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Conservative Coif: The Sarah Palin Wig | The Forward | 7.10.08
America's most controversial hockey mom has inspired a new item made for religious women that probably isn't sold up there in Alaska, gosh darn it!

The "Sarah Palin Wig," based on the hairstyle of the Last Frontier State governor and GOP vice presidential candidate, is the latest head covering to go on sale at Sheitel.com, a Brooklyn wig shop and Web site for Orthodox Jewish women who maintain modesty by concealing their natural hair.

[This is not the Onion (TM) Technology]

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Thu Oct 9th, 2008 at 03:31:41 AM EST
Wait, according to Jewish Law concealing your natural hair under a wig qualifies  as modesty?

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Oct 9th, 2008 at 09:29:32 AM EST
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you must never appear bare-headed to god.

Pierre
by Pierre on Thu Oct 9th, 2008 at 09:37:02 AM EST
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That's for men. For women it's to any men except your husband (unlike Islam, unmarried women can display their hair in public).
by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Thu Oct 9th, 2008 at 11:45:46 AM EST
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It is disputed, but under the less strict interpretations, yes.

I first learnt about this when Farrah Fawcett wigs were being used...

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Thu Oct 9th, 2008 at 11:44:48 AM EST
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Well, some jews invented jesuitism long before the jesuits...

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères
by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Fri Oct 10th, 2008 at 08:06:54 PM EST
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