Love to be a normal, well-adjusted person having normal, well-adjusted thoughts.

AND islamophobic people.

No. People who don't think sexist religious conservative values should be applauded. This is basically orphan crushing machine material

I apologize for the downvote. I agree with you, it just felt like the right thing to do. :p

Yep. It happens to me pretty much daily on an alt. And although I know who’s doing it- there’s not a mod willing to do anything about it.

/r/NothingEverHappens 🙄

You were there? It’d go a long way were you to provide proof.

Despite your down votes I agree with you. I'm always conflicted about voting on something that appears to be clearly deceiving so usually I abstain from voting entirely but someone who cares more about this can easily justify a down-vote.

Nobody here is telling women what not to wear though. "You are doing the same like thlse forcing a hijab?" jose1324 isn't killing people for wearing them

"Choose" is a very loaded word here. Yes, technically, they have a choice between wearing a hijab and an alternative, but what is that alternative? For someone in a conservative Muslim community, there is an extreme stigma against choosing not to wear a hijab, so it's a choice between wearing one or being shunned. If it's a theocratic country, it's a choice between wearing one and death. Yes, technically a choice, but no more of a choice than being robbed at gunpoint and "choosing" to empty your pockets to not be shot in the head.

Choice under the threat of violence is no choice at all. Indistinguishable from authoritarian barbarism.

Most women choose to wear hijab and are defending the right to do so.

In democracies (and absence of family pressure) maybe, but in most of the world, I doubt it.

It's impressive how you turned this to be my fault lmao. Fuck you man, I don't decide what people want to wear. Go take a hike

Everyone can still wear a scarves on their heads. Believe it or not it's not a new or exclusively religious article of clothing.

Would they choose to wear a hijab if that religion did not exist? Looking at the rest of the world, the answer is a resounding "no."

The flak you're getting for this is bizarre. There are tons of women who wear a hijab by choice. It's self expression, hell people even do pinups/porn in them so it's not like the religious association is absolute or binding.

Women should not be forced to wear a hijab, but they also shouldn't be forced not to. Feminism is about choice, the choice between embracing traditional roles and rules or eschewing them with equal acceptance.

Articles from women who choose to wear a hijab:

https://www.brookings.edu/...

https://gchumanrights.org/...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/...

https://www.aclu.org/...

Because the apple can't identify as orange

Which means, in effect, that their friend is saying "My belief that you are truly a woman is at least as strong as my belief in my god," which is an incredibly powerful way to validate someone's identity.

A wholesome exchange based on the intersection of trans acceptance and religious misogyny!

many gay people are pressured to transition

Made me imagine the awkward situation where two gay people transitioned to be able to legally find a match, and found each other.

They had the same thing going here in Apartheid-South Africa.

Oh I see, I did not expect that. Thank you!

I'm not sure in which direction your sarcasm is actually going there.

I wouldn't say they are a monolith, with all those different sects and the fatwas where you basically have to choose which person or group of muftis you trust to issue binding ones.

On the point of brainwashing... well depends on how you define it, I'd say. I think all Religion at its core is supposed to influence your thinking profoundly and most religious people are brought up into their belief system. What is just socialisation and what is brainwashing I don't know how to distinguish.

Very interesting, thank you

I dunno it was just a random name. Guess I should have kept it more uniform by using, "Alex" instead.

And their problem is what exactly?

Especially this reply right now that currently isn't happening

Probably that a Muslim can both be open to trans people and wear a hijab at the same time.

Tbh is much easier to reconcile than you'd think.

Half of my family is Muslim. I'm currently partnered with the trans alliance in my city to build their new housing co-op.... I'm well versed in both sides of this and what's stated above didn't happen LoL. It's a fairytale or as known in the Muslim community.... teqqiyah.

My op was removed LoL. I guess you're not allowed to introduce reality into these fairytales. Half of my family is Muslim, this is absolutely a fairytale LMFAO.

Wow they sure are a chicken shit with the consequences of their comments.