofcool.com/?p=1235#comment-62 similar yes. but it is also a woman. for Iran but also all women, this is monumental. hopefully, an iconic moment, not just in Iran's history, but for the impact of a single (wo)man, representative of a larger population, in the narrative of a global history. i just can't get over how this single image makes the invisible visible. "no longer can you ignore me. no longer can you pretend you don't see me. no longer can you force me to hide behind a mask and be quiet. i have something to say and i am going to say it. and i will say it while proudly wearing my burka. it was not this cloth that silenced me. it was you." similar yes. but it is also a woman. for Iran but also all women, this is monumental. hopefully, an iconic moment, not just in Iran’s history, but for the impact of a single (wo)man, representative of a larger population, in the narrative of a global history. i just can’t get over how this single image makes the invisible visible. “no longer can you ignore me. no longer can you pretend you don’t see me. no longer can you force me to hide behind a mask and be quiet. i have something to say and i am going to say it. and i will say it while proudly wearing my burka. it was not this cloth that silenced me. it was you.”

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