Exposing the intimate parts of the body is unlawful in Islam as the Quran instructs the covering of genitals, and for adult females the breasts. Exposing them is regarded as sin. Precisely which body parts must be covered varies between different schools of Islamic thought. The Quran admonishes Muslim women to dress modestly and cover their breasts and genitals. None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness.
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And it is their covers that are the topic of this post. Other than their retro feel and bold type-face there is one thing in particular that appears to bind each of these covers together, regardless of the plot or author, and, it seems silly for me to have to point this out, that is the adornment of an either scantily clad or entirely naked woman on each. I cannot tell you that I was not a little shocked by the cover, which bore a women all but naked except for a cleverly positioned towel. When I first saw these covers in a group such as this, however, I had to check my calendar. It is right? OK, so it may not have been for long but regardless, it is the 21st century.
In the long list of stupid things I have said, done, and thought, perhaps none have been so fundamentally misguided as trying to maintain a romantic relationship with someone I have had to share covers with. A Freddy Krueger dream from which you may never wake up. The notion of people who are not blood relatives sleeping under two separate blankets when sharing a bed is taboo, I know.
The album cover that made a generation salivate at the notion of licking away a truckload of whipped cream to reveal what was underneath. Fun facts: it was actually shaving cream, and model Dolores Erickson was three months pregnant. Not the most flattering photo ever Lennon described the picture of him and Ono as "two slightly overweight ex-junkies". But it has that post-coital look — and was only distributed in the United States after a brown paper bag covered the previously unseen Beatle genitalia.