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Ugh, rape culture. I loath that phrase. But it's accurate. I guess because I associate the word culture with a positive meaning as opposed to its literal meaning. I feel that's the irony of the whole thing. No matter what a woman does it will be sexualized. *sigh* As Alice sad so perfectly, it is a wonderful and depressing image.
Yes... There is even pornography centered around burkas, the most modest form of clothing that a woman could wear- you can't even see her eyes. And while I'd like to knock this off as "just" a fetish, I think it's more symbolic of how sexualized women are. They can cover themselves head to toe and still be sexual objects. (And be the ones blamed for being so sexual.)