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[–]vitunrotta[S] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

The cultural relativism argument is particularly bad, in my opinion

Ah, this, a thousand times this...

As for what you said about the local women leading the movement - I wholeheartedly agree with you on that as well. I am trying to listen and follow and spread the word of the actual women (and girls) who have spoken out against their oppression. I wish I could do more though. Maybe we'll find a way to do so - first step is to stop being so damn fearful about talking about it. If I criticize Islamism that does not make me any sort of phobe (ugh, I have come to hate that word so much) - safe for maybe "misogynyphobe.

The left itself is so willing to throw anyone under the bus who does not adhere to the agreed lingo and "safe topics" that they have honestly allowed many important subjects to be taken over by people who have no interest in helping people, but who use e.g. the talk about hijab to thinly veil (pun intended) their racism.