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AtheistCrusader

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2. Interesting question.

Mon Dec 7, 2015, 03:31 PM

Dec 2015

As far as I'm concerned, a woman can wear anything or nothing, at her pleasure. On the other hand, I'm aware that there are pressures that make it not necessarily her choice.

That said, the same is generally true, maybe in a softer way, about other aspects of public attire like heel length, skirt length or other external social/peer pressures that 'must be conformed to' or they get prude-shamed or slut-shamed from various audiences.

I'm also aware that there are fewer pressures for males in our society.

Dunno. I feel like reassuring people 'you don't have to wear that if you don't want to', but it's not my place to do so if a woman is wearing a low-cut top, or 6" heels either. So I pretty much just shut the fuck up about it.

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Moderately interesting: a story from a woman who used to wear the niqab... [View all] backscatter712 Dec 2015 OP

Chicken/Egg TygrBright Dec 2015 #1

I think that is true. backscatter712 Dec 2015 #10

Interesting question. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #2

I think a lot of it is how people are socialized. backscatter712 Dec 2015 #3

Good thread. It should be obvious the niqab is male ownership of women Yorktown Dec 2015 #4

Yep. What does the Niqab say? backscatter712 Dec 2015 #5

Pfff. I suspect you are deaf to the wonders of religion. Yorktown Dec 2015 #6

I do my best. backscatter712 Dec 2015 #7

Keep up the good work ;) Yorktown Dec 2015 #8

Every idea or ideology must be examined and criticized. Promethean Dec 2015 #9