Friday, April 23, 2010

Boobquake determined to prove cleric wrong

A one-woman mission to prove breasts don't cause earthquakes has swollen into a shirt-straining global movement preparing for the inaugural "Boobquake". Iranian cleric Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi angered womens' groups around the world on Monday when he claimed that promiscuous women were responsible for literally making the earth move. "Many women who do not dress modestly ... lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which (consequently) increases earthquakes,'' Sedighi said.

"What can we do to avoid being buried under the rubble?'' he asked during a prayer sermon on Friday. "There is no other solution but to take refuge in religion and to adapt our lives to Islam's moral codes.''



Jennifer McCreight is determined to prove him wrong. Since launching the "Boobquake" Facebook page two days ago, she has enlisted more than 20,000 women promising to show as much cleavage as possible on Monday, April 26. If the world doesn't then disappear into an apocalyptic fiery chasm, then Sedighi will have no option but to admit he was wrong. "On Monday, April 26th, I will wear the most cleavage-showing shirt I own," Ms McCreight wrote. "Yes, the one usually reserved for a night on the town.

"I encourage other female skeptics to join me and embrace the supposed supernatural power of their breasts. Or short shorts, if that's your preferred form of immodesty. With the power of our scandalous bodies combined, we should surely produce an earthquake. If not, I'm sure Sedighi can come up with a rational explanation for why the ground didn't rumble."

2 comments:

arbroath said...

You just know there'll be a quake that day somewhere and there'll be no living with Sedighi after that.....

arbroath said...

Unfortunately, earthquakes happen all the time.  She may just be giving this cleric more fuel for his fire.