“El velo islámico —que no es, como pretenden hacerte creer, una prenda que cubre el cabello, sino un ‘sudario’ cuyo objetivo es el de ocultar el cuerpo de las mujeres desde el inicio de la menstruación— es en sí mismo un signo visible de una desigualdad institucionalizada y legitimada entre hombres y mujeres”, argumentó Monshipour.
In her heyday, Bambi wasn’t just part of the show; she was the show — with expressive almond-shaped eyes, pear-shaped face, and beauty indistinguishable from any desired Parisienne. Yet one key difference set her apart — a difference criminalized by French law.The depth of her history only becomes apparent as she points to striking and glamorous photographs and recounts evenings spent with legends.
Cabaret photographs of Bambi in her performing heydays. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)Cabaret photographs of Bambi in her performing heydays. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)Such was their then-fame that the name of Bambi’s housemate, Coccinelle, became slang for “trans” in Israel — often cruelly.
Once Dietrich, the starry queer icon, arrived at the tiny Madame Arthur cabaret alongside‘s gay lover. “It was packed,” Bambi recalled. “Jean Marais instantly said, ‘Sit (me and Marlene) on stage’ And so they were seated onstage, legs crossed, champagne by their side, watching us perform.”
Another day, Dietrich swept in to a hair salon.
“Marlene always had this distant, untouchable air — except when late for the hairdresser,” Bambi says, smiling. “She rushed in, kissed the hairdresser, settled beneath the dryer, stretched her long legs imperiously onto a stool, and lit a cigarette. Her gaunt pout as she smoked — I’ll never forget it,” she says, her impression exaggerated as she sucked in her cheeks. Perhaps Dietrich wasn’t her favorite star.Macy’s and other retailers are wrestling with uncertainty about tariffs which are making it difficult to plan. The same goes for many American consumers who have are growing increasingly uncomfortable about the U.S. economy and watching their spending.
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