All the women I've been friends with who've worn a hijab did it in part out of faith and in part to free themselves of the male gaze. Not the gaze of Muslim men, but of men in general. All made the choice to start wearing it on their own, as adults, and most of them eventually stopped wearing it. These were all college educated women.
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fedikitty 5 points 2 months ago
This makes a ton of sense, I hate how easy it is for people to make snap judgements about people they don't even know. I even double checked myself before posting my comment before. I haven't gotten to know anyone that wears a hijab, here or in muslim countries.
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But does she wear it because she likes it or does she believe "women have to hide their hair"
I feel like the second comment is acting deliberately obtuse, like it was a fashion choice without any further meaning behind it, even though that further meaning is obviously what the first comment is getting at.
There is a very political side to it too, whether you like it or not, at a time when women are being murdered for not wearing one.
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