Elana - Ultra-orthodox communities believe that influence from secular society negatively impacts their religion, so they naturally are insular. They also believe that there are strict laws that forbid men and women from having much to do with each other (except in extenuating circumstances). If you live your entire life as a boy having nothing to do with women (besides for family members), it's not such a stretch to say that every picture of a female can be suggestive, and religiously inappropriate. You might fail to understand this because you were brought up differently, and that is understandable. But it's understandable that they don't publish pictures of women. And the fact that Mrs. Clinton is dressed modestly is irrelevant, since the paper has strict rules to protect slippery slopes from occurring. Joan - What you don't get is the ultra-orthodox societies have nothing against women. They enjoy the benefits of women work even within their community (the publishers of several ultra-orthodox publications - including one well-known one that doesn't publish images of women - is a woman). They just wish to shelter their members, which you may argue is bad, but they will argue is good.
Elana - Ultra-orthodox communities believe that influence from secular society negatively impacts their religion, so they naturally are insular. They also believe that there are strict laws that forbid men and women from having much to do with each other (except in extenuating circumstances). If you live your entire life as a boy having nothing to do with women (besides for family members), it's not such a stretch to say that every picture of a female can be suggestive, and religiously inappropriate. You might fail to understand this because you were brought up differently, and that is understandable. But it's understandable that they don't publish pictures of women. And the fact that Mrs. Clinton is dressed modestly is irrelevant, since the paper has strict rules to protect slippery slopes from occurring. Joan - What you don't get is the ultra-orthodox societies have nothing against women. They enjoy the benefits of women work even within their community (the publishers of several ultra-orthodox publications - including one well-known one that doesn't publish images of women - is a woman). They just wish to shelter their members, which you may argue is bad, but they will argue is good.