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@StarWarsGirl way of thinking when I look at my Daughter or my Son ever consider this custom of uncovering a woman or with the presentation of a woman to man tradition in a wedding ceremony. I look at woman covered on my DD University campus only eyes peeking out. Unmarried, covered. I looked at Nuns growing up in school only the rounds of their face uncovered, draped in black from head to toe. White gloves covering their hands.
It isn't balanced where a man is presented to a woman in any way, it is lopsided IMO. Am I missing something? I fail to see why covering a woman until presented to a man is acceptable or why any father would want this for their daughter other than control, woman strive so hard for equal rights and equal pay and respect yet willing would cover herself to a man for marriage? Benefits who? Why not cover both man and woman if that is important?
If I am missing something in covering a woman in a marriage ceremony I am all ears to why covering her face until her Daddy or whoever she is presented by uncovers her. I am open to why this is helpful to womanhood and their role in marriage. Me it is a very mixed message. We are equal only after we are veiled and presented? If it isn't sexist why is the man not covered?
I do get why some Dads and husbands to be enjoy the custom. Dads they can believe they have control over who their DD will be uncovered before, Husbands too can feel manly that a bride is unveiled before them by t choice of the bride. Willing to presented to man, still I struggled 35 years ago why my Mom insisted I be covered until my Dad presented me to a man? Ewe. Ewe. Ewe. 35 years ago I didn't grasp the desire of public display, custom to be marched down by a man and presented especially in the new millennium with the struggles of daughters and woman to be taken seriously as equals, presented covered doesn't scream equal. I've yet to hear why this custom is a plus or a benefit for woman entering a marriage. I'm uncomfortable with Nuns being covered for some unknown custom devised by men and equally appalled by woman being covered worldwide. I fail and struggle to see why woman in a free society want to be covered anymore than any woman supporting woman being covered anywhere worldwide. It haunts me to watch these woman on my DD University campus who have little choice given their customs of their societies, only their eyeballs exposed and sometimes screened. I don't find it pretty, I find it creepy everytime I pass them veiled.....Granted some brides here in the USA are only peeking through netting but to me it is the same principle. My take, a custom that should be forgotten.
) don't consider ourselves owned by anyone. 
It is still a partnership. For me, I enjoy the old traditions (white dress, veil) and went with them, but I'm still the crazy gal I always was! 
(runs and hides . . . 
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