They DO come off from time to time.
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Because calling the hijab a degrading instrument of religious-based sexism is āIslamophobicā. Good to know.
You do realize no one is arguing the pro-Daesh position here, right? Rather that this ridiculous thesis ignores the actual human beings itās about and imposes a meaning upon them and their actions. As if they are all a monolith and are all doing this for the same reason. As if they canāt make choices on their own and need white, non-Muslim men to save them.
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Men would still feel entitled to it.
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And she sometimes wears it. I think sheād like to be the one to make that choice, not either the Taliban or some policy makers in DC.
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Actually, yes, it kind of is. Because, it once again, allows some small, radicalized fraction to control the narrative of what more than 1 billion people might believe about a piece of cloth.
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Iām sure those wearing a hijab willfully enjoy being called literal animals without agency.
Keep on convincing nobody.
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Right. Because liberated cool women in Western society can sport the universal symbol of the religious subjugation of women without supporting the oppression of women - itās just a fashion accessory, after all. And pointing this out means you are Islamophobic. How refreshingly open-minded you are!
Oh, I am sure they really really enjoy being treated like second-class animals. Which is why no women wore these things when Iran was secular, but all wear them today because of their liberated feelings of āagencyā. How very kind of you to grant them such freedom of expression! You really are quite the feminist.
Actually, some women did and the secret police would literally rip them off of women when they were seen in public. But that kind of oppression is just fine, I suppose?
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Do YOU really believe that the hijab is NOT an indicator of the subjugation of women in Islamic society? Seriously?
Why donāt you ask women who are Muslims that question? Iād suspect youād get a wide variety of answers.
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Better yet, ask their husbands.
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Yes, those of you who trot out those āfactsā have a high correlation to those who are prejudiced against Islam in a way which, because other facts are precluded, does seem more than a little phobic.
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Should I send my husband in to answer for me, since clearly no one will take me seriously here?
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Oh, I am sure they really really enjoy being treated like second-class animals[/quote]
So stop treating them like that with your aggro colonialist dickishness out of the ādear Muslimaā playbook.
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I believe that drone strikes are a sign of subjugation.
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A head scarf (hijab)? No. No more than a turban is an indicator of the subjugation of men in Sikh society.
The full-face covering (niqab)? Maybe, but I live in Canada, and Iāve seen women wearing them off their own free will. Even if it is an āindicator of subjugation,ā itās still their choice whether to wear it or not.
The shape-concealing full-body covering (burqa)? I would say thatās definitely an āindicator of subjugation,ā but if a woman wants to wear it of her own free will, I still support that choice.
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True and complete freedom from the shackles of ideology.
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It isnāt a black and white thing. Certainly it could be considered part of a form of subjugation in some cases, but not in others.
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