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Post by withay on Jan 30, 2010 1:41:25 GMT -5
In season 1, Lois said that she cut off her hair after her daughter (her name escapes me) died. She also talked about how everyone looked down on her because of it.
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Post by rhinestone_cowgirl on Jan 30, 2010 11:46:19 GMT -5
I was getting ready to read flora jessops book "church of lies" and googled her prior. One of the things i found was an article written by a FLDS woman who knew her and was basically claimign her story was mostly lies. anywho... int he course of that womans version of it, she mentioned flora cutting her hair off - and that this was considered very drastic b/c int heir community long hair is prized. (or somethign to that effect) Are they allowed to cut their hair? (by "allowed" I mean is it frowned upon?) That book is horrible; she goes into details that really aren't necessary, its a gripping read but you'll see what I mean when you read it. And yes Flora does mention cutting her hair in the book. Those 'bump its' look interesting; any idea if they actually work as claimed? |
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Post by ladykc on Jan 30, 2010 22:03:33 GMT -5
I'm sure the hairstyles and clothing serve to mark these women as separate and to keep them from too easily integrating into the ourside world! Compare their dress to the men's clothes - I think that the FLDS men could walk onto Main Street, USA, and not necessarily stick out.
I think that women are women, though, and that within the confines of their religion they might try to be their version of pretty and fashionable. Like Jodeen and Kathy, who were identical but each dressed a little differently and wore her hair differently, so you didn't mistake one for the other.
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Post by ragnarockette on Jan 31, 2010 13:50:10 GMT -5
I know in Amish communities people dress plain because "wordly" dressing leads to competition and jealousy which undermines the communal structure of their society. Maybe this is the case within the FLDS community as well.
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Post by JJ77 on Jan 31, 2010 16:18:53 GMT -5
You know i thought about that as well... the similarties to the amish. Dont have many flds compounds in my neck of the woods, but you dont have to go far to find an amish community - so i guess thats why it originally came to mind for me.
I am about 1/2 way thru flora jessops book btw- and i defnitley see what you meant sophie.
I dont, in any way, mean to take away from the horrible experiences this woman had - but at the same time I do feel like she was "trying" to get a rise out of people in a way that wasnt really necessary. Her story alone is enough to make it shocking, but she seems to be almost sensationalizing it in order to elicit even more of a response.
I find myself beleiving the bottomline, but taking some of the story beyond that with a grain of salt. (The indian "spirit" that saved her for example.)
more on topic though - she says in this book that they were preached to about mary magdalene washing the feet of jesus with her hair , and that the women had to have long hair in order to wash the feet of their husband. She also says they were told they would not be let into heaven if they did not have long hair.
weird ittle tid bit- she says her aunt used to save the hair she cleaned out of hairbrushes, wrap it in a hair net, and pin the hair net under her own hair to acheaive a large "poof".
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Post by marigoldmama on Jan 31, 2010 19:54:48 GMT -5
I always thought that they wore the same clothes from the era of Joseph Smith. Like the era of Joseph Smith and his followers were holy and they just continued to dress in that style even though fashions changed.
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Post by ladykc on Jan 31, 2010 23:18:14 GMT -5
JJ77, my aunt and uncle live in Pennsylvania very close to an Amish community...I remember being so curious about them as a kid!
I still am. The last time I went for a visit, we went to see the Amish furniture maker and rugmaker. It's quite something to talk to someone Amish....talk about a whole different world. I discovered that they often inquire about weather forecasts, as they can't listen to radio or watch tv!
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Post by libertarian on Feb 1, 2010 19:19:33 GMT -5
And then there's Selma Green...
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Post by JJ77 on Feb 1, 2010 22:22:50 GMT -5
LOL libertarian
Ladykc - yeah same here. My dad's family is based out of PA and my favorite thing to do with my grandpa when i was really young was go for rides in his big "grandpa mobile" that had a horn that played "yankee doodle dandy" and ride past amish country LOL go figure...
I live in Ohio now & still find them fascinating. I was at a buffet once a few years ago, and a huge amish family came in (probaby 20-30 ppl) and their "driver" sat at a table next to ours. (obviously, not amish) he said they were all family, and the hea dof the family (whom he pointe dout as well) was not only worth millions but paid him $2000 to drive them into columbus once a month - to get supplies or something? he said the women loved "babies r us" LOL
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Post by trixie on Feb 1, 2010 22:52:57 GMT -5
Even Alby's hair is getting higher!
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Post by BigLoveRocks! on Feb 1, 2010 23:24:59 GMT -5
LOL! So true about Alby's hair!!!
Maybe he'll grow a french braid for Dale to pull on...
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Post by sewitgoes on Feb 2, 2010 19:01:38 GMT -5
loved the reference to the bumpits hair gadgets....have you noticed that nearly all of the LDS women in ANY of the pictures always look grumpy and unhappy? perhaps it has something to do with wearing all of those uncomfy undergarments and having their hair pulled in unnatural looking ways
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Post by kambria on Feb 5, 2010 22:27:31 GMT -5
I read somewhere that they are not encouraged to smile, laugh, or express emotions because it is not "Godly".
On another note: In a documentary I saw about polygamists, the mothers where taught to not show any affection to their children, because it could be interpreted that they were showing favoritism to their own children (all of the sister-wives' children are to be treated equally).
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Post by kimbie on Feb 7, 2010 23:19:54 GMT -5
LOL libertarian Ladykc - yeah same here. My dad's family is based out of PA and my favorite thing to do with my grandpa when i was really young was go for rides in his big "grandpa mobile" that had a horn that played "yankee doodle dandy" and ride past amish country LOL go figure... I live in Ohio now & still find them fascinating. I was at a buffet once a few years ago, and a huge amish family came in (probaby 20-30 ppl) and their "driver" sat at a table next to ours. (obviously, not amish) he said they were all family, and the hea dof the family (whom he pointe dout as well) was not only worth millions but paid him $2000 to drive them into columbus once a month - to get supplies or something? he said the women loved "babies r us" LOL Wow, I find that fascinating about the money they had, I never knew that. I know they don't have to pay taxes but how do they make so much money? |
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Post by rissmeek on Feb 7, 2010 23:27:39 GMT -5
They all have businesses. We've had some here very close to me that ran a Deli in town, another has very successful construction business, and one family that moved away had a gazebo business that moved at least one building a day.
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