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[–]Spikygrasspod 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yep, you're right, and I disagree on principle with veils for women. The justifications for this practice are blatantly misogynistic, and there's no universe in which it is morally justified to treat women as the location of sexual temptation that causes men's bad behaviour.

I'm just on edge about this because politicians use it to push white supremacist agendas. Like Australia's Pauline Hanson (of the white nationalist 'one nation' party) or Germany's AFD. And I'm pretty sure these people do NOT have in mind a future of equality for women.

Perhaps the solution is to push these opportunistic types to support things that would actually help women. "Oh, so you care about women's lib? Would you like to support my policy that will make things better for women?" That way they would forced to either help, or admit they don't actually care about women.

[–]suzyquattrosshoes 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I like it, only problem is those types are never too bothered about cognitive dissonance and they can’t be shamed.

(Although AOC did a good job handling Ted Yoho.)