Character Concept Design: Negative Stereotypes

In the following designs of Morgana's character I am demonstrating the negative stereotypes of Arab women following the models of Jacque Shaheen that i had presentend before in my thesis research page. 

Why is this negative?

Eastern Perspective:

•Although belly dancing is the natural form of dancing practiced by women and sometimes men of the East! This visual suggests that all women from the “orient” are dancers.

•why is that bad?; Because the Middle Eastern culture mostly perceives the dancer profession as immodest, vain and in addition to promiscuity promotion it objectifies women.

•And a woman displaying her assets in public must be a slave girl as stated by "sharia law" of Islam--which forged most of the Middle Eastern culture-- until all slaves where supposedly to be freed according to Islamic rules and values.

•This visual subsequently suggests that all women from the Middle East are ok with being objectified, subservient slave girls.

Western Perspective:
•This visual suggests objectifying women; in displaying oversized bosom and unrealistic hour glass figure.
•It also reflects some male fantasy of a subservient woman.
•The example of “I dream of Jeannie” television 
show came out in the late 60’s as women in the west 
have just made a breakthrough in obtaining their 
rights. This work echoed some people’s nostalgia of 
what they think once was.*

* Ewen, Elizabeth, and Stuart Ewen. Typecasting: on the arts and
sciences of human inequality, a history of dominant ideas. Rev. ed.
New York [u.a.: Seven Stories Press [u.a.], 2008. Print. P.

  

          Why is this negative?

        Eastern Perspective:

      •Although covering up for women in the Arab world has its long history and many interpretations as to why they do it. This type of dress is excessive and Black is considered by most nations of the Arab world to be a bleak and morbid color.

      •why is that bad?; Because the Middle Eastern culture mostly equates black with death. And prostitutes of the Arabic peninsula before the emergence of Islam used to cover their faces. 

      •However adult and aged women in rural areas choose to wear the color since it hides the form. In case of Saudi Arabia until very recently it was the law to wear such a garment and to cover the face, and even cover the eyes too with a thin layer od fabric.

      •why is that bad?; because this manner of dressing is not obligatory according to the Islamic religion yet some Muslim nations with a certain highly patriarchal societies demanded and obligated women to do so against their will or with applying certain social and peer pressures.

•Which is badly perceived by intellectual Arab women who according to earlier and recent statistics represent the majority of the Universities student body throughout the Arab world.

       

 Western Perspective:

•Black is considered by most nations of the west also to be a bleak and morbid color of morning and death.

•This visual suggests objectifying women; in the sense that she is considered a piece of meat that needs to be covered.

•It is widely recognized as representing of a terrorist individual or society.

•This is due to the media that focuses on such groups of women whenever covering news regarding attempted of successful terrorist attacks.