Yes we sit here in our western comfort zone judging Muslims. We think: the women shouldn’t have to cover up to avoid inflaming the sexual passions of men. The men should just control themselves! Meanwhile western women are hammered by the male gaze all day long and assaulted with sexual violence and killed all too commonly. Yet we somehow can’t imagine why a reasonable woman might actually want to cover up, and consider that safer, more freeing. And then we go and ban her cover. It’s just gob smacking blind stupid.

[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You say that as if covering up made a women safer and not just as much under the 'male gaze'. Muslim women are also sexually assaulted, sometimes with the pertetrator knowing that she would face more reprecussions than he would if she complained.

[–] stickyprimer@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I say that as if she knows better than either of us and it’s up to her.