Feminists

But thank you anyway. I ended up running across a post of yours that made me think you're a woman.

Why did the question annoy you so much you refused to answer straightforwardly?

The reason I asked it in the first place, was that I was having a little trouble understanding how it is that anyone could not see how bellydancing could be considered -- rightly or wrongly -- as sexist. I mean, it strikes me as unusual for feminists not to consider scantily clothed women gyrating in sexually provocative ways as at least potentially sexist. Unless, of course, we're talking about women who call themselves sex-positive feminists who might consider it "empowering." So I was just trying to dip into and explore some of that "how you see yourself, how you see society, and how you can find common ground with others" stuff.

I'm of several minds on the subject myself, and would like to explore the cultural context much more before making up my mind one way or the other. That said, I love it personally and even took lessons once upon a long time ago. There's a movie soundtrack from the movie Caravans that I absolutely loved but I COULD NOT SIT STILL when we played it. I ought to try to find it again because I loved that music so much.

Ah, here's one cut, but the overture I think, and not the best: