Blurring the face of a famous female actress would not hide her beauty or her allure for the people. Even if you visit the homes of religious clerics, they will tell you that these actresses are beautiful, sophisticated, and a symbol of the artistic and social society in which Iranians live but they need to cover themselves up- the idea of covering up women, and hiding them away from the grip of a male-dominated society ignores the implications; men are weak and bound to take advantage of women, women are incapable of guarding and living their own lives without a male patriarch. It's just an age-old mindset, worlds apart from the one that I grew up in (the States) and that you live in.

After blurring their faces, will they have more control over the perspective that the average Iranian has towards beauty and towards their own sexual aggressions? I don't think so...they have just begun expanding their DSL internet system in Tehran- the Internet has no qualms against a gorgeous face or body.

In Iran, young boys already know about sex, flirting, and girls...even the religious children brought up within the shadow of a Mosque. There's no blurring tool built into the human psyche- instinct will gradually wear away at those young men and women and they will realize that it's just a scare tactic. They already do...now we just wonder what will happen next.

Thanks for posting about this issue, my goodness, there are many issues ignored by the world and this is one of them- it may seem trivial but it's a window to the world that Iranians live in...the Fajr Film Festival is one of the most famous in Iran, that all walks of life enjoy- so it's not just an issue that Liberal Iranians or Hardline Iranians are impacted by!